Junior Harriers Show Stamina: Fine Duel at Finish

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 169, 19 July 1941, Page 5 (Supplement)

Junior Harriers Show Stamina: Fine Duel at Finish

(By MELANION)

DISTANCE of inches only separated R. Willmott and J. Dristie, of the Baptist Club, at the r'U sion o{ the Junior championi,™ 8 s country last Saturday at . A re ally great race in goodlinf ain a good big boy beat a phami- one - Willmott is a worthy mpion and he has shown both in an d again this summer tho n ? uran S a "Ellerslie race and that ji ne " uri ga-Auckland road race npr w ca - n sta y- This young runhas wisely not over-ran. unf Jsie was perhaps somewhat unnpr- i in meeting such a good form phr- , WillmoU 1" such good in iho ti V s e vvas firßt junior home a slipht k !* a " ga race an(l f° r • such of JfoiJ "°y 11 is amazing the amount speed and stamina he displays. was a r C „°^i rse chosen for the race list n,I j ly S°od one and the Bapin wWh S .t rves P raisc for the way course pj£ ey ma PPed out the road • , a P s a I'ttle too much be ovprn lnc * uc ted, but this cannot Within ome wit -h any race held Weather P. roxim ity of the city. Were idpat ° ( 1 tl0 u s for the event the W ept ' the rain through cepC * £ ad left going exrace was tv, eavy - A feature of the of the<HH e - genera Hy fine condition Practiraiw niors as they finished. a hard JSl evei !y competitor finished due exertion Wl t si £ns of over'nß ana Christie finishhe expected ; s ® corui it was only to ° ar ried off n, the Baptist Club C( *swin i he tea m race - This suc--o l®g cluh 10 en courage a ?' r share )I ? , a ? always done its harrier P in the growth of cam ai n Port -, Joe the jfthlete on tJS' i a , a we 'l known r all his r anc * a eross country H lea sed tv,:' years, was very should do n!f, r n a church club this J° help the cause V ealwav a °u of harrier clubs. They ( .u c ' n ß mam, 1 means of intromost hpaitff olu ) g men to one of s . e em s no ri l a s P° rt s, and there ! )s BhoulH ° n , now wh y these !'-'>;nin-.. lv - n()t figure more -f: ; various team

Technical Old Boys surprised somewhat by placing second without any of the quartet figuring in the major positions. Good teaming resulted in their aggregate points bettering the points of both the Wesley and Hamilton Clubs who had runners in higher places than the Technical teams. F. N. Orange (University) was well fancied by some to carry off the title, but while he ran his usual consistent race he lacked pace. Of the field this young runner, perhaps more than any other, impresses as one likely to develop into a really star distance runner. Orange should develop his speed by competing in middle distance events during the track season. W. Kemp, who followed Orange home into fourth position, represented the Christian Youth Movement Club of Hamilton. A particularly well built young athlete he showed a great improvement on his form of last season when he was expected to do well. After running most impressively in the Onehunga-Auckland road race the Wesley star, R. Riddell, was expected to stand quite a good chance of winning the "title, but the heavy going affected his long easy stride and he placed fifth. Once on the road for the run home Riddell made more headway. He looks the type to prove a really good track runner. His team mate, R. Douglas, caused quite a surprise by placing as high up as seventh after a rather mediocre performance in the Onehunga race. , . The two McGeehan boys from the Lynndale Club, ran most disappointingly, the elder, Roy, being completely off form. He usually runs much better across country than on the road, but he could not be recognised as the same runner who has caught the eye so much this season.