PINE FOREST, RoCKBROOK,

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LEINSTER SCORE CHAMPIONSHIPS

SUNDAY MAY 15th 1988

Sll>,·t 11.00 lo 13.30. Priz~ giving 15.00

Entr'Y on the dtty only. Trophies for Men and Womens Open, Veterans (M/W40+), Juniort1 (M/W 15-)

1: 10,000 6cale map, 5 ~ contours, survey J987.

Organised on behalf of the Leinster OY'ienteering Association by ThreeRock Orienteering Club.

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The Irish Ori erit e er: Is pub11shE!d (It (wo-monthLy inlervals and t s availablethrough all lrisl, o r f e n t e e r Lng cll,b€o' secret"',"ies. All material concerningori,.,nlepj,ls'.:;:::-I'hiS ~",ou,nt i,., IJtls"d 011 the. r e s u l ts being submitted in afvrro s'Jilabl-.. ~f~'" 'l'eproducllCJn lind J~ c e I c uLe t e d on the number of page .... enL in, rroL7th,. numb.;,r '",h1ch flnolly e ppe er- in prinl, so pleBs~ tidy upI.ha pr'.",errta'liori '>1 t E'bul LE- bafor", .. ",..d t ng t h orn in. Typ

Os"r John,

9 Broadford Wal~.Ballinteer,Dubl in 16.

March 8th.

I would like to compliment Eoln Rothery on his Review Of The 1987 Season.However I feel that his report should have been presented to the I.a.A ..Tohave one's efforts described as diabolical and inadequate in public is notenjoyable no matter how hard Eoin trie~to soften the blow.Or is he like somany others who have lost confidence In the I.O.A.·s willingness to enforcestandards and now must write in hope to T.I.a ..In 1984 the technical sub-commltt~v produced a report which the I.O.A.r'atlfied and which should 11i.\VQbecolilo ofHcCll polic:y.Df ceur ee as we know itw~s quickly forgotten about and In the me~n time we must endure what passesfor orienteering while the I.O.A. ratlflos yet another report.

Yr5£1 j10pefull yLHc.0.d_lJtlLl _

Richard Flynn Ajax & L.O.C.

CORRECTION WATO NEWS

In the lost TIO a WesternEagles event appeared on 8lh May alWoodlawn. This should of coursehavQ been Woodslock. outsi de Galwayon lhe Moycullen rood. The dote hassince been changed to May 29th.

This is not to be confusedwith the Woodstock et Inistioge,Co. Kilkenny, which older readerswill r-emember.

Walerford Orienteers secretaryPot O'Connor has both a new addressand a new phone number: Coumalocha,Lackan Road, Ki Ibarry, Waterford(051-79708).

The club is now runningregular local events at Port low andTramore and expects to have revisedmape of Kilsheelan and Counlshingaunavailable soon. Present mappingplane include Brandon Hill aboveOraiguen~manegh end KnockaneffrinIn the Comereghs.

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'1'1'0,,' IHIt-f. " jn ,; ...,,,,,,,,10' wil.l!" .ld% er c,wt.I,. !' .. 11L'.....,·d l,y Mlln..tr>r with 111. and1".·il".I,,,,, •. l"lj(. nul'll I" (~v(o) eonr1 C,~r" (0\04) arGt lht> ~wo c eun t i e s with", ... ~I m"lIlbu" r , • "I k II h~d ~hr.· 1••rg .... 1 "'l1mber bhl f' /;Ind the gre.I.Lll ."\ lJrnhlr·'tI: Ih., ll'vy 1., I(l~.. of thll lQk(~ l\lI~n tlVI-:"I" Ilvl )1)'1.. '11 tip! prot J I, d:,.; h~~ btf,"rl P("'iltt.c.'d oul meny times,Levil}&, whj.~h .~, ,. tilt· bra"d 0;1 d,?bl.b frollt d",fclrlr.l clclbs (Abbeyside,I~I~TI_. I.-':;';'A, IJI.sr" NfHI,:rl. R/:Iv"", ,,1'111 "iF'J'I~I""')1l w",re wriltel~ off.1""' ..... ,),,,:" .... "I.i.ll '" 1'..-/:1(1"".1'00;0: Iide.

Nusla Cre ..gh, Juniors Ofi'icE", dett>iled the highlights of theJunior y",or: the Scottish 6-Day, the Ward Junior Home International inWlcklow, training sessions In Wicklow, the European JuniorCh8mpionships lr, t.he Lake 1)J.l'ltrlct, and the re c t that three WI7' s ranup a class 8S W19' s in the Ward Senior Home International. Sheencouraged all juniors 1"terel5ted in se.lectlo;' to attend as many oft:1'll~ s1x selection eVE!"ts In '[ral ..nd e s possible. She then Issued aninvitaLlo" to thosm pres~nt to help with various aspects of the JuniorI5querJ to ease the work of her euc c e s a o r , whoever that would be, andIllxp,"esl!oed the hope thot the i ns ur eoc e problems wi th schools would besorted out. She then inrormed th .. meeting thal e ;Tunlor Badge Schemehas be"n in&tituted based on tlH' resulle; of the Irish Champs, theEm~rald International 8nd the Irish 2-Dey.

Fir.olly h ... osk",d wheth",r we knew anymore at whom our events wereb.. i'·,g aimed: t e-n or lwelve years "go the differences in ability1>",1.w8"'10th", Lop, ,nlu,.IJ..a e rrd low~r' groups 01' compelltors were small and1;11 their needs c ou ld be met e t lhe one event. Now the differencebe t wee n e e y , thoa.;. who t ek e part for the stlke of exercise and theelile is hug'" t>f,d LI....,ir needs e re quite difCerent. We ShO~lld perhapst"", Look Lng .. t, '" s i t ue t i on where we he ve really good events for theelile every 6 we~ks or so, for which travel wl11 be necessary,regional events bl ro r t n i gn t Ly inLervale. for the middle group, andsirnple weekly local ""vents for the 'exercIse' group, with eventsgraded e ppr-opr Le t e Ly. (Thls came as e surprise to those who tho~'ghtthat events were graded already). Everybody should go home satisfiedand with a sens~ of ach1evgment.

The emphasis should now be on ensuring that clubs function asboth a sec i e i end a "runni.ng" unit and that more notice sh.ould betal iJucon'ft" Development or' r t c er-, William McAuliffe (AJAX)fills the new position or Technical or r r e er-, Srlgid Flanagan (3ROC)becomes Adminlslrotiv6 Secretary, Christine Moore (3ROC) is JuniorsOfficer and lh~ positions of PRO and Chblrman remain unfilled, 1n thenope t hal >.ulloblr. ,-t.1ndidbtes will make themsdm:lnistrative ",rod cd" lOA h ..5 J('!.rgely been sorted out, and•:om,n'Jnlcot.lc>n wil.h ,;.I.'Jb8 j.>; b,"l t",r flOW. AIIlurOI'I~r: fjl.l ....l.ll ..... f1IlJlJl ')'~ ·:Ibrl(led. The Blg't..I,cdl&;'IIf!,(:;o tu 1(./\ Ihi:· Y'~""''' f.::. th ... (,c'rd.Jne:·u\'t\l '-1,.',:1.

