HUTT VALLEY CLUB

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 106, 7 May 1928, Page 16

HUTT VALLEY CLUB

The Hutt Valley Club held a novice race over 'a three-mile course, starting in the Hutt Park. S. Sanders, S. Andrews, and R. Kent laid the trail, which led out on to the road and up past the Maori Cemetery. From there it went along the beach, through the pine trees on to the Waiwetu road, taking an eastern turn across the paddocks by the new Railway Workshops, and then home to the Park. A. Gardener was first away, and maintained his lead for about half a mile. E. Lewis then took the lead, and gradually drew away, to win comfortably by about 400 yards. His time with handicap (4min) was 22min 26see. J. Lawrence, who filled second place, with 3min 30sec handicap, registered 23min 32sec, and K. Downes, 4miu handicap, was close up with 23min 40scc, third. J. Ballantyne, virtual scratch man, off lmiu 30sec, made fastest time, 21min 30sec. The remainder •of the pack, which was not eligible for the novice race, held a run over the same course as the novice runners used, except that it turned off at Leightou avenue and led through Gear Island, to finish at Hutt Park. Officials for the (lay were:—Starter, Mr. H. Sanders; handicapper, Mr. N. Craig; and judges, Messrs. R. G. Freeman, D. Dome, and A. Hadley. The lady harriers, six in number, held a run over the course used by the novice runners. The pack was in charge of Mrs. V. Smith. *