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Wairoa-to-Gisborne Relay

The Gisborne Harrier Club's third annual Wairoa-to-Gisborne relay race was held recently with a record number of eight teams competing.

Considered to be one of the toughest races in the country, it was won in record time by the Hawkes Bay A team, who clocked 5 hours, 51 minutes, 53 seconds, for the 64-mile distance.

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First man home, Peter Irwin, of Hawkes Bay Presbyterian Club, coming up the home straight.

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Ron Jones (Whakatane A) ran two laps to finish second.

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Whakatane B Harrier, Noel Jones, starts on the last leg.

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Graham Turnbull (Gisborne C) finishing at Ormond Motors.

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Tony Curtis, a member of the victorious H.B. A team.

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Harrier Club officials Bruce Wotherspoon (left) and Roger Harries check timings.