Harriers

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 261, 31 July 1929, Page 8

Harriers

(By

"Whipper-in.")

Fixtures for next Saturday are as follow: Scottish Club—All Invitation run will be held at Day’s Bay, members being requested to assemble at the Ferry Wharf at 1.45 p.m. Brooklyn Hirrlers.—At the invitation of Mr and Mrs. H. Rose tlie dub will hold an invitation run from.-their residence. 20 Farm Road. Norlhltiml. Olympic mid Hutt Valley Clubs will each'bold dub diampionships al the Hutt Park. Hutt Club. Last Saturday members of the Hutt Club were guests of the' Wellington Club at the Evans Bay Boating Club. A good course of over six tiilles was covered by about tiftv members of both dubs, and a run-in wait held over the last- three-quarters of a “’a." Cutbush (Hutt Club) proved tt close winner, having beaten S. Morris (Wellington! bv three yards. .1. O’Brien finished a clean third. Cuibuslt is gradually coming into prominence, and although during the summer months he is a track sprinter, lie should run well iu the B grade section at the Wellington championships. S. Morris (Wellington), who gained fourth place In the Nlinmo Cup race, runs with fine action, and more should be -heard ol this versatile runner in the future. Scottish Harriers.

In winning the Tgnadees Cup on Saturday, B Lawer ran'the finest race of his career. ’ Starling from Mr. W. J. Jorgensen’s residence, Seatoun. the trail led around the reserve road until reaching the. liill In the Vosseler Shield course. From there it led down to the bitumen works, along Broadway and through the tunnel home Twenty-two runners were dis patched at various intervals, and the scratch men, A, L. Stevens and F. Silver conceded starts up to seven minutes. From the- outset B- Lawer forced the pace. Going over the hill the scratch man were moving, fast. Stevens being Slightly ahead of Sinclair with F. Sliver CU yards away. Upon reaching the bitumen works LJwer was running benutlfully with G. Zander making desperate attempts to hold him. When the tunnel was r reitchsd W. Znnder and Lawer were figbling it out with Utavena. coming up

fast. B. Lawer eventually drew away to win by a hundred yards from A. L. Stevens. The first six men and their times gras follow :— H'cap Time. B. Lawer 2.18 34.13 .. 1 A. L. Stevens Ser. 32.1!) .. 2 IV. Zander '. 3.48 3r>.23 .. 3 C. Tlioinpsou 3.5 S 31*42 .. 4 G. Zander 2.43 35.28 .. 5 L. Sinclair 26.1 33.41 .. ii Fastest limes were as follow:—A. L. Stevens (32miu. lllsee.), L. Sinclair (33min. itsec.): 11. Lawer (34niiti. 13sei:.): F. Silver i34mln. 44sec.). The last-named runner was untorliiiiate in having footwear trou blc. After the run the many friends slid harriers were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Jorgensen. A memorable afternoon was terminated with speeches by the bust and hostess, the president. Mr. W, .1. Walter, and the club captain, Mr. G. Zander.