HARRIERS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 126, 29 May 1915, Page 14

HARRIERS

(By "Tli« Amateur.") FIXTURES FOR NEXT SATURDAY. Wellington Harriers— lsland Bay, Cliff House Brooklyn Harriers — Seatoun, 3 Mil© Novice Olympio Harriers — Karori, Russell's Tea Rooms Soottish Harriers — Kelburn Kiosk. < Wellington Club Harriers are making the pace very hot this season. Some of the old hands are evidently bent on cracking up the youngsters, judging by the pace they set last Saturday at Miramar. This club will never be in the front rank if the pace is not regulated by the slowest. Nothing is more disheartening to a young runner than to be left in the rear by the older and more experienced runners, who really ought to know better. In oases like this it requires the efforts of a very strong captain to keep the "runaways" in hand. Power, last year's captain, was the man in this respect. His loss will no doubt be felt considerably by the club. Brooklyn's turnout at Karori was very successful as regards both numbers < and the country covered. Karori is an ideal place for a cross-country run. Olympic have discovered something very warm this year in Osborn and M'Cauley. Both these men are showing excellent form, and will prove a valuable acquisition to th© olub in its team races. Scottish held their novice race on Satordav last, and the winner, Welch, 6howed excellent form in covering the journey in 17min 59sec from scratch. The course lay from Miramar Tea Rooms towards the Gasworks and back via the tramline — the usual three miles. Asthe time given was very warm for a maiden effort, the writer went over, the trail during the week, and found' it was about 250 yards short of the usual three miles. But still, taking this into consideration, the time was exceptional for a novice. Welch will no doubt show great improvement during tho next few months, and with a_ little careful training will find himself in the front rank of cross-country runners, for he shows good judgment and is certainly a stayer Waters and Hutchinson, the second and third men, also showed pood promise, and will be heard of later, I expect. I understand the popular captain of the 'Olympic Harriers has enlisted with the Expeditionary Force. This will be a great loss to the club, but their loss will be the country's gain. It's men of Byrne's stamp that make the best soldiers. He is fleet, sound of limb, and as hard as nails. There are_ a number of other runners in the harrier ranks who would do well to fall in beside Byrne and follow the good example set by other harriers now on service. Injustice to Byrno it might bo mentioned that he volunteered on a previous occasion, but was turned down owing to molar trouble. However, that was soon remedied. All harriers will join tho writer in wishing the popular " Darkey " good luck and a safe return At a meeting convened by Mr. F. Wilton last Saturday a committee of harrier delegates was set up to support Nurse Everitt's _ candidature for Carnival queen, with Mr A. E. M. Rowland as secretary Every man should exert every effort to secure the election of his queen, and at'the same time not lose sight of the object for which the carnival is being held. Those who cannot go on active service should help by v cash or kind and make some sacrifice — it's up to. them.