Th,,, dj 5;CUI'&10I', 1.llc"I', turned \.0 Lhe Cork 0 p r opo s e l, about e six-dayhc.licla.y ,,"V,-,,·,t.JI"' 1':l9() or '92. The pltjl1 is t o get ~ll the lOA c i ub sLnvo Lved , pr c be b l y wlll, on'~ cli.,to r~spoI1,;1bl", for each event and wit.hthe f'.,ll cOIUJldl,wmL or Irish ()rJ~nL"'rtr". A I'uil-lime, paid official",j.ll. fJrobl!lbly t".,. 1I1?C:'~S66'·y. br,d cO-Clp",rotion f.-om B6rd F6ilte tot.,.,.~ ••l lI,. hulld"y IJ,.1'.>pl.. rolil.,,· ~h"" Ju .. t. lll", "ornl..."tilive people. ThepossJblJl.ty ,~( r~,,"dIlM .. World Cup event 1n conjuncLlon with it sholildbE' cons1d",,· ..d. but the difriculty o( producing six high-grade maps ind remo1.e pt\rl. (.)( Lh(- coulltry "hould nut be underestimated (Frank'~unnan",: "W",s;.I. I, .. rk jt,. nol rE'ntOle!">' Thoa Emerald International willploy itR perl in k f.n~ibl1iLy study b.in8 undert .. ken by Cork ~

The eve"t JK only I)rn N~vj8etors, e Long-I.tlllt· f.rlro}It.''''~I. nll", ,.,1. Illn~'_:,,",. "11\1 Ih~ I1If...:olJn~ oU'5~rv~d 0 sh(\r~t'.:'.11 1~ItC"''' l.o Illork 111t-·I, "-:"""!-Ll. M"y I.t?' rt:'~ ...l 111 pede.,:..

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JACK NEWMANIt W-:tl:~ ",11Lli ,...•.':'I·dfl(·!!·..~·: th c L I.JIO:,.(·

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.Tc)cl< WCt~ 0),),= f)t' t h e J.OI'I8'-liJiHi'0l·1~nt8er·~ of' L.t~ll'~t~r, I,J,s",.,l.lv1l,1.", ... 1'\0.11',1': b«ck In the d,,>y,,,1)2' Lr I,t:..h t,.J,. J,,,=nL~("!I~~', 1'1,., WH:,-. h(,""l1li]' j elr f i,gur ,~, tr. h l r. (d.d t " (.IUl:O;.::-,. F,.f'll'ld F.h'I.' t , no'; o f I..~·n ~'~T" n,=.I: w'll" I', i~..dll,l,lr,(I.j., .. y,·llqw ldl!,It.J,j J ....'lb(:;, F',wl,,,,bly), Lt, 1,;'·H·lp,.:r;! 1..0 ri:!Jnl.r"tt,J'I':',· I hi! pr". '~'-'lflr'"'' \?'d j 11th.::: ,:'v'.:ni.

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Connacht: Frank Ryan.St. Mary's, Ballinfoyle, Galway. Ph. 091-53829.

BULLETIN - MARCH 1988E..l.Q1l.

The follow4ng Representatives were elected to FIOA:Irish Orienteering Association Frank Cunnane D4ana Large John McCullough.

The following Offlcers were elected ~t the recent AGM:M~ura Mor~n as Fixtures Secretary is also a representative.

Chairman:

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Vacant (Pat FI~nagan acting chalrman to 23 April) COURSE PLANNING COMPETITION

Secretary:

Treasurer:

Mapping:

FiKtures:

Development!

Technical:

Ann McBride.134 R4chmond Pk, Herbert Rd, Bray.

The clos4ng date for entry to thls competItIon has been extended toFriday 15th April.

Pat Flanagan.3~ The Glen, Woodpark, Dublin 16. Ph. 01-980928.

Maps and conditIons 01 competItion available 1rom 8rIgid Flanagan,38 The Glen, Woodpark, DublIn 16.

Pat Healy.Cut Bush, Curragh, Co. Kildare. Ph. 045-41625.

Entry fees Seniors £2.00 Junlors £1.00Prizes to the best Senior and Junior entries.

Maura Moran.57 South Avenue, Mt. Merrion, Co. Dublin.Ph. 01-886382.

(FREE ENTRY TO THOSE WHO ENTERED THE 1987 COMPETITION)

1987 CENSUS

Frank Cunnane."Knockarea", 8arnstead Avenue, 8lackrock, Cork.Ph. 021-293480.

We now have complete figures for last year. Thank you Clubs!

Our total membershiP stands at 1868.

Willie McAuliffe37 Woodside Drive, DublIn 14.

Connaught and Munster are showing a substantial increase inmembership, whIle Leinster is down by 14~

Admin. Secretary:

NON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Srigid Flanag~n38 The Glen, Woodpark, DublIn 16. Ph. 01-980928. The InternatIonal Orienteer1ng Federatlon has deCIded to actively

promote thIS fund raISIng effort. Member Federatlons have been askedto raIse money.Junior Affairs:

IOF & Internat:

Enyironment:

eR.Q.:

SPORT AID '88 (For Children in need)

Christine MooreGreen BrIdge, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.

At our AGM we deCIded that individual clubs should support SPORT AID11'1what ever way they could.Faith White

The Lake House, Crookedwood, Mullingar,Co. Westmeath. Ph. 044-72118.

WINNERS IN 8 CLASSES AT CHAMPIONSHIPSEoin Rothery.19 Kilgarron Park, Enniskerry, Co, Wicklow.Ph. 01-862389

The rulIng preventing those in the first three places in M/W21S atNational and PrOVIncial ChampionshLps from competing in that classthe following year has been removed.

VacantOUSLIN M!LLENIUM

Clubs running events In the DublIn area who would like some freepUbliCity should contact:

L e inster:

RegIonal ChaIrmen are also on the Executive Committee.

David Watt132 Carriglea, Firhouse Rd. Dublin 24. Ph. 01-516214. Ann Murray (Sport AdminIstrator), DublIn Mil1enlum, 45-46 Lower

O'Connell Street, Dublln I. Ph. 731700.Munster: Clare Nuttall

4 Up,-. Panorama Tee, Sundays Well, Cork. Ph.021-500373. NotIce must be gIven at least one month before event.

AFFILIATED TO THE INTERNATIONAL ORIENTEERING FEDERATIONII

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WARNING: THIS REVIEW Hi I~A"HEI~ CRITICAL. CONSIDL::r~CAREFULLY WHETHi'::({YOU WISH TO CONT.CNlIr::. READ ON AT YOUR OWN IUSK.

