On Saturday, Clevedon House School and Ilkley Harriers hosted a cross-country event for Primary School children Some 250 children, from most of the Primary schools in the area, enjoyed the day's races.

Results:

Reception - 1, Liam Bradley 59 secs Ben Rhydding; 2, Matthew Sykes All Saints; 3, Blake Wood Ben Rhydding;

Year 1 Girls - 1, Molly Harris 2mins 50 secs All Saints; 2, Imani Thompson Moorfield; 3, Sarah Elliott All Saints; 4, A Smith Ben Rhydding; 5, Chantel Newmarch All Saints; 6, Millie Ray Moorfield.

Year 1 Boys - 1, Jack Hatton 2 mins 35 secs Clevedon House; 2, Gregory Smith Sacred Heart; 3, William Giles Sacred Heart; 4, Luke Horn Clevedon House; 5, M Walker Ben Rhydding; 6, Harry Morse Ghyll Royd; 7, William Price Sacred Heart; 8, Stuart McGregor Ashlands; 9, Daniel Heyes Ashlands; 10, James Newsom Ashlands; 11, Henry Brown Ghyll Royd; 12, Tom Mathews Ashlands; 13, Henry Ogilvie Ghyll Royd; 14, Bob Enion Clevedon House; 15, Tom Hewitt Ghyll Royd.

Year 2 Girls - 1, Naomi Elliott 3mins 7 secs All Saints; 2, Beatrice Bradley Ben Rhydding; 3, Lydia Faye-Waile Clevedon House; 4, S Cripps Ben Rhydding; 5, B Smith Ben Rhydding; 6, A Tench Ben Rhydding; 7, Madi Watson Ashlands; 8, Amy Hewitt Moorfield; 9, Gill Ben Rhydding; 10, Hannah Hepworth All Saints; 11, Molly Allan All Saints; 12, Jesica Wilson Ashlands; 13, Eve Dyson All Saints; 14, Samantha Calthrop Sacred Heart; 15, Fiona Atkinson All Saints. Year 2 Girls Teams - 1, Ben Rhydding 26 points; 2, All Saints 50 points.

Year 2 Boys - 1, Elliot Dowley 2mins 45 secs Burley Woodhead; 2, Gregory Cox Sacred Heart; 3, Lewis Shaw Eldwick; 4, Joseph Garside Sacred Heart; 5, Oliver Smith Clevedon House; 6, D Deacon Ben Rhydding; 7, A Lorimer Ben Rhydding; 8, Ross McMillan Burley Woodhead; 9, Karl Verspyck Sacred Heart; 10, B Jacques Ben Rhydding; 11, Sam Jones Ashlands; 12, Andreas Molyindris Eldwick; 13, Jack Mallows Clevedon House; 14, Alasdair Cooke Addingham; 15, James Rowland All Saints; 16, Bryn Downing Eldwick; 17, W Rice Birchall Ben Rhydding; 18, Tom Bennett Ben Rhydding; 19, T Walker Ben Rhydding; 20, J Moore Ben Rhydding; 21,, Scott Marshall Burley Woodhead; 22, Joshua James Ashlands; 23, Edward Bevan Clevedon House; 24, Oscar Bevan Clevedon House; 25, Harry Dennis Clevedon House; 26, Sam Brearley All Saints; 27, J Craig Ben Rhydding; 28, M Taylor Ben Rhydding; 29, Tom Williams All Saints; 30, James Barnard Sacred Heart. Year 2 Boys Teams - 1, Ben Rhydding 58 points; 2, Clevedon House 90 points.

Year 3 Girls - 1, Eleanor Rice Birchall 5mins 2 secs Ben Rhydding; 2, Charlotte Hatton Clevedon House; 3, Emily Middlebrough Moorfield; 4, Nina Brown All Saints; 5, Gemma King All Saints; 6, Bethan Jones Eldwick; 7, Alice Forster Eldwick; 8, Sophie Green Moorfield; 9, Natalie Below Sacred Heart; 10, Chloe Dolphin Ashlands; 11, Eleanor Jowett Eldwick; 12, R Haynes Ben Rhydding; 13, G Bailey Ben Rhydding; 14, Emily Batt Eldwick; 15, Clarisse Beaumont Ashlands; 16, Drew Hanson Ben Rhydding.

