DRYDEN WINS COLTS TITLE

Taupo Times, Volume 23, Issue 55, 11 July 1974, Page 4

DRYDEN WINS COLTS TITLE

Taupo harrier I Gary Dryden won the Bay of Plenty A grade colts' title at Whakatane on Saturday. Dryden was always at or near the front and did not I have too much trouble in defeating his arch rival, Higgins (who was second), of Rotorua, in the 6000 | metres event. Two other Taupo runners I took major placings in jj their events. Barbara Voss put in a good effort to finish second jj in her 3000 metres race. Glenys Dryden, running in another junior women's ! 3000 metres race, eould not j foot it with A. Jones, of Tauranga, and finished a j creditable second. The senior women raced over 3000 metres and for their first competitive outing Taupo's two women did themselves proud. Durelle Attwood was fourth and L. Dryden fifth — both good placings in a championship field. Taupo's B grade colts ran well but were beaten by Tauranga in the teams' event. Their placings were. — Timothy Marshall sixth, E. Post 11th, A. Attwood 12th, Conway Fleming 15th. Conditions for the competition were anything but pleasant — windy, wet and extremely cold.

ing a. letter from the district commissioner of works, Mr R. E. Hermans. Mr Hermans said the area, partially on the road reserve but mainly on adjoining Crown land, had been of considerable interest since the TaupoNapier highway had been reconstructed. The borough engineer, Mr W. K. Kiddle, said the cutting was of interest because various shaded layers of rock could be easily identified. "It is possible to see the layer of rock laid down by the Rotongaio eruption," he said. Since the site preservation decision was taken, plaques giving the ages of the rock have been fixed to the cutting, which has been labelled Lions' tour No. 31.