THE 1985 CC>NNACH'r CHAMP J,

FlOA SF.I.EC'fION POI.[CY 1988/89--------------_ .. _---------------Ln t rortu c t t on

Representative selection is a thorny topic in most sports, varyingfrom the quantitative assessment of athletics to the qualitativeassessment of say rllgby. As one miJ;(ht expect. t.he lat.ter type of selectionprovides continual uebate on selectors' decisions but even thestandardised Rnd perform~nDe baserl sport. of athletics often produces howlsof derision from those not actually in the hot sant, In orienteering,performance c nn ohviously be s ssons ed wi thin all event but difl'icul tiesarise in comparin~ event with event. Much as we wish it were so, it is notpossible to provide a general theory or selection which caters for actualcompetitor behaviour in the real world and therefore one has selectors tomake decisions and, if necc essa rv . r ece ivc br ick -bn t s . Hos t Iv , through aweakness in communication, doubts appear to have arisen concerning theselection process and therefore a survey WAS carried out with the aim ofprovidin~ international competitors and other interested orienteers, adireot input to selection.There were 16 replies on the topic toLalling some 3S pages andprovidin~ a diverso ~an~e of proposalR onrl opinions. Tho rosponse was muchappreciated and our I.hnnkR 11.0 to a Ll t ho se who pnrticipated in theexerciso. I had the task of collating the replies plus attempting tos ume.a r Lee the ma.jol' t ho ae s . The enLire documo n L was circulated tonominated selectors nnd considered at a joint meotin~ of Selectors andFIOA directly f o lLcv ing the IDA Development Conference on 30th January1988. While the original concept was to formulato polioies for Junior andSenior selection. the actual replies and the meetinA format resulted in adisoussion almost entirely devoted to the Senior Teams. Actual responses011 Junior matters were in line with t.he approach which the Junior AffairsOl'ncer has been implementing and which o an be seen in activo Squads withtheir own New~lBtter, identifiable sweAtshirts eLe, Much of this oouldwell be emulated hy the Senior Management!

The following seations therefor. provide a su~mary of the majorpoints from the su rvcv and the rieci::dons reJ;(ardin~ selection policy for1988/89. It is inlpOrLarlL Lo bear in minJ that ",hile £,VBl'y o I t o r t; "'as madeto include a wealth of constructive su~~estions, one must be realistic andkeep sighL of the s~ructural and [ln~n~iB) limiLncions of orienteerin~ inIreland.Survey SummaryThere are three major areas ot' corrccrn :1. Attitude and approach to internationAL compRtition.2. Selection poJiuy.J. Communications.1, JnLe~nBLion~J CompetitionTI.~ Assooiations need Lo seri0usly Donaidel' whore Lhay are going ininternational orienteerin~. Outsid~ of the World Championships there is awooful lack of commitment to intcrnnLiannl matches, particularly by themen, The curront attitude appears to bo WH or notllinR, resulting in a 2year hic·~up witl. no discernnble devalnpm~nt taking place in between.There should be an emphasis on competition with countries of a similar orsJighLly hiMher standard and more ~onc~nLration on relay running. as thisis a very apparent area of weaknass

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The stBtus of these matches needs to be stressed ie full internationalhonours as in any major sport, with att&ndant publicity etc.The international tanms should be hl~h profile. identifiable units and anobvious enoouragement to others in nimin~ for membership,WH participation should be retained but should not dominate the entireselection process,Ful) teams need not be selected for WH if performances are below standard.2. Selection Policy

is that a seleotion policy should beoonsistently without any mid season

The overwhelming theme in this areadecided. publicised and appliedalterations.Competitors should k'lOW "'hat is expected of them in order to gainselection.The formation of international squads is regardeddevelopment and provides incentive to improve form.

aid to teamas an

Any policy should deal equitably within Ireland. This is now a definiteinternational standard orienteernand/or employment.

those competitors no longer residentproblem area ~ith growing numbers or

movin~ away for university eduoation

Differing approaches are suggested for matches end WHo The main themes arethat sqUAd rankings obtained from a series of selection events shoulddetermine international teams and that WM should be decided by a 'specialtrial; althouJ;(h there oro al~6rnAtive proposals for a grand prix typesystem to denide the latter. While Lhnre Is genera) agreement on a 2 daytrial Por WH, simul~ttng the stress of B major evant, there is widedisagreoment as to ",hether this should be home or away. early or late andopen ur closed. with rlnancial considerations playing a significant rolein the conclusions.Further RpproRches are pre-selection of outstanding competitors. thechoice of individuals with strAngths in particular terrain, specific relayselection and consideration of performanoes in international standardevents.3. CommunicationTh6 perceived Jack of communication is D major area or concern.There should be a clear focal point Por communication which re~ains inplaoe beyond the WH 2 year cycle.Names and addresses of Team Hanagcr and Salectors should be publicised.Squ nd members should have each o Lhe rs arldl'l~sses e r,c to allow for I). c rcssflow or Information.International fixture~ and selactinn evonts shouldpublicised well in nd vanc o .Selectors must be k~pl. up LO datA ",ith nIl releVAnt results, availability.t.rRlnin. plRns etc

be planned for and

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Relevant information should be dirently circulaterl to all squad members aswell AS bein~ publisherl. There is a ~ood case for a squad newsletter.

Senior Selection 1988/89International teams will bn selected for:

1988May 21 'lro s s n c hs 6 H2l and 6 1121IrclanrllScotlnnd

Continental Cup Co. WicklowM/llli to H/W60. 2H nnd 211 per class.

AlI classes fromJuly 30

oe t 16 Ward Sonior Home Int. Brnemnr4 HI9 3 1119 5 HZl II 1121 5 H35 3 10135Ireland/ScoLland Irelandat HI ChAmp. or Irish 2-08Y

G HZ1 nnd 6 10121Au r.n mn

HJ89All~ 15-20 5wodol1 II mnximum of 5 HZ1

and 5 1121lIorl~ ChnmplonGhlpR

nnd other event ... as deoided. This will almost certainly include anJre/Scot match in Spring 1989.Selection will be based primarily on ~hn the Cnnnnu~ht. Leinstor. Hunster.H.lrAl~nd and Irish Championships. tho Irish 2-Day and Internationalrepresentative events.Irish competitors not resident in Ireland are Ali.ible for considorationfor international teams and if seeking selaotion are expected to competein the Irish Championships. Five events per year in Britain will benominated and considerod for selaction purposes and in the first half ofthe year will be tho J.K ..British and Soottish Championships. These eventstherefore also become available to domestic competitors for assessmentpurposes.

For the H2l and W21 classes. International Squadsand B sections. Those so nominated must declare emembers and in so far as is possible. indicatespecified fixtures. should they be selected.

will be nominated in Awillingness to become

availability for the

The A squads will consist of up to 10 members. as will the B and memberswill be ranked in order or in bends within each SQllad.Composition and ranking of the squads will be reviewed af~er eachselection event or Rroup of events. Besides assassin~ ranking positions,this approach will be aimed at promution and demotion into and out of thesquads and between the A and B sections ~ithin the squads.The squad lists, ranked in ardor. will be published and also circulated toindividual members.

Ln t e rna t Loria I Learns will be selected 1'1'0111 the A sections of the squads.The process will be initialised by the Selection Committee drawing up,prior to the 1988 Conn aught Championships. provisional squads ranked in

ru

order.

