r'r.ith l{. Wedlock (,13:-12), whilc ALrcldr:crr A( dropped back a little in 2:52l.24. Murray, with the fastest time of 32:36 brought E.S.H. from 5th to 41h place with Vic. Pk. next in 2:53:31. By WILLIE DIVERTY Stage 7, 5"!1\{. With tw-o good men to run it EDINBI'RGH fN{IYERSIT'Y WIN now looked like an Edinburgh Un. victory, but EDINBI.,TRGTI-GLASGOW RELAY it was still very much in doubt who would be November 18th second: Aberdeen or Shettleston. Edin. Un. DDINBURGH UNIVERSITY \\on the t3:20:07) increased their lead thanks to a very I-) "Ns*5 of the World Trophy" lor the thild fine run by Jim Wight i28:45r, the lastest lap year hard tussle with Aberdeen time. Shett. H. (3:21 :51) rvere some 50yds. running after a (3:22:03) AC and Shettleston H, Taking pafi for the ahead of Aberdeen with Edin. S.H. first time were the 9th Oid Boys from Belfast, 4th itr 3:22:56 and Vic. Pk. 5th in 3:24:43. and they did quite well to finish 8th. The Stage 8o 4fM, T'he flnal stage saw Chris medals for the most improved team lvere Elson (Z:29) again lead Edin. Un. to victory awarded to Strathclyde University. Ewan Mur- in 3:44'.30-a truly grand performance for the ray, the SCCU Secretary, and his Committee students. Meanr'vhile a great battle f or 2nd are to be complimented on the organisation oI place was going on between H. Summerhill (Shett.) (Aberdeen). These tr'vo the race. and T. Baker shoulder shoulder for the last Stage l, 5-jM. As usial the first leg produced u'ere running to a close contest and finished with Jim Alder mile and coming along the packed Ingram giving Edin. A.C. a lead of about l20yds. in Street, they had to fight not each other so mucl-I 25:54, a stage record. Bill Ewing (Aberdeen as the crowds and traffic. When only a matter (Shett. of l0 to 15vds. from the finish a car cut in AC) r,vas Znd in 27:26 with N. Morrison judges H.) 3rd tn 27:39 and A. Beaney (Spring) 4th front of thein rvith the result that the Univ., rvere 8th could not split them and dead-heat was de- it 28:74. The holders. Edin. protest in 28:33. clared. Despite Shettieston's I would Stage 2, 6M. This leg sau' Aberdeen AC take say that this decision \\as the only and correct the lead, thanks to a fine effort by Mel Edwards on'e to nrakc. thev rrere both tim6d at 3:45:2O. ol" 29 14, the fastest time of the leg. Edin. AC 1, Edinburgh Uriu. 3,44'30; 2, eq. Aberdeen kept 2nd place through Andy Leitch (30:37) AC & Shettleston 3:45:20; 4, Edinburgh SH wiih D. Faircloth (Shett.) 3rd, and Eddie Knox 3:4'7:24; 5, Victoria Pk. 3:50:04; 6, Edinburgh (Spring) 4th. Edin. Univ. (A. Blamne 29:24) AC 3:53:01; 7, Springburn 3:54:30; 8, gth Old had norv come into 5th place. Boys 3:57:39; 9, Hawkhill 3:58:39; 10, Bella- Stage 3, 4M. J. Clare (22:09) kept Aberdeen houston 3:59:40; 11, Aberdeen Univ. 4:02:42; AC in front at 1:18:49 with J. Convery (22:10) 12, Strathclyde Univ. 4:03:26; 13, Dumbarton of Edin. AC 1:19:41 next, follorved by M. 4:06:27; 14, Glenpark 4:0'l:01; 15, Teviotdale McMahon of Shettleston (22:09),1:19:47. Then 4:07 03 16, Motherwell YMCA 4:08:44; came Edin. Univ.-A. McKean (22:09)-in 17, Clydesdale 4:09:50; 18, Wellpark 4:10:18; 1:20i19, with Springburn 5th in 1:20:38 and 19, Clasgorv Univ. 4:13:20; 20, Paisley 4:14:19. Vic. Pk. 6th in 1:20:50. A. Smith (V.P.) had fastest 2l:51. It was still a the lap time of QTIRLI\C {7, RAt- Leuchars 76, St Arrd'ew's verv keen tussle. U Dunclee Lrn. 93, St. Andrews, Logue t30:00) brought L;n, 89, at Siage 4, 5!M. Dave Novernber 4th. 1, A. Rutherford (S) 42.34; 2, Edin. Univ. into first place in 1:50:06 with (DU) (RAF) 42.54; 1:50:19, D. Ainslie 42.45;3, P. Gale W. Scally (30:21) of Shettleston, now 4, G. Edgington (RAF) 42.5'7; 5, J. Muray 2nd and Aberdeen AC 3rd, [:50:33. Marathon (S) (SA) 45.21. pulled S.H. 4th a3.00; 6, P. Tyler star Don McGregor Edin. into Andrews 23, Bell Baxter EIS 53, at place with a fine run of 29:32. Derek Graham St. Ur. 29:08 to Cupar, November 8th. I, eq. S. Stanley & P. (9th Ots) had a stage record run of (SA)'23.30; (SA) 23.45; place. Tyler 3, L. Marrow keep his club in 8th (SA) 24.15; 5, .1. Rr:scoe (SA) the second half of the 4, P. Whitfield Siage 5, 5rrM. As 6, Craig (BB) 24.30. issue was still wide open. 24.16; M. race itarted the Aberdeen lJn. 52, StrathclydeStrathclyd fin. 55, Glas- Edin. Univ. Inter-Varsity C.hampion lan Yor-rng gow 70, Andrews fJn. 209, King's front (28:041 in 2:18:16, fJn. St. at kept them still in College, Aberdeen, Novernber llth. 1, J. Myatt some l20yds. ahcad ol Sterc Taylor. Aberdeerr (GU) May- Springburn 3:54:J0: 8. 9th Old (SU) 34.a7; 2, L Hickey 35.09; 3, J. AC 3:53:01; 7, (AU) (SU) 5,5. 28:30) and Vic. cock (AU) 35.32:4,35.32', 4, C. Mclver 35.51; 3rd, in 2:18:44 (L. Meneely (SU)(SU.) 36.10:36.10; Patrick (AU) 2:20:1'7 (I. Reilly 28:37). I. Mitchell 6.6, A. Pk. 4th in 36.U. Stage 6, 7M. This stage, the longest, brought (E.U.), Forthconring fixtures: The SCCU rvill meet out Careth Bryan-Jones Fergus Mur- Duns (E.S.H.) and Alastair Wood (Aberd. A.C.). the Army in a 6 mile cross country at ray November 25th. The event starts at 3.00 Edin. Un. captain, Bryan-Jones, ran a on The an hour later another team meets a grand leg of 33:06 to keep his club out in front and hal{ irr 2:51:22. Shett. H. rvere back in 2nd placc continued on page 31 77