Year 3 Boys - 1, James Hall 4mins 16secs Eldwick; 2, Mark Wilcock Ben Rhydding; 3, Tom Dyson Eldwick; 4, Charlie Snowden Clevedon House; 5, Alastair Jordan Clevedon House; 6, Ben Brearley All Saints; 7, O Hargue Madras Ben Rhydding; 8, Luke Hope Robertson Clevedon House; 9, Joshua White All Saints; 10, Cameron Tullie Eldwick; 11, Alexander Osborne All Saints; 12, Rory Whitaker Clevedon House; 13, Ben Costello Eldwick; 14, David Price Sacred Heart; 15, Ben Hadfield Ashlands; 16, Jake Vaughan All Saints; 17, J Page Ben Rhydding; 18, Matthew Keeton Eldwick; 19, David Squirrell All Saints; 20, Lewis Hick Eldwick; 21, D Williams Ben Rhydding; 22, J Preston Ben Rhydding; 23, Max Greaves Ben Rhydding; 25, Scott Lambert Eldwick; 26, Lewis Brook Eldwick; 27, Mark Calthrop Sacred Heart. Year 3 Boys Teams - 1, Eldwick 45 points; 2, All Saints 61 points; 3, Ben Rhydding 69 points.

Year 4 Girls - 1, Lucy Deacon 6mins 39secs Ben Rhydding; 2, Sophie Latta Ashlands; 3, Victoria Scott Burley Oaks; 4, E Johnson Ben Rhydding; 5, L Simpson Ben Rhydding; 6, Bethany Pugh Clevedon House; 7, Hazel Coates Eldwick; 8, Lauren Shaw Eldwick; 9, Flora Davies Ashlands; 10, Erin Crotty Sacred Heart; 11, Lily Kitchen All Saints; 12, Georgina Allan All Saints; 14, Lauren Stevenson Eldwick; 15, Amy Park Sacred Heart; 16, F Wood Ben Rhydding.

Year 4 Boys - 1, Jamie Shaw 5mins 35secs Eldwick; 2, Joshua Crane All Saints; 3, Calum Kerr All Saints; 4, Dominic Cox Sacred Heart; 5, G Domisin /Layton (or15th) Ben Rhydding; 6, Ben Swinton Hawkesworth; 7, Adam Swinton Hawkesworth; 8, Dominic Wilson Ashlands; 9, Stefanos Molyndris Eldwick; 10, Sam Haggar Burley Oaks; 11, Sam Wood Addingham; 12, Thomas Streatfield Eldwick; 13, Sam Greenwood Eldwick; 15, G Domisin /Layton (or 5th) Ben Rhydding; 16, Greg Knox Sacred Heart; 17, William Jordan Eldwick; 19, Kieran Roebuck All Saints; 20, Oscar Barber Ashlands; 21, James Farrar Eldwick; 23, Joshua Jordan Eldwick; 24, Andrew Reeday Eldwick; 25, Mark Phillips Ben Rhydding; 26, Daniel le Roux Clevedon House; 30, Archie Miller Sacred Heart. Year 4 Boys Team - 1, Eldwick 52 points.

Year 5 Girls - 1, Harriett Middlebrough 8mins 39secs Moorfield; 2, Bryony Whitaker Clevedon House; 3, Poppy Liuba-Carmichael Ben Rhydding; 4, Helena Below Sacred Heart; 5, L Wilcock Ben Rhydding; 6, C Pearson Ben Rhydding; 7, Anna Jordan Clevedon House; 8, Annabelle Smith Moorfield; 9, A Craig Ben Rhydding; 10, A Simpson Ben Rhydding; 11, Natasha Verspyck Sacred Heart; 12, Ursula Rowe Clevedon House; 13, Sarah Reeday Eldwick; 14, Miriam Smith Hawksworth; 15, Laura Holt Hawksworth; 16, Katie Mallows Clevedon House; 17, Harriet Harding Clevedon House. Year 5 Girls Team - 1, Ben Rhydding 33 points; 2, Clevedon House 54 points.

Year 5 Boys - 1, Matthew Naybour 7mins 44secs Ben Rhydding; 2, Harry Rowe Clevedon House; 3, Tom Fawcett Eldwick; 4, James Cottam Eldwick; 5, Sam Walker Clevedon House; 6, Roam Hamilton Ashlands; 8, Andrew Ettenfield Sacred Heart; 9, Jonathon Sharp Eldwick; 10, James Morse Clevedon House; 11, Jack Hanson Ben Rhydding; 12, Joseph Dowley Burley Woodhead; 13, Stephen Clarke Ashlands; 14, Bradley Lawson Clevedon House; 15, Jake Norton Clevedon House; 16, Luke Jepson Clevedon House; 17, Ashley Hicks Clevedon House; 18, Bradley Chapman Ben Rhydding; 19, Oliver Preston Ben Rhydding; 20, Alan Beaumont Ashlands. Year 5 Boys Team - 1, Clevedon House 46 points.