A Tea~ Hanager has yet to be appointed. However it is anticipated that thesquad members will be requested to become more actively involved inpromoting actlvities such as coaching and newsletter production.

Ireland/Scotland and World Cup.

The squad ranking lists will be updated ~ith results from the Connaughtand Irish Championships and J.K. with selection taking place immediatelYfollowing the Irish Championships.The World Cup is an individual competition but entrants must be nominatedby their country. A maximum of 8 H21 and 8 IIZ1 may be nominated but aseaoh field is limited to 90 competitors. the number of places availablemay vary.Continentsl Cup

The unusual format of this event. plus the annual flo~ of oompetitorsaOfOSS classes and lack of suitable domestic competition in 1988. hasdetermined that selection for all classes will be based on the Connaughtnnd Irieh Championships. Howevor. squad rnnkings, rollo~ing the IrishChampionships will largely decide the HZl and IIZ1 seleotion. in theanticipation that this will give due allowance to possible team membersinvolved in event organisation.HBCompotitors are requested to run in classes in ~hich they are seekingselection. However. it is important to bear in mind that many oompetitorshave been running up a class and the aim of the Seleotors will be toproduoe the strongest possible Irish Team based nn olass eligibility.EUropean Junior

This event is being handled by the Junior Affairs Offioer in oonsultationwith the Senior and Junior Selectors.liard Senior Homs International------------------------------It is anticipated that ranked P6nels of HIW 19 and 35 will be drawn up bythe end of Hay and availability registered. Team seloction will take placefollowing the HI Championships on September 20th.World Championships 1989------------------------A selection meeting will be held at the end of Hny 1989 to oonsider themost rAcently pUbllRhed ranked squad lists and allY events held since theirPuhlication.

Tho Selectors will determine the number of places available for WH and attheir disoretion. select outstandin~ competitors at tllis meeting.Any remaining places wi) L be filled by mouns or ~ Trial. This will be heldapproximately 8 weeks bofore WH and stD~ed over 2 days.Subject to composition and Finance. it wi)) be hold tn Ireland and onlyremainin~ A sqlJad memhers will receive an invitAtion to compete.

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INTERNATIONAL SQUADS 18 FEBRUARY 1988

10121

Sect.ion II1. E.LolJghman. ,J.HRrtindala. D.NiChlllIRI1H;"

4. ".Creagh, C.Horrlsh

C. S.Clarke7. D.Lewis. A.Morrish

!i..c::tion B

9. C.Lyons

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Soot.ion A

1. A.O 'Cleirigh2. S.Linton. E.Rothel'Y. W.Yr;)llng

5. r.lliggins. C.O·HallMan, J.Hay

P.Kor"an provisionally listed inSention A awnitill~ results.

8. R.Kidd

Sect.ion B

9. P.Healy10. R.Hol'rish. W.McAuliffe12. B.Ootoney. r.Gar.An14. ,J.McCullough, D.Hllrphy

B.Carbett provisionally listed tnMActinn A MwnitlnA injury reportand results.

-------------------------------------Several competitors have alreaoy declared thaL they do not wish to beconsidered for in t e rn a t ion e l selpction at H7.1 IIno W21 level and aret.he r e Po r e not list.ed. The squads AI'R b s s ed on fOl'nl over the past. year andtake into ac ooun t p re v iou s pel·fol.'nlAnCe in int.ernational events. It shouldbe emphasised that they represent n starting point and will be subject toamendment from the Connaught Championships.

Ernie WilsonChairman Senior Selectors

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w seLonLO OR.leo-teeQSEnquiries to: Brian' Doolan, 103 Ja.mestown Road,

lnchlcore, Dublin 8. Ph.534453.

NOTES MISPRINT ...After the distribution of the TID 33 it came to our attention that theSetanta Club notes were. 1n some copies, blurred and illegible. Thiswas due to matters beyond our control. Apologies to Club members andother readers. Should any Club member want a copy with perfect notesplease phone the above, as a few spare copies are aVilable.

CLUB QUIZ ...'The Club's quiz-master Ted Cov-co r e n has organised another of thesepopular events on ~ednesday, 20~h April. at 8.30 pm in The Coachhouse.Ballinteer . .1',1.0 for team of four. Cash prizes. All welcome.

SllBSC1UPTlONS OI)E...Membership E

there willing to belp, It is tittle wonder that hardened Setantamembers are on their knees begging heaven that ';lillie be returned tous' soon, But may' be ';lillie should be allowed to roam in peace andquiet the Comeragh Mountains,

SPRINT-O, , ,';Ihat is that? ';Iell. had you come to the Killakee event 1n mid-January, you would have found out, About 150 runners came. despite themiserable conditions that set 1n when it was too late to turn back forhome , J'ohr Fel?han 3rd in Hl5A), and in the juniorB-classes KebnE:1> f r om 3R(lC and Creedone fron Cork 0 placed very well.Eileen I..oughm~n had lwo good run~ in D21E, finishing in the top 20,

Irish teams in the Relays were scarce and no outstandingper'fo..-lII"nc ...s W6tr' .. .-eco..-ded, e I though it was a great area for a relay'severll] or us. h~Jd run at I_ongmoor in t;he 1983 Harvester Trophy ,at'1ight, but it Wflf- no hE!lp wh",n 1l came to getting around in thedaytillll!!

The Mvanl cenlre was at Coodwood racecourse and Charlton forestwas only about G kn, away, f3ecaus8 of the fear of quagmires in theparklng (Ield. it was decided lhe doy hefo~e the event to run shuttlebu ...e~. t o the O .. y I event f r orn Coodwood erid ell start times were putbock by 30 "dnuLee. lo allow for t.hit,;. There were 12 coec be a ferrying811110~1; 4000 c ompe t t t or s , costinI': pe r he pa £2500 os lhey had to be keptin r.~erve for Ofty 2, thua wipln8 out whatever profit Lhe event mighthave I"ol.»e:d 1'0' th", SouLh C",lIt..-"l VA, already hit by storm damagewhlch wiped out virtuolly all lhe forests of certain local clubs: MoleVall~y t

PROFILE VINCENT .rOVCE

One of th~ new faces ot lha Irish Chomplon~hips this year wlll beVlnce JoyCE', The other elecLed members ere Devi'81alr (NWOC), Ruth Blair (NWOC)'Noe I Sogle (NWOC>, Re ymorid Finl"'~(FermO), Colin Henderson (LVO).W:llberL Ho~.linger eLVO), Lind:'McConnell eNWOC), Charles Rei"(NWOC) and Bill Sirnpson eLVO).

ThE! "ddres .. of the Secrelar)'ll>' OorLotol.. Outdoor Ed~'cotiorC~hL,·~, Florencecourt, C~Fernl"flbP.h (Phone 08 036582 470).

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A3ROC

THREE ROCK ORIENTEERING CLUBEnquiries to: John Downey, 117 Wesbury, Stillorgan,

Co. Dublin.

