HARRIERS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1205, 14 August 1911, Page 4

HARRIERS.

Favoured with ideal weather, the Wellington and Brooklyn Harriers held a, combined run at Rona Bay on Saturday afternoon, 21 members taking part. L. Salek and R. Reid (Wellington Club), and E. Vango (Brooklyn) were told off to lay a trail. The course was from Wise's tea-rooms, over the hills through heavy bush, into Day's Bay, along tho road for about two miles, and then back to the starting point. The rur.-in was held over the last three-quarters of a mile, and resulted as follows:—C. Murray and F. Bvrne gained the first two places, with W. Press and F. Pinkuey finishing in that order. Next Saturday the Wellington Club will bold their annual ten-milo inter-club event nt Miramar. Good entries have been received, including three Otago men. The Brooklyn Club also run from Miramar. Jlr. G. A. Scott has declared the following handicaps for the Brooklyn Harriers' (Wednesday section) one milo and a half novice race, which is to be held Jit Miramar on Wednesday next:— J. T. M'Davitt, scr.; C. Brown, 20sec; E. Vanco, Msec; C. Uphani, -lOsec; C. Rough. 45sec; S. Myers, (Msec; L. H. Scott, SOsec. At sports held in the grounds of the Itevaf Hospital, for Incurables, Putney Heath, twelve of the- strongest women nurses easily beat nine burly male atlenclauts in. 'a tug-of-war. ' His "out was bad, tho poor old dad Was ill and nearly raving; Ho had a cold, and then behold, He cut himself when shaving. His wifo was sure Woods PeppermintCure . ' Would mend him in a minute; And I've been told it cured the cold 110 swears there's magic m it!—Advt. In the nets nt Auehencnirn, on the Solwav a. lobster was taken the other day, anil'was disposed of to n gentleman m the vilhgo. After the lobster had bosn directed and consumed a gold wire ring w'-is found on the plate. The ring ha.s been tc-ied. and is found to lie of genuine ■'old. It is curiously worked, and is evidently of foreign make. A MODERN REMEDY. Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery for Coughs and 'folds gets to the root of tho trouble, and effects a permanent cure. Price, i Is, (id. ami 36,*