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Pat Reid Captures FirstkIn National Ski JumpingHULL, lt;}uc. (CP i — Three national records were set Friday at opening events of the three-day national water skiing championship at Leamy Lake, north of Ottawa.The records were broken in junior girls slalom, junior girls trick and veterans jumping.Judy McCIintock of Streets-vi'lle. Ont., broke the record for junior girls slalom by skiing around four buoys at 34 m.p.h. with 15 feet taken off the lowline.The old record of four buoys at 34 m.p.h. was .set with a 75* foot, full-length tow line. Miss McCIintock also placed second in junior girls nick.In the girls’ jumping category, first place went to Pat Reid of Selkirk, Man. for her 93-foot jump. Quebec skiers Marie Houde and Claire Gre-goire. were second and third.In the slalom event, contestants snake through six buoys, starting at 2S m.p.h. and working up to 34 m.p.h. for women, 36 m.p.h. for men.All contestants Mho successfully complete the course atthe maximum speed then get their tow lines shortened 15 feet oil each pass.Lisa Sokolowski of Torontoset a new standard for the junior girls trick competition with 2340 points, 300 points over the old record.Miss Sokolowski also placedsecond in junior gu'ls trick and won the over-all junior girlschampionship.Hob Bocoek of Lac L'Achi-gan, Que., with a 115-foot jump, bested the old veterans jumping record by 10 feet. He placed second in veterans slalom and veterans trick and also won the over-all veterans championship.The competition is dividedinto five age groups—junior. 13 and under: girls and boys, 14 to 17: men and women, 18 to 25: senior 20 to 34 and veterans 36 and up.In junior girls slalom competition Edith St. Hilaire of Quebec finished third.Claire Gregoire of Hull, Que., won the girls slalom, followed by Diane Cairns of Don Mills.Ont. and Michelle Knaut of Alberta.The veterans slalom eventwas won by Dan Wittenberg ofVancouver, with 33.5 buoys.Third place werit to Rudy Tus' chek of Vancouver.Third place in the junior girls trick event was taken by Marlene Graham of Kitchener.Ont.Junior boys triek competitionwas won by -Ilt;'ff McCIintock ol Streetsville. Ont.. with 2.230 points, followed bj Gary Athans of Kelowna. B.C. and Donald Krootsch of Alberta.Joel McCIintock of Streetsville, Ont., won the boys tricks with 13.230 points 'followed by Jim McCIintock of Streetsville Ont., and Mike Cairn of Don Mills. Ont.Senior mens tricks went to Rick Gruneau of Kingston Ont. with 3.050 points, followed by Cam McArthur of Cam bridge. Ont.. and Harold Townsend of Belleville. Ont.Veterans tricks were .won by^ ‘ ■£'w ^ ,] ' * 4 S’k.'-' * V* • -i' 5 '■ . . -V *.7^'.. .•Klmer Hazzard of Saskatchewan with 2360 points and third place went to Joe Messner of Ottawa.Dan Wiltenjberg and Rudi Tuschek took second and third in the veterans jump.—Winnipeg Free Pressmam,GET RESULTS
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Selkirk Enterprise
Selkirk, Manitoba, CA
Wed, Aug 27, 1975
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