The nev Pine Forest map was unveiled 011 S~. Vnlentine's Day. Despitethe "fruniliarity" of thc area, the Pine For08t had a few surpriscs in store forthe unwary, (18 80lnl\ oriellteere found to their cuat , Despite the rainy start tothe day and a small attendance, it was a very enjoyable· event. The usual thnnkaare due to the Creagh8, who, as organiser8, kept open hou8e, dispensing tea,biscuits and sympathy; to John McC, pl unne r , Trinn C, controller; the unsungheroes of every '0' event, the "puttcI'-oute1'8" ot controls, Brendan Cryan, TedMcGrath and John and Nuala Creagh; and all ot you who helped on the day in whatevercapacity.

DOD't ai t back on your laurels just yet - there is Carrick Grade I OD17th APRIL. TEDMcGRATH,organiser, would love to hear from you, just 'phone 955020.Each year tho appoal goes out to new, and not .0 new, members to help at events -don't let it full on deaf ears - again! Remember, even to help at one Club eventin tho year would ease the burden on those who tnithfully offer to help at everyevent. The Club will need a lot of help in tho running of Day I of the ContinentalCup and Emerald IntOl'national 19811, in ,1uly. 80 now is the time to get in somepractical experionoe.

TRAlNINGI TRAIlfING: TRAINING: Still continning, with Setnnta, fromthe DFRC, Ballintcer, every Tuesday evening, 6.Jo p.m. Marlay Park is now stayingopen later 80 tbe training run will be there. IOC '88 is only a few wook8 away -positivsly your last chance to get those log mU8cles toned up.

Trinn Clenry now has a selection ot '0' suita in stock (the selection isin sizes, not styloe). Contact her at 904177 between 6.00 - 6.Jo p.m. weekdays.Trinn will bring the '0' suits to the Carrick Event on 17th April - now i8 yourchance to cut a dash at IOC 'SS.

John McCullough, our training officer, rM a very Bucceu!ul trainingevent recently in Portmarnock. The teChnique training was excellent nnd enjoyable.Although the attendance was low, John is l~ning nnother training s6ssion onSaturday, JOt}} April tiL Kilma>:,tlC)gue above Mnrloy Perk,' Btlliinteer. Pleasesupport those trnining events -.they are a great way of improving your oriclnteeringtechniques and getting to know other club membors.

Did you give your name to John McCullough for tbe lOC '88 Rolay TelIDIS?You didn't - well give John a ring at J78819 and he may be able to fit you in ona team.

HAVEYOUPAID YOURSUB YET?? You hoven' t, then send it off immediatelyto Trinn Cleary, 16 Dodder Park Roud , RathIurnhrun, Dublin 14.

Dates for your Diury: 17th April2J/2,* April30'th April30th July

Corrick Grade I - your help i8 neededIrish Orienteering Championships, SligoClllb training - "t Kilmashogu(i.Oily I, Continental Cup and Eomerald

International 1988TrainingEvery Tuesday:

GOODLUCKto all our Club Members taking part in IOC '88.W(,lcoml3 to th", follOwing new n"~mberf': Bob Norton, Booterstown;

Vince .foye .. , Cr-uwLey, Sussex; Mtsry Kelleher, Clondalkin; OordonElliot. KiJ lflr·ntm; Peter Cullen, 1••,oix11p; Stephen Harrison, Ballinteerbnd Andrew Murr·"y. Andrew McAd,,", and Adnm Goodwin o r Wesley College,BollJ.nl(.o,!Y ..

23nrfili:1(rn in rhe rr ivh or ic nt r e r i nn OISSOC"tll0n

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HELLFIRE WOOl)

Ap"1 I ~ SLIEVE:: CROOSl!J":.!~ HaSH CIIAMI'I.ONSHIPS: lud t v t due I "l Sjh;h Wnod, Collo0'NY, Co. 51.1go

WR (; '/~ 31); 1(,:1,,), "t ),QuiI" I("y, !loyle, Co. RoscolOOlon(Gil 0 114 r):n. CUtlLulII" Or] nn l ",,,. >4. II GRAWFORI)SflUHN

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30 CASTt.EWELLAN Co. Dow". LVO L",hh,,' and Cui our .-vtlnl.Start 11.00 to 12.00.

OR J 33 37.

18 rOR"~;T£WART

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R!>lhr~rnh"n" Co. Dublin. SET evening Mlllenlum-O scoreevent, 5t art 18. 3~)- t 9. 30. OR 0 12 22.

Boll! nchinch, Co. i)(Jwn. LVO Ladder and Colour evenl.Fe s t , open mount ef n. OR J 33 46. Deleils (rom AlenPentland (080462 70767), Start 12.00 to 1.00 p~

lNTG~NATIONAL ,\n

SeLQOLQ oRfeOLeeRS

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A. noe'l 81 It vouchers 1)11I0nl': pnr t Ic t pa nt c.

KlIllIk'le. 1.0 hubll n, t",cnint IJvl!nl. h"~.~n'...' s Mill'mnll".-I'

Score Jivent. :) cour se s ~t"rtJ; 6.31) .. 7.3C1 pm. DrD" for

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Glan"WCnnRa ~.lls ftr~o nOAf ~nroKh ~o.WlckJow. APA~ m'r·M~dllJrn and ~lltJI'L ':OIJrs~~,

• 'I'hese events havn h"",.:fI l(ts\o:.t..~rrHi wit.h 1'ilo:tul~c; ~',:cJ"'If,rlry. Lf!lllst.i.?1' Orlent..(!f~rln~

Council, but to ensure ~h,H t)",y gil In onto y to thO'! Fl xtU1"''; 1.1~t we notl iy YI)Vc1lrectly.

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CA'I~S P'CGEONSA.MON,but pe r t t c u ie r Ly because it 15 t o b .. lIs&d as a major selection eventfor t h e IrIsh leam for t h e Co n t t nsm t e L Cup in July. The r e e t that enumber of Irish squad members are now living cbroad and mayor may notreturn home for Lhe event will make sel&ctlon difficult.

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MOUNTAINORIENTEERING

Aficionados of the rarer formsof or ienieer lng might 111,e tot r ythis var'iety on May 15th in lheMourne€> or June 12th in Wicklow.The Seaboard MountaineeringAssOCiation run" a mounlainorienteering evenl from the SpelgaDam car park WI'< 268 273) slartingat 10.00 dm with categories for.1 ... w'~lcc,",,~ but tha potent:lal1n

EASTINCS

NEW PERSONNELJohn O'Leary (CEN) has filled the long-vacant post of LOC sec ret ary ,

After 2~ ycnr.s of pcrRil'eent lind f ru Lt f uL e Lfor t Arthur Gr een (SET) hilsrcsigned as LOC fixtures secretary. Fortunately Richard Flynn (AJAX)has agreed to return to ehe LOC in order to continue and developArthur's good work. A new idea in the fixtures area is to replacethe odious 10% LOC levy with a registration fee.

Leinster have been fortunate in' securing the services of MauraThornhill (GEN) and Eoin Rothery (AJAX) as senior selectors. No doubttheir recent experience of top grade competition will be an asset inthe performance of their new duties.

