SPORTS AND GAMES

Greymouth Evening Star, 4 July 1938, Page 8

SPORTS AND GAMES

HARRIERS. [PEP. PRESS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND. July 3. The veteran runner J. W. Savidan made a notable return to harrier racing on Saturday afternoon, when ho won the Onehunga to .Auckland road race, conducted by the Technical Athletic Club. The distance was 7.*> miles. Savidan led from the start, and was never challenged. His time was 36 min. 57sec. J. 1. B. Neil was second, his time bein 37min. 19sec, with It. Crompton third in 27min “liscc. The St. John's Harrier Chib last Saturday held a short training run only, of about four and a-half miles. Conditions were not of rhe best. Read, cross country and hill work was combined in' the rim. No hard running was done, this wook, bill shortly the (■•luh will bo going strong again, training for the Club championship Cup. Results were: J. Daniel 1. I. Burrell 2, B. Burrr-U 2. BADMINTON. INVERCARGILL. July 2. Before a packed gallery the visiting Australian badminton team defeated Southland by eight games to nil. Although the visitors won their games fairly comfortably the# local players gave sufficient opposition to make their opponents give of their best, and badminton of a high standard resulted. SWIMMING (Rec. July 4. 1.20 p.m.) COPENHAGEN, July 3. Hveger achieved a world’s freestyle record; a mile in 1291.5 seconds, and fifteen hundred metres in 1205.7 seconds.