Last updated 10:31, Friday, 03 October 2008

A NEWLY planted woodland at Marron Leys, near Rowrah, provided an exciting venue for the fourth Park Race of West Cumberland Orienteering Club’s autumn series.

Very fast orienteering with swift navigation decisions separated the quick-thinking juniors from the older competitors.

Chris Brand-Barker took the win from Lewis Taylor by the smallest of margins – one second. Graham Hemingway and Ben Emerson were close behind, with Charlotte Watson securing a great sixth placing.

Sam Pagett dominated the short with more than a two-minute margin. Further down the results the competition among the juniors was very close with just seconds separating many.

Just one more event of the Park series remains. Then, with the closing in of the nights and the change in the clocks, the night series will begin. Orienteering in the dark is superb fun and always attracts a good turnout.

All the details of the winter series will be available soon on the website www.wcoc.co.uk. But first, at the end of October, the club looks forward to the annual Spook-O, Halloween in the forest.

Details of all the evening events can be found on the website and close to each event on the answerphone 01768 895539.

Results – Long: 1, Chris Brand-Barker 15.25; 2, Lewis Taylor 15.26; 3, Graham Hemingway 15.34; 4, Chris Emerson 16.02; 5, Ben Emerson 16.05; 6, Charlotte Watson 16.17; 7, Andrew Bradley 16.22; 8, Jeff Goodwin 18.17; 9, Alistair Arnott 18.51; 10, Angela Brand-Barker 18.54; 11, Howard Leslie 19.06; 12, David Downes 19.17; 13, Nick Moore 20.07; 14, Chris Pollitt 20.14; 15, Steven Breeze 20.26; 16, Ged Hagan 20.52; 17, Nathaniel Green 21.14; 18, Paul Eaton 22.16; 19, Malcolm Ruckledge 22.29; 20, Douglas Tickner 23.06; 21, Katrina Hemingway 23.13; 22, Brian Wilson 23.42; 23, Hannah Bradley 23.50; 24, Robert Holder 23.57; 25, Andrew Warner 24.12; 26, Kim Leslie 24.14; 27, Debbie Watson 24.56; 28, Louise Hagan 25.43; 29, Oliver Burns 26.38; 30, Trevor Craig 27.35; 31, Colin Southall 27.41; 32, Natalie Burns 27.55; 33, Michael Green 29.20; 34, Heather Wornham 30.01; 35, Ed Thompson 30.35; 36, Jon Eaton 32.22; 37, Joyce Hemingway 32.58.

Short: 1, Sam Pagett 10.43; 2, Matthew Harper 13.11; 3, Oliver Whitehurst 13.38; 4, Joel Pennington 14.15; 5, Mat Armstrong 14.32; 6, Glenda Moore 14.37; 7, Lesley Wornham 15.24; 8, Luke Ely 15.48; 9, Tom Howis 15.58; 10, Matthew Armstrong 16.00; 11, Mitchell Sloan 16.06; 12, Lauren Whitby 16.26; 13, Sarah Whitehurst 16.27; 14, Matthew Whitby 16.31; 15, Esther Moore 16.34; 16, Georgina Craig 16.48; 17, James Cousins 17.52; 18, Margaret Angus 18.05; 19, Bramble Park 18.43; 20, Samuel Graham 18.54; 21, Niamh Hunter 18.56; 22, Joe Salkeld 20.00; 23, Thomas Burns 20.32; 24, Elsie Barker 20.47.