HARRIERS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 58, 6 September 1937, Page 7

HARRIERS

SHAW BATON RELAYS

WON BY SCOTTISH

The B grade team representing,,the Scottish Harriers won the B grade Shaw Baton r relay race.at Miramar on Saturday afternoon, in- a faster time over the same course than the same club's first team, which,won the A grade race. S. Woodley, the first of the B grade runners, made fastest time of any of the runners. There were six runners in each team, and each covered a lap of about a mile, partly, road and partly slippery cross-country. The A grade resulted:—Scottish (T. Bartlett, R. Violich, A. L. Stevens, C. Bruce, A. Bourgeois, and J. Biddington), 40min 43sec, 1; Olympic, 42mm ssec, 2; Methodist, 42min 26sec, 3. Fastest times: A. Shaw (Olympic), 6 mm 29sec; W. Owens (Wellington), 6 mm 32sec. ' ■ -\ Presbyterian (Corigalton) and, Bartlett (Scottish) took the lead in the first lap, Bartlett giving his team "a lead of six seconds. "Olympic (Shaw) climbed up to second place in the next lap. Scottish was well in the lead, with the rest in a bunch in the fifth lap. Presbyterian finished fourth and Wellington fifth. B grade race resulted:—Scottish 1 (S. Wpoaley, W. Clements, G. Buchanan, E. Kennedy, F. -Silver, and J. Garty), 40min 35sec, 1; Presbyterian 1, 42min. 40sec, 2; Olympic, 43miji J.2sec, 3. Fastest times: S. Woodley, 6min 25sec, J. Garty, 6min 29sec. ,t " Scottish ran away with the race, Woodley establishing a lead of 34see. Presbyterian and Olympic, had a fairly equal struggle for the next two places. Scottish II finished fourth, Methodist fifth, Wellington sixth* and Presbyterian II seventh. ::. ' At the conclusion of the contest th» donor, Mr. D. Shaw, presented the batons and a medal to each member of the two winning teams. •' ■ Mr. D. Owens was announced aa manager of the provincial team.

BROOKLYN CLUB.

The Brooklyn Club held at run from St. Alban's Church schoolroom, Eastbourne, about twenty runners participating. The majority of the competitors set out early for Pencarrow Lighthouse, with D. Sinclair leading the way, hotly pursued by Hiscock, MeCalman, Prosser, McGregor, and Pedersen. Though the tracks along the ridges were very slippery, a fast pace was maintained until the lighthouse was reached, one man heading the other until G. Prosser: had a comfortable lead on the rest of the pack. Prosser seemed to be at the peak of his form, and ran easily all the way against the others of his pack, who were going all out. On this course, which has come to be regarded as Brooklyn's annual endurance contest, ha had no difficulty in leading the way home along the arduous going of the beach. Had his time been recorded it probably would have been one of the best yet. '

AT MASTERTON.

The . Kiatere Club fivTastertoh) de» feated the C.V.M. Club (Wellington) in a seven miles race at Masterton. ■• On most of the journey a heavy drizzling rain fell and the course was made more strenuous by the 55 fences it included. Kiatere won easily, filling the first six places as follows:—R. Greeks 1, A. Burns 2, W. Bums 3, W: McDonald 4, J. Laing 5, A. McDonald 6." McPhee and G. Tynan did best for the C.V.M.' Club. Afternoon tea was served, and at night the C.V.M. team was entertained at a dance.--The team left on the return journey after the dance, arriving at their hut at Lower Hutt at 3.30 a.m. yesterday. . The result of the Masterton harriers' Willis Cup event of-five-miles was:— C. Ross, 35min 37sec, > 1; J. Kennedy, 36min 42sec, 2; C. Pringle, 36min 50sec, 3." • ■•■ ■ ■ ■ ■■ :

UNIVERSITY CLUB,

About fptirteen members of the_,University Harrier Club took part in an invitation' run. Starting from the bathing sheds at Island, Bay, they followed the beach to Houghton Bay and then made towards the ridge leading tv the trig station. After coming back to Island Bay the runners were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Shorland. Next Saturday ah eight-mile run will be held from the University for the Endeavour Cup. : ; ,