PAPER TRAILS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 106, 8 May 1933, Page 11

PAPER TRAILS

HARRIER CLUB EVENTS

ANNUAL NOVICE RACES

. Twelve runners, who were started by Mr.* AY. .Whelan, took part in the annual j maiden handicap, of the Wellington Club , from the Miramar train terminus on Saturday afternoon., Soon after the start Hoy moved to.the fore, and took the lead ■from Raven, the limit man, Thomas being in. close attendance.'These positions wire | ■maintained all the way .to. .Am Road, 'where Thomas came to. light, with a determined effort; and. just headed Raven tor see'ond place. Hoy was not pressed tor his win, and held a.clear 40-yard advan- ' Detailed results1 ■-are:—R. Hoy, 1; H. Thomas, 2; Wv-Raven-,'-'3rH-: -Brady, 4; E. Willets, 5,\ L.-'Callaghan, 6. Fastest times' were: W. Allan, 15mm 15sec,l;-E.'AVillets, lomin 38sec, 2; H. Thomas, 15mhr 41sec, 3; H. Brady, 15mm S9sec, 4; L. Callaghau, 16min 13sec, 5; K. Hoy. (16min -losec), 6. ■• . , ' Prior to the-start the members of the .club stood in silence for-a.few moments as a :mark- of respect:to the late-Mr. W. J. Heenan. ' . •-'- ■■ ■■• ~: OLYMPIC CLUB. ! ■ Twenty-eight" members of the Olympic Harrier'Club-held-a rim from'Lyall Bay. J. Perstori, the club president, and A. Lang "laid an--excellent-trail ■of about eight miles, .from. Ly.all Bay bathing sheds ] up Freyberg. Street, " thence over, -the Vosseler course.. On reaching Moa Point the fast pack converged with the slow pack, and the trail followed the golf links fence to Scots College, whence via-the mam i-oad to Kingsford Smith Street,, down ■there to the beach, where a 700-yard runin'was held. -. C. Campbell was first, Cr. Strong second,: and J; Perston third. -. ' The colts' run-in resulted: D. Sunderland, J; A. Clarke, 2; and J, Bezar, 3. . - BROOKLYN CLUB. ■■The Brooklyn Harrier 'Club held its weekly run from..St..'Matthew's Hall, ■Brooklyn. A good muster 6£ thirty-seven runners, in' three packs', followed a sisrnile trail, of' a'splendidly varied nature, laid' by A. Naulls and A. Sliaw. Leaving the hall, the. trail erpssed Brooklyn Road to cover some of the roads .in the higher part of Brooklyn. Central Park was reached, via Laura Avenue, and Brooklyn Road was again crossed lower down the feill. .Skirting Prince of Wales' Park and the Winter Show Buildings, the trail followed the base of the hills to Berhampore golf-links, where it turned uphill* to ■ the ridge! eastward of Hap.py Valley.' The fast pack, led by D. Pedefson and D. Sinclair, picked up the, others about a. mile 'from home, and' the remaining distance 'was . covered at a, fast go-as-you-please pace. ;, •■ • ".: - :'.'■■■'• , iC. Combs showed promising form, and. provided ', he does- not ( over-train,-should stand a good chance of promotion to the A team this -season. Others to show up •weirwere H. Miller and R. Watterson, and among the new members:A.-Williams •made a good impression. . ■•.: : ' PRESBYTERIAN CLUB. '.'■• The weekly:run of the Presbyterian, Har■rier Club was held- from Wadestqwn, and "■34 runners followed a stiff six-mile trail 14id by 37 Birodie arid T. Moncrieff. There Tvere three packs; under C. Seelye, D. Morrison," and R; D.- Moore. Upon leaving the church - the paper led • down Wilton .Ttoad. and round Blackbridge Road to Kgaio. Continuing through Ngaio to Khandallah and'past' the Onslow Recreation. Ground, it led over the hill and down a; steep descent to Eaiwarra football ground and. the; Hutt Road, which was followed until'the trail led up Sar Street »nd. Barnard .Street t'6 home. I Most of the members are beginning to Rhow form, -and- it will soon be necessary ,to form ,a.n. extra-fast pack.- C. Rae. is running very'well this season, as are sev- ■' eral new members,- including W. . Moore, /I!. Clayton,. A..Sando, and M. Lusford. : .A run-in over a distance of 400 yards resulted as follows :-r-E. Haswell 1, K. Sando 2; P. Barnes 3. After .the. run, which comprised mostly . road work and '.was very strenuous, afternoon tea, ■ provided by the young ladies of the Wadestown Bible Class, was .much' appreciated. ' • 'VARSITY HARRIERS. .'! The 'Varsity harriers held their seciohd : novice race over the Worser Bay c6urse.,. .