NEW COMPETITION RULESThe IDA has decided that (I) 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes be awarded

to the first three placings in each class in a Regional Championshipand that a separate award be given to the Regional Champion, (2) norestrictions be placed on entry to the 218 class and (3) that thecontroller should not be a member of the organising club. The LOChas further ruled that 1st, 2nd and 3rd pri7.es be awarded in each21 subclass (e.g. 21E, 21A, 2IB). The award of open Regional Championbe given to the best Leinster competitor in the top sub-class (i.e21E or in its absence 2IA). It is expected that these rules willbe adhered to at the next Lainster Championships.

NEW CLUBS

A warm welcome is extended to the newest Leinster Club, namelyOutward Bound Adventure Club, Cabra West. Their experience in introducingoutdoor activities to juniors will be an aBRet to the Region. Newshas been received of attempts to form a new club catering for orienteersin the North County Dublin, we wish this effort every success. Thereis also the possibility of a new club being formed in Roundwood.

INSURANCE AND SCIIOOL ORIENTEERING

Paddy Keane (JROC) , ex-treasurer lOA has done much valuable behind--the-scenes work in discovering what is spe c LfLcu Ll y covered by the LOAinsurance policy. Unfortunately it is now appa ren t that most of theevents run by the LSOA are not covered by the lOA insurance policy.This has caused many problems for the LSOA chairperson Jane Watt (GEN) ,who has had to arrange expensive insurance cover for single events atshort notice. It appears that the LSOA will need to negotiate a separateinsurance policy to cover their calcnd~r of events for next year.

The LSOA occasionally needs to call on the service of experiencedorienteers. In this context a special word of thanks is due to Johnde Lacy (ECO) who agreed at a few days notice to control the LSOAevent on 20th March.

TECHNICAL STANIJARDS

Concern about technical standards is not confined to members ofAJAX. There would seem to be tI need Ear the LOC to develop a role in

:lO

monitoring technical standards. The LOC technical off~cer, TiinaCleary (3ROC) is presently formulating a policy on controllers whichwill be presented in the near future.

JUNIOR AFFAIRS

At the 1987 Leinster Championships, the performance of Leinsterjuniors was, in general, noticeably inferior to that of junior competitorsfrom Munster and the North. In contrast Leinster seniors more thanheld their own against first-class competition from the other regions.We certainly do not begrudge the Hunster and Northern juniors theirwell-earned success. We feel that the disparity between senior andjunior performances indicates deficiencies in the organisation ofjunior affairs in Leinster. In an effort to rectify this we are invitingthe clubs to send representatives to a meeting on junior affairs inBn Ll Ln reer Community School £It 8.00 p.m on 7th April.

()J;VEl.Op~mNTCON FERENCI':

The genernl development section discussiOn was remarkable forthe number of criticisms made about the failure of established clubsto function as social units and to actively encourage novices to persist1n the sport. There wns not enough time to publi~ise the conferencein TID. The lOA informed club secretaries. It became apparent that therewnR no mechnniRm in existence by which club secretaries could easilydisseminate information to th~ir members. It is suggested that clubsconsider setting up a cascade communicntions three as outlined by ColinlIenderson (LVO) in the Dec. '87 issue of "Compass Spore". In short,the secretary phones two members who each in turn phone two others etc.The result is thAt all members with telephones can be informed in ashort time with minim\lm effort on the part of any single individual.

LEINS'fER LEAGU E

Congratulations to all those who successfully completed four events.Certificates for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place were awarded in each class.Some certificates still need to be distributed and apologies are dueto those still not in receipt of them. The final results for theLeague will be puhlished separately.

RECENT EVENTS, ENDYMION

The Rward goes to the planner Aubrey Flegg of SET Sprint 0 - eventat Killakee The short courses provided on a much-used area weretechnically demanding and interesting. The GEN scale event atCarrickgollogan was notable for the successful debut of Gavan"DohertyHI5 aa a planner. The well-organised AJAX event at Clara-Lara gaveus an opportunity to orienteer on this new map in good weather overunusually long courses.

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RAMBLING THROUGH Eby Phras deClel r

Aroun~ late 1986, Orienteering North Amerl capublished I su .... ry of Internltlon.l Orienteeringfixtures (schedule] for 1987. When I saw the numerof multl-dlY events one could co~ete In, thethought of spending 2-1/2 mnths Orlenteerfng andsight-seeing In Europe became a burning desIre. Asa result, I got 0/"" to send N the co~lete 10F(Intematlonll O-Federatlon) ttxtur. list. Withthis I could piece together I rough travel phn.

MY PLAICI purchased a route map at Europe and Indi-

vidual maps tor some of the count rl es . Us Ing theseto 10Clte each of the compet It Ion cenUrs, I tormedan outline of my O-trlp. Hy plan. br1etly, wu tobegin In Norway, go to Sweden, Poland, r.zechoslova-kia, Hungary. Holhnd, Franco, and return home viaIr.land.

COI4PETITION APPLICATIONSI co~leted and sent away the

application forms for the competi-tions I planned to attend. In somecases, I had a 1ready ml ssed thedeadline for entry. but all were

wrote tn the

accepted by the organ I zers. ThelIest European countries requestedpayment In local currency--Instead,I Hnt check In US dolhrs andenc les ee a lItt Ie extra to pay bankcharges. This arrangement was al-ways accepted. (Ed. ROte: a bankdraft In foreign currency from a UShank Can cost !20-$30 aboye thecost or the entry fee •.• each.] Allthe East European countd es requos-ted payment at registration, whichwas usually the day before thecO"get It Ion start. Hy advice Is tosend your appl1cat Ions as soon asposs Ib 1 e. so you rece Ive acknow-ledgement. and IOOre l"'Portant, In-formation about the compet It Ion anddl rectlons to the event center.

SCHEOULE

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TRAYEL8e(ore I 1eft the US, I pur-

chased a 21-4ay £urall pus, whichcost $350 and covers ra 11 and terrytransport In 16 West European coun-tries, except Srltaln. My plan wasto buy a Scanra 11 pass on arrha 1In Nnrway. This pass costs about$200 (or one month, Instead InSCMdlnavla I purchased 111)' t leketson the spot. This cost me about thesame as I would haye pa Id (or thepass. Sample fares: Oslo to thewest coast $55; Oslo to Stockholm$35.

To get fro .. Sweden to Poland.I had planned to take the ferryfro. near Stockhoh. to Gdansk. Thisplan .. as quickly changed when Ilurned that this forry only ranonce per week. Instead, I ~ook thetra In south to Ystad and a terryfrom there to S",lnoujscle. Thisleft me with the proble .. o( gett Ingfrom Swlnoujscle to Cdynfa, nearGdansk. I boarded a train without aticket and paid the conductor InSwedish kroner---whlch he glodlyaccepted. The train took me andTakashl, a Japanese orlenteer, toSzezecln. Once there we tried tohuy a ticket to Gdynla. No matterwhat we said or wrote the tlcket-seller did not understand. and just

!>roke Into. glrldy laugh. "nw th.cuHural shock of goln9 fro,. Scan-alnavla, where eyeryone understandsEnglish, to Polan,1 was beginning totell. In the end, we took a laxl.The 300 km journ ..)' tnok 5 hnurs Andon Iy eos r $20 each I A rea I harga Inat today's rates I (All my problemswould have heen so lvno If I hansent my appllcdtlon on time, H thoorganizers had a rranged to l4kecompet Itors frol'1 tho (prry to theeyent center).

