HARRIERS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 230, 22 June 1908, Page 4

HARRIERS.

NOVICE HANDICAP. Tho .Wellington Harriers got off their first race for the season at'Hutt Park on Saturday in rainy iveiithor, made tho course exceedingly .slippery. •. ' • Fourteen .'competitors: faced the\ .-. starter (Mr. F. Ross) for a -mile and a half handicap open :: to novices'only. The starters, were as follow: J. F. Wilson, scratch; W. Tall, I'. J. Dovino, and C. Rowbcrry, lOscc.; G. Lamberg'and- A ;Muir,' 15scc.; P. A. Wilton, 20sec;;'.A-. H.-Kiernan, F. J. M'Comiskey, W. White,"and L. Salolc, 25scc., and B. do Bakkor, E. Westwood, and 11, O'Flnherty, 30scc. ! Passing tho stand for the first time tho positions were practically unchanged, but, /shortly afterwards, Muir and' LambQrg, closely followed by Wilton, moved up and displaced the limit man. At tho mile post, tho scratch man liad worked up to third placo, through ', Lamberg falling away, but Muir stuck doggedly, to his load, until entering tho straight,-where a determined challenge from Wilson., found him unable to resnond. Wilson went ( out on his owii and won by about fiftebri'yards in what was, in view of tho weather conditions, tho excellent time of Bmin. .;54$sec. Muir finished a few yards to tho good"of Wilton, who just managed to boat Sal(?k;.for" ■ Tho handicaps for tho raco wore framed by Mr. AV. 11. Pollock, who.with Mr. F. Ross also judged the finish.; - iMembers of tlie club not taking part in the race held their ordinary run and re'turncd with tho novices to Bello Vue Gardens, where they were ontcrtained at tea by Mr. F'. Ross (a .vice-president of tho club) who takes part in their runs occasionally. Next Sa'£urday's""run was to liavo, been dropped on account of tho tost football match, but owing to tho keenness of some members who are-training for the Palmer Cup race, an informal run will bo held from To Aro Baths.