WELLINGTON CLUB

Evening Post, Issue 19, 23 July 1934, Page 6

WELLINGTON CLUB

There -ivas> a large gathering to witness i the Wellington Club's five miles handicap ] for the Old Boys' Memorial Shield at £ Brooklyn. Officials for the day were:— , Judges and timekeepers, Messrs. S. Hit- i liker and C. Willis; liandicapper, Mr. W. * Wheelan; starter, Mr. T. Farrington; f trail-layers, Messrs. K.- Ward and G. Ha"- . gerty. The trail started at the corner \ of Taft Street and went along Morning- f ton Koad to the Ridgeway, and then over ] the hills to Severn Street, down Severn ] Street to Happy Valley Koad, and then up the Valley Road to finish at Taft Street. Sixteen members faced the starter McMahon, the limit man, started off at a good pace, but was overhauled in the first half-mile by Drawbridge and Barnhill. •At the mile post Raven and McAuley displaced Drawbridge and Barnhill, who had strayed off the course a little. With two miles completed Spence ■was in the lead. At this stage the backmarkers started to put in an appearance. At Severn Street, with half-the distance gone, McCouchie and W. Allen went to - the front. ' McConchie led oa to Happy Valley Road by 50 yards. Nest came Allen and McAuley, closely followed by Mulcahy, O'Brien, MeKinuon, Allen, and Raven. Up the Valley Road Mulcahy set out to overhaul McConchie and succeeded. He beat McConchie by about ldb yards. JMcKinnon was 50 yards away third.

Details are as follow, the runner's handicap, actual time, and plice being given in each case:—

T. Mulcahy (43sec), ,34min s&sec; 1; T. McConchie ■ (Imiu 30seb), 35min 57sec, 2; S. MeKinnon (30sec), 35min 30sec, 3; 'M. Cooke (scr), 3imin SOsee, 4; W. Allen i (lmin 4osee), 36min 47sec, 5; L. A. i McAuley (4min 50pee), 40min 45sec, 6; iH. Allan' (oOsec), 37min lOsee, 7; J. 'O'Brien (2min lOsec), 38min 40sec, 8; E. i Willett (lmin 45sec), 38min 24sec, 9; C. Chalk'(lmin lOsec), 38min 17sec, 10; J. Drawbridge (smiu 30sec), 40min 45sec, 11; N. Raven (4min 50sec), 44min 20sec, 12; R. Speuce (4min 30sec), 44min 30see, 13; J. Barnhill (omin 30sec), 42min 37%scc, 14; B. Manley (amin SOsec), 49miu' ssec, 15; E McMahon (6min), 49min lOsec, 16. Fastest time was registered by M. Cooke.

A special prize for the first of the fourminutes or over men to finish was won by L. A. McAuley. •

After the race members were entertained at afternoon tea by the committee.