Year 6 Girls - 1, Fiona Jordan 9mins 21secs Clevedon House; 2, Sarah-Jayne Keeton Eldwick; 3, Louisa Clark All Saints; 4, H Rawlinson Ben Rhydding; 5, Alex Wood Clevedon House; 6, H Stocks Ben Rhydding; 8, Emily Chile Moorfield; 9, Florence Creatrix Ashlands; 10, C Whitehead Ben Rhydding.

Year 6 Boys - 1, Nathan Proctor 8mins 34 secs All Saints; 2, Harry Liuba-Carmichael Ben Rhydding; 3, Joshua Holmes* Ghyll Royd; 4, Alex Sinclair All Saints; 6, Thomas Scott Burley Oaks; 9, Alex Winton All Saints; 10, E Younge Ben Rhydding; 11, S Morris Ben Rhydding; 12, Tyrone Abraham All Saints; 13, Nathan Hudson All Saints. Year 6 Boys Team - 1, All Saints 39 points.

Ilkley Harriers

The Ilkley Harriers Runner-of-the-Month for December was Vince Gibbons, for improved race results. It was a quiet weekend for racing, with many Harriers preparing for the Rombalds Stride in a few weeks time with long runs on Ilkley Moor.

Chris Porritt and Amanda Parnaby decided to get away from the maddening crowd and were the first ladies team in the Wheeldale Tandem event: run one mile together, split to run different 20 mile legs; then rejoin to do the last eight miles together.

Ilkley Harriers is a friendly club, training from Ilkley Lawn Tennis and Squash Club every Tuesday at 7pm. See their web site www.ilkleyharriers.co.uk for more information.

Three Peaks celebrates

Entry Forms for the Three Peaks Race are now available and runners are being advised to enter early because on April 25 the race celebrates its 50th Anniversary and the organisers are pulling out all the stops to ensure that the race is an occasion to remember.

This Yorkshire event is now the most famous and prestigious fell race in England in contrast with 1954 when there were three finishers from six starters.

In recognition of its 50th anniversary the race has again been accorded English and Yorkshire Championship status. The only question that fellrunners will ask of each other during 2004 will be "Were you at the Peaks?" and if the answer has to be "Yes" applications should be sent in now.

The Three Peaks Race has always been the benchmark in terms of marquees, refreshments, Raynet, Mountain Rescue and an electronic tagging system but for 2004 even this will be surpassed with extensive media support including Yorkshire Television which has made available the films of the 1976 and 1993 races.

The latter was won by Gavin Bland (Borrowdale) but it is primarily remembered for Mark Croasdale (Lancaster and Morecambe) being immortalised, if not mortified, when going from first to fourth on the run-in under the eyes of TV cameras.

For decades the Daily Mirror sponsored the race but this finished abruptly after Robert Maxwell fell off his yacht and since then no long term sponsor has supported the race although the high profile of the event in 2004 may prompt a sponsor to come forward.

In 2003 the race provided a delightful surprise with its first father and son victory when David Walker (Clayton-le-Moors) won to follow the three victories of his father Harry Walker.

For 2004 every entrant will receive a Celebratory Brochure including a historical review, lists of past winners, photographs and an insert listing all runners in the 50th event.

Skyrac has strong links with the race. For many years Howard Sawyer won the Scout Prize; Skyrac President Neil Clayton is one of the few runners to have received the prestigious award for 21 finishes; Chairman Graham Breeze is on the race organising committee and Bill Wade, who has completed the event on 33 occasions, is Entries Secretary.

The record for finishers stands at 415 but there is no doubt that the cut off for entries of 600 will be reached in 2004 and there is optimism that the quality field will spur the 2004 winner to a record time in this glorious 50th Anniversary year.

The closing date for entries is March 24 but would-be runners are advised to enter early because when the 600 race numbers have gone, they will have gone!

You can get in touch with Skyrac via www.skyrac.org.uk or 01943 874046.

Leeds Schools Championships

AT the Leeds Schools Cross-Country Championships at Beckett Park there were fine performances from the Menston duo of Jodie Gregorczyk (2nd) and Jessica Best (4th).

They will now represent Leeds Schools in the West Yorkshire Schools' Championships to be held at Silcoates School, Wakefield.