•..Unfortunately the. vacation; had the effect, of deducing* numbers'/ but, despite this, the enthusiasm among competitors and supporters,. could', not' liave been ■: keener. '.;■•■ ■ ■ . . ■ ' ■■-..' ■ IA ■ field of nine faced 7the starter. " A, scramble for positions vup;' the slippery hill made the initial going somewhat arduous, btit on-reaching'the top the leaders were ■well spread out,' Cairns and Dixdn were battling for-first place, ■ with Coup lying third and Shorland fourth. Cairns established a definite lead ,coming, down the hill, to Broadway. .After Seatoun tunnel Was passed, little change took place in the positions of the leaders. D. Cairns won in 15min''-3:.4-ss'ee,-with- C. H. Coup second, lomin 33 3-ssec, J. T. Dixon third, lomin 51 4-ssec, and F. B. Shorland fourth. The winner "gave a creditable ' performance, improving'on last year's fastest time by:Bsed.. '•■■,! ' -. ; ■'■[The race was keenly contested -through cut,- the placings. being to .a- very! large extent 'determined' by the work-in the eirly stages. . .'■ To ' the vice-presidents, Messrs. L. C. King, G. P. Dixon, and J. O:. Shorland, and to G; C.-Sherwood,^of-ficial timekeeper,, the club's thanks are extended for their asisstance in the control pi the event. ■' ' ; SCOTTISH CLUB. \YThe. Scottish/Harrier ■ Club held its •annual novice race of 2% miles, at Mirairiar. _ Twenty- runners faced the starter. Starting.from-'the Miramar -tennis courts tile-course led across the glen to the back of -the oil works,: down Tauhinu Road along Miramar Avenue, -up Para Street, and then back to the starting point. Before half the distance -'was' covered Riddington, Herricli, Treloar, -and McDonald were to the" fore." Coming into .Miramar Avenue,' Riddington held a substantial ]cad from Herrick and Treloar. At this etiage McDonald dropped back,arid allowed- Smith, and Hagen to come up, but the front markers had .the pace on and itf was. evident that the scratch man, McLeod, lying about eighth', would have to miove up a. good;deal' to• win fastest time honours. In DaTlington Road and withtHe 'finish in sight, Riddington clapped on more paceandwonby about'7s yards from iHerrick', who was in a da'ngerous^'position tintil the "stitch" 'put him back, but he managed: to' beat • Treloar by about 50 y<irds for , second place. ■Results: Riddington (Iniin. 20sec), 1; Herrick .. (lmin ,20sec), 2;.' Treloar ;(lmin 35sec), '3; Eric Smith (lmin 40sec) and 3?ay Violich (49sec), dead.heat,.4; McLeod [(scr), ff. • ; .Fastest time was made by the winner, Eiddingtqn,- 14min, 16sec,. Herrickr second fastest, 14min'36sec, and. .McLeod 'third fastest, 15min- 31se'c.;: '' .. _■' The first ( fhree men were too far apart id., provide the . usual sprint. However, Smith, Violich,. and McLeod madje up,for it',. having "a keen, tussle over the last 200 yards. . ■: =•. -. -.-■ -.:'■-. .--.. . ; METHODIST CLUB. : There -was;a muster of 13 members and itwo visitors at the Methodist Club's run ■which was held from the Ngaio Church. JTor the_ first time the runners were divided into two-packs, and an interesting run was held over a seven-mile-trail, which included a good- stretch of Kaiwarra Gorge and stream, :and a-mile or so of goree country. : ' . . : . The half-mile runs-in resulted:— Slow pack: -Clarke 1, J. Thomson 2. Fast pack:- Thorley T,;Alcorn 2. After ' the run,,- members were entertained to afternoon teay provided by Mrs. Tnorley and the Young Women's Bible Class. ' '■' • T r'' '■' '- . ' ■ " .■ HUTT VALLEY CLUB. • The. Hutt .Valley harriers held their run frorii'.'Hutt'Park, 29 members attending. A trail, of about six -miles was laid. by ,H- Porter,. E. Pvichardson, . and H. "VValker. The course, was. from the chibrobm to the railway workshops, via the championship -course, then up Riverside Prive to White's Line, down the'railway Utie to the stopbank, back'to Hutf Park. -A- handicap run-in was- held over a- disfeince, of 300 .yards; W. .Benton being the winner, with G. Calve'rt second and M. Patterson third.. •Next Saturday tfce^cjub's novice race is to be' held, over" one :]ajv of''the championship course. Eighteen runners have entered. . ' ■ . .... Two nadrenew, members have-joined (the club'.'and'on their showingthey should f>e useful men. 1