In general. train traypl Inpohnd was difficult due to: .)lan-guage difficulties; h)nten tnr r.-seryatlons on long distance trains;c)long lines to buy t Ictpts; d )n_edto do special currency ~"h~ngrwhon buying a ticket out nr th~cOllnt.ry.

I solyed this hH prOhlem lIyhOarding the trains wlthollt tlCkelSand p~y Ing the connuctor In liSdoliMs. In. ClechosloY~kl~ whrngoing, (rom Prag"" to DudapoSt. (lIun-gary). a loca I or I cntonr bOllU"t thot Idet (or IOe so I would a"old thespechl currency exch.ngr (thisdoesn't work In Poland).

Pub l Ic t ransporl In East [u-rope Is very cheap. Lo" 1 hUH' Mdthe .. etro only cost fi cent' p.rride.

In lIest Germany I hitch-hikedhecause the trains were so expen-s Ive. It took two days. and onenight (asleep under. trailer) togo 600 kIlOto Ilarderwljk In !lolland.

Arter the Ho1hnd-Ol I changed'1Y ,.,Ind ahout going LO France. andInslead "broke-In" my furall cordfor the trip to the I~orth Cape ot

[The 21-day IHe of the pass

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$c.". Irolf! ,ft. G,.."d 'rI'1I ,_,olonl.· ..bvl~e9,lns when you actually flrsl usett I. This was a good ,ooyp. OS thorpI W,IS ah I P. tn compete In HYCOlocal event s , IIIclunlO19 WI1 nlulll-O's. From Osln I tonk t.hn tr.'n tor r.n(.~ and then ., r~rry to I r e IM,I(or 4nother O-cyent.

TRAVEL TO-AHO-FROt( EVENTSAt most eventS, th. Mgantzers

arranged transport from lhe co"",e-t It Ion center or ~ccoltmOdatton are"to and from each event. Except Ionsto this were the Sorl.ndsgAlloppcn.Hordyertgalloppen. HoI1an~-OL andlocal events. In thp" cups I'15ually relied on olher orlenteerslO give me a ride. HitCh-hikingwith an orange-and-whlle sign workswonders.

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ACCOMMOOATIONAcconlllOdat lon, 11 ke transport.

was usually arranged by the ory.n I-zers. 1l was a ml.ture o( schooldormltorhs. floors. youth hos-tels, campIng. and hotels. Bring.sleeping bag and good ground sheet.In south 1I0rway. I relied on thogenerosity 01 Sjorn Sandel len, IIholoaned n>e a tent. and also provIdeda bed In their home. In north Nor-way, I stayed with the Osvald Vlk(aml1y. And In Clechos lovak fa.Antonln Urbanec and his family tookme under thel r wing, even though wecould not cOllYllunlcate In a languag.the other could understand---exceptwith maps!

PREPARATIONI wrote to the addresses Indicated tor entry

(orms and Information on each cO"getltlon. In gen-era 1, I t took about three weeks to get rep lies,though some o( the East European countrl es tooktwice as long---It seems the mall Is a littles lower there.

Ylsas: At the same t Ilfte,em.ssles o( the countries (or.. hlch I needed visas, n.mely Po-land. Czechoslovakh, and Hungary.Mter mak Ing a dozen passport pho-tos, I sent (or 1'0' visas, beginningwith Poland. Although I paid extra(or speedy processing, the turn-around time was about (ollr weeks.To obtain a Polish ylsa, one shouldsend In proof that you' YO boughtcurrency exchange youchors (about$12 a day). Instead. I completedthe currency exchange at the bor-der.

The Czech visa came through alIttle faster, but again a minImumcurrency exchange of about HZ aday was requl red. This requl rementIs wa I ved If you app ly for a sportsvln. To do so one needs an offi-cial InvItation to the cO"9.tltlonwritten by the Cnch O-Federat Ionto USOF.

1 sent the Hungarian visa lastbec.use they promised to process Itwithin 48 hours o( receipt. No ...In-Imum currency exchange Is r.qul redthere.

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COMPETITIONS AM) HAPSTh. competitions were first-

class operations, run on excellentmaps. I (ound the terra In In Norwayto be the "",st demand lng, techn I-ca lly and phY5 lea 11y . My t1me'there. I'm all!l(\st ashamed to say,were about 16 mlnl

RESv~TS COURSE II COURSE LE1

THRE~ ROCK GRADE II ~VENT. PINE FOREST. FEBRUARY 14th 1988. D Course (Cont)!LJ.2..~.Thornhl11 W35

IA Course. 9.55 km, 380 m. IM 21aW·. YoungE.RotheryD.ReidyM.O'HaraB.BellM.Geoghagao M21B.DelaneyC.MurrayA.TroyN.O'LearyP.Gargan

M21 CurroAjaxEeOAjaxGenAjaxECO

91.5796.0697.03

103.10116.16120.03123.10142.06175· 37DNF

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Ic.course. 6.9 km, 215 m.1W 21AD. Iievi s W21M.McPherson "C.MooreM.ClonanJ.Nelligan

M.17L.DoddyP.Clanville "B.Doherty

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G Course (Cont) IIf.courseTi-cou~s;~---6:26 km. 225 m] G Course. 2 km , 92_ID • I

2.22 kml 100 m. I~ M 21BM .11 \~A~FlR£RSG.Doherty M13 Gen 35.56 s.ou-s n G. Duffy

Curr 33Ml1 Set 37.32 G.Smith )l1oc Po 3.01A.Flynn " Sf!t 45. ~3l\&M.Evans 38

E.NllandEu.Nlland ~111 Ajax 50.07 B.McGrath lRoc f4.10 40

" Ajax 45.55P.Evans

H.O'Neil1 ~~11 set 50.36 J.Ryan Curr 90.27R.Fuller " KilO ~7.55T.Kane 42

,1. Butler 1-:11 3Roc 79.53 D.Qu1nn r.cn 104.40P.Dempsey " Cen 60.13R. Donegan 42

N.Drion " KHO 61.36 111 11D.Corrie Ajax 105.27 C.Harr1ngton 49

-- J.Lawlor Cen 110.02A.Peters 'et 117.16 E,Lawrence W11 KEO 77.14 Smyth Family 64J.Fitzsimons ECO 137.48A.Peters Y.13 117.16 K. Thornhill " Gen 95.57 S.P&M. Funge 70T.Aylward 144.32 O.Daly 74Non ComHetit1ve: 161 .45

O'Loughl1n 79.13 Non Competitive:O.Hallisey C.J.lcGrath 74

I.NiDhunslaine ECO 91.13 W.J.O'Neill M40 Set 51.04P.Ryan r,en 185. 3 R.Pye 76

G.Gallagher 102.0e J&L.Lord WI~0/'1I7 70.06H.Deasy UCGO DriP H.N1Lo1ns1gh 76

Nevi,lle 76.03 }l.Flynn Set "PeSD ¥'cAuley H17 111 .38 N.N1Loinsigh 81D.Byrne N13 79.39 C.O'Mara 3f:OC "E.Egan M15 DNF N.Pye 81T.McEvoy W21 65.10 P.Flynn Set "P.O'l1ara Set 85.07 C.NiLoinsigh 81O'Colmain 74.19 A.Delargy Gen

.,B.McMahon ~117 dnf Y.Re1rly 95

R.T1ernan ~115 TrirrO 78.47 T.Delaney (jen,.

Kenny Family DNF~ D.l1urphy e4.48 P.Farrelly C.O. "A.McBride 40.40

Cannon Family No t rmeGen G.Hurphy P8.34 B.Power .jet "

E.HcAuley ;8.48J. Donegan D1sq.

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J.Colclogh C.O. D1sq T.Byrne "N.Lawlor Cen 61.56 2.0 km. 60 m I N. Duffy C.O. " P.O'l!ara A.1ax DNFC.Keys fiet 62.02 I' 10 D.Riord!ln "E.0'Su1l1van Set 62.07 A.DeLacy 1-'10 ECO 23.03 P.Whelan (jan "A.Ryan '-,et 67.B t1.0'Ne1l1 " .et 50.57L.Naughton S. Niland " Ajax 5~.25Eeo 77.17E,Murray L.O'Hera " Ajax 62.1$92.25J.Butler 3Roc 98.19 E.Redmond " "et 70.24L.Garland 100.47 vi. 10e.Galligan 102.oR S.McCormaclc Wl0 Gen 56.19 Nt;iTI-:: A'. II. J '. 1.01('1)0. 11~Ad ".,S 1 h,' 1'(11\',1 ~vti'nl ill the 19137

,{.~. cco rma cj; " Gen 66.19L.• -.III)-o.t r:.. , fJ .....P,U·l"i $.("lm·· p,:.opJ ,.. ,'01'1 in th .. lr I9ft '1

Non Competitive: (: l~".';"'f" ..e.'l'hornhlJJ " Gen 67.30B.Hynes/Frienrls Gen 64.51P.&D.McAuley 111 .38 J .liB zlett " Set 169.29

Baynes 144.

Results or Claravale event, 21 February 1966: Ajax OrlenteersA Course M21E B Course M21A,35, 19 Claravale, page 213.1km, 405m ascent 11.5km, 325m ascent E Course W17,40 F Course W45,21B M55

M15,21B,50-6.7km,90m 6.2km. 105m ascentI A OTlelrigh Puma 80.03 1 D Reidy M35 Eco 83.14 M50 W452 JMay 3roc 8413 2 P Redmond M35 Set 94.55 I C Dunlop Set 68.38 1 J Flegg Set 89.26

3 WYoung Co 86.35 I BBell M21A Gen 106.40 2 A Bonar Law Gen 71.20 2 NCreagh 3roc 105.08

4 P Kernan Ajax 91.42 3 I McNeill M35 3roc 117.15 3 L Convery 3roc 84.05 3 DLarge Gen 118.21

5 B Delaney Eco 103:02 4 R Garrett M35 3roc 125.43 4 M Hewson Gen 103.30 4 R Doorly Gen 119.23

6 T O'Sulllvan Co 10401 2 J McElhinney M21 ASet 130.29 5 P Dempsey Gen 114.10 5 H Convery 3roc 126.10

7 J McCullough 3roc 105.28 3 R Hudson M21 A Trim 161.48 6 M Hollensteln 3roc got 3 6 M Higgins Set got 98 A Carroll 174.06 4 CMcGuinness M21 A got 13 MIS M55

1 D Tyner 3roc 72.54 I CCarroll 3roc 116.102 GDoherty Gen 79.08 2 J Creagh 3roc got 4

CCourse W21A. M40, 17 D Course W35, 19,M45 3 A Goodwin WO 87.27 W21B9.6km, 250m ascent 7.7km, 105m ascent 4 AMcAdam Wo 91.40 I o Prendergast 96.43W21A M45 5 GDempsey Gen 112.20 2 CMoore 3roc I I 1.

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M21A 10.0km 110m B.Power SET M21B 70.22S.Harrison WO M17 122.32 M/W15 M/WGO W50 W55 3.5km 110m

A.O·Cleirigh CURn M21A 87.25 P.Lano ECO 74.36P.Cookc A,IAX M50 125.27 G.Doherty Gl~N Ml5 311.32

J.May 3ROC M21A 66.27 R.Hudson TrimO M21B 71A2H.O'Brien AJAX M17 1;10.36 S.Clory SET MIS 12.49

E.Rothery AJAX M21A 69.57 D.Brooks 3ROC M45 75.30M.O'Carroll 1:15.11 G.DcmpsilY GEN M15 5:1.05

B.Dalby 3ROC M21A 98.56 J.Dunlop M10 76.22A.Barry 137th Vents MP 6.7 A.[,lynn SET MI5 56.59

M.O·Hum A.lAX M35 100.11 F.L,afferly M21B 77.00l'.CanlPion MP 5·!) E.Glnnvillc :lROC W15 59.01

B.BolI GRN M21A 10),]0 P.Brennan Sr.T M21B 78.37137th Vents MP 10 B.Ooolan SET 59.26

D.Roidy ECO M35 ]06.03 1I.lnglis GF.l'l MilO 79.28R.Ricc A.lAX WiH) DNF A.M.Aclnm 3ROC MI5 60.J7

P.Rcdmonrl SPoT M35 m.s» ,J.Mr.Dormnll 3ROC M10 79.38 D.1'o.Yt' DNF s.mueu WO MJ5 61.33II.Sl.nnluy GEN M?IA 120.15 M.KnvlIlI,":h M35 112.52 A.MII""ill~:

ope sn 6.1.:15K.McOonald ECO M21A 123.22 J .D.Clarke GBN M15 84.01

g Course N.F6rrcll SET M2J 61.19T.Cftffroy ASO M2tA 127.01 n.wsu GRN M10 81.411 M55 W17 W2:11:~·W15 4.2km 130m A.Murray :lRo!: M15 61.56L.Doddy 3ROC M17 129.46 .l.Lalor GEN M21B 85.21

e.'I'ynor :lROC M55 51\.15 ICCollvc,'y anoc W15 61.59,J.A.McElhinney SET M21A 14R.07 G.Mclnorny TrimO M21B 85.50

M.Convery 3ROC W2J13 62.11 ,J,J)"ly OPC 611 65.:15

P.O' Brien /IJ/IX M35 MP 5 P.J.Norton 3ROC M45 86.06.,I.Lynam 3ROC MGO 6~.33 M.Sonlcrs DL.SO M15 Gfl.?1

M.Geol:hcr.lln AJAX M21A ONII R.Flynn AJAX M10 87.00~·.McGrllth 3ROC MIlO (55.0:! M.Morlln G8N W!iO 71.

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