HARRIERS’ RUN-IN

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22617, 21 April 1948, Page 8

HARRIERS’ RUN-IN

PA( 'I. MAKER WINS I VV'K <'OVERS SIX MILES i in .'tntiiiila.y Un' Gisborne Y.M.C.A. Il.ii | j r i Club held the third event of ip,, ,u uinliT ideal weather condi|ju,i,r. i| ir ji.u-k covering approximately r ,lx Hill,':;, with a wry successful run in, thr I'm .I of He- year. .Stinting the Y.M.C A. the pack | r( | nvrr William Pcttie bridge and 1.1., nc ifiiirii,• mad. and de Latour load, milking the -,ieep ascent of Quarry mail uvri liniking Ihe Hole-in-the-Wall. |.'hjii'i Hus point the course 'ed ’O’.nid 11 .. . i,,|, of the hills in the uirection ~f Wainui liiaeli and descended to I,vail riiail, near the site of the old Pi'jrk works. The return ‘.o the startmi; point was marie via Huxley, de--1 .a'loiii, and Kutone roads. The run-in of i| miles commenced at the coiner of Huxley and Tyndall mails, all members running from the same mark. The pacemaker, the Hub vice-captain, Peter Pollard, won from o'Kane by 