HARRIERS.

Evening Star, Issue 14572, 22 May 1911, Page 1

HARRIERS.

The Cavers]]am Harriers held a mile and a-half novice race at Taliuna Park on Saturday, which resulted as follows; Crimp (20sec) 1, MTvor (18sec) 2, Lewis (lOsec) 3. Time, Bmin 37£ sec. The race was described in our Sports Edition on Saturday night.

The Dunedin Harriers also contested a mile and a-half novice race at Tahuna Park, the results being : H. Johnson (15sec) 1, W. Mavail (15sec) 2, G. Jackson (2Sooc) 3. Time, Bmin oC^sec. The Y.M.C.A. Harriers wore the guests of Mr G. Hastie, Duncan street, and the bags were in charge of S. Paine and G. B. Hastie, who gave the pack a good eleven miles to traverse. Starting off for the Kaikorai Valley via Belleknowos, on reaching the Valley road t he trail led along it for about a mile, then struck across country for the Silverstream reservoir, which was passed. As soon as the Main road was come to the homeward, turn was, taken, and, passing through Burnside and Mornington, the Queen’s Drive was followed for the remainder of the run. Alter the good things on the table had been dieposed of an enjoyable musical evening was spent. Deputy-captain Reid thanked the host and hostess and lady friends. The Civil Service Harriers ran from the Oaversham Gymnasium. The trail, laid by A. Melville and H. Franklin, led up past the rccervoir, along the race, and then down into Green Island, and along the road home, concluding in an enjoyable run. St. Joseph’s Harriers ran from the Santa Sabina School, North-east Valley, as guests of the ladies of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Paper being dispensed with, the pack, under Captain Swanson, struck up past the school and on to the Pine Hill road, which was followed for some distance, when a change was made to the paddocks and over some ideal cross-country around the slopes of Pine Hill, and after some stiff climbing came out at the foot of Flagstaff, and, continuing on, struck down on to the Leith Valley road, where the pack indulged in a fast run home. A mile from home the pack had a go-as-you-please run, which resulted in a close finish between L. O'Sullivan and 0. Dillon, the former winning by a few inches. AJter the race members wore entertained by their hostesses. The Corstorphine Harriers ran from the Gardens Tea Booms. The trail was laid , up Opoho road, bearing to the left along Signal Hill road, and then up through some very pretty bush. Coming down hill again, the trail crossed the Valley road, and led up) over Pine Hill and home via the Pino Hill road. Page and Walker were the hares. The Pacific Harriers, to the number of twenty-four, ran from Greon Island School. Scott and Ferguson laid a trail to the left of the school and towards the beach until reaching the Brighton road, which was followed for about half a mile. On reaching the Green Island Bush road the trail went across country towards the Cattle Yards, the Main road being then followed home. After members had removed all traces of their run they adjourned to the bowling club pavilion, where they were hospitably entertained by the lady momj hers of the tennis club. The Anglican Harriers had a muster of twenty-two members at their run from the Mctrdpole Hotel, Si. Clair, as the guests of Mr C. H. Statham, one of the club’s vice-presidents. Notman and Aitken took the paper out on to the St. Clair Beach, thence followed the track up past Cargill’s Castle, and came out at the “Caves.” The trail then led up the hill towards Corstorphine, circling the golf links, and a short hill run then brought the trail on to tl . tram line at Shiels’ brickworks. A slow pack was sent out ten minutes after the hares, and another pack, in charge of the captain, followed. The first pack managed to got olf the trail, and unexpectedly came on the hares at the Caves, where the second pack also caught up to thorn. The members were afterwards entertained at the invitation of -Mr Statham. The St. Kilda Harriers journeyed to Poitobello on SaUirday, and walked back to Dunedin by the high road. The mud was sticky in places, but, on the whole, it \ was an enjoyable outing. When Highclirt j was leached a parity of generous campers | took them in and supplied a cup of hot I tea all round, after which all went on in | better spirits. Queen’s Drive being reached at 7.20. The Cargill Road Methodist Harriers ran from Rt. Clair baths. The pack, under Deputy-captain Slater, ran up to the Crustle ami across the hills, keeping well up, lui the Green Island road was readied. From ; there the pack turned homo, following tire ; road to the golf links, thence down the Cliffe road, where Cowie and G. Kitchi ll finished together in a good sprint home. | The member's tender their sympathy to Capo j lain MTndoo, who was absent through ; illness. The North End will run off a one-mile j handicap on the Gardens track next Wed- I nosduy afternoon. The following handicaps have been declared for the event; —■ J. Johnston scratch, W. Mitchell 5 seconds, ! H. Hogg 5, E. Ellis 5, E. Mowat 5, W. i Renwick 8. A. (Jursey 8, W r . Cree 12, M. | Mitchell 12, A. Ritchie 12, D. Marshall I 16, C. Fraser 20, J. Clements 20, T. Beadle i 25. IE Maw 25, J. Helmkcy 25, Pollock ( 50.