HARRIERS

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 17, 21 July 1928, Page 22

HARRIERS

R. A. ROSE IN FORM GOOD PERFORMANCE AT MASTERTON (By "Papcrchaser.") NEXT SATURDAY'S RUNS. Wellington—lnvitation Mr. and Mrs. Thorn, Kenwyn terrace. Brooklyn—Club championships, Miramar. Hutt Valley—Club championship, Hutt Park. Olympic—Club championship, Hutt Park. Hutt Ladies—Hutt Park. At Masterton last Saturday R. A. Rose reproduced something like his old form when he beat L. Hack for fastest time in the ten-mile open handicap race. Considering that Rose was only making his fourth appearance this season with the country club, he should, by this performance, have no difficulty in filling a place in the Wellington team at the New Zealand crosscountry championships to be held at Wanganui on 11th August. Assisted by a prominent harrier supporter, the writer has selected a possible and probable team which perhaps will meet with favourable consideration. They aro as follow:—Possible team: R. A. Rose, J. Shephard, A. L. Stevens, F. Silver, L. Hack, and P. - Wilson. Probable team: J. B. Bibby, S. Andrews, G. Bayne, D. E. Pederson, C. Campbell, and F. Sanders. The form' displayed in the ten-mile Vosseler Shield race can hardly be recognised, as the Masterton course 'is comparatively level and the man who is a good fencer, apart from being' at home in the mud, should prevail. F. Sanders is placed in the probable team purely on account of his improved formpalthough he is well accustomed to the track, having competed there for the last five years in the annual Sanders Cup races. The Olympic Club held its weekly run from Seatoun last week, at the conclusion of which afternoon tea was provided by the president, Mr. J. Preston. An old member who made his appearance on Saturday was J. French, who intends getting down to serious training. Tutty, a promising runner, had the misfortune to injure his ankle a few weeks back, and will probably havo to spell for tho rest of the season. Olympic's most outstanding novice this year is R. Ritson. In the novice race he was fourth, while in the thro-mile Philp Cup race he was eighth, and succeeded in winning the Byrne Cup event on a sprint. He finished eighteenth in the Vosseler race, and was Olympic's sixth man. As he is still in his 'teens the prospects for this young runner are very rosy. On Saturday next the Brooklyn Club championships will be run, in conjunction with which a sealed handicap is being held for the Sherwood Rose Bowl. In previous years this race has been run over a five-mile course, but on this occasion the distance will be 6J miles. Considerable interest is being taken in this event, and membors are training consistently for it, as largely on its result will tho team be chosen to ropresent tho club in the Wellington provincial championships. B. Bilby, the present champion, will have much stronger opposition than was tho case last year, particularly from D. Pederson, Cook, A. Barclay, and R. O. Roberts. On previous performances all of these runners appear certainties for the A team, but tho- sixth position should bo keenly contested. L. C. Todd, G. MacFarlane, D.. Sinclair, and A. Sime arc in the running for this place, while Oh C. Sherwood may spring a surprise. This runner has twice in previous years been in the club's winning team, but to date this year has run disappointingly. Providing all tho selected runners can go to Masterton, the club should field a team capable of making a strong bid for tho WhyfccMacka^ Shield. A training run by tho Hutt Valley Club was held from the Hutt Park last Saturday, and gave runners an opportunity of working off tho stiffness experienced after the Vosseler raco. Tho two packs set off in opposite directions, the captains, V. Smith and N. Craig, using their own discretion in selecting the trail. Six miles of country were covered at an easy pace, and the boys returned greatly benefited by their outing. The ladies' branch of tho club held a three-mile novice raco from the Hutt Park, which resulted in a win for Miss E, Rowe, with Mrs. N. Dome second, and Miss I. Broe third. The. winner was off the lmin mark, and also secured fastest time in 25min 55sec. Mrs. V. Smith (scr x did not run as well as expected, and had to be content with fourth place. At a recent meeting of the Wellington Centre, Mr.-Jack Bradbury (Masterton) was appointed manager of tho Wellington championship -team. Mr. Bradbury is well known both in the city and the Wairarapa, as a ono time prominent harrier, whose advice and encouragement should have a beneficial result; with tho team. To the notes last week it was inadvertently slated that, the winning team in tlio Vosseler Shield race were the recipients of gold medals. As this may tend t<> con fuse runners in the future, "Paper-chaser" wishes to state that the medals presented were of bronze, aud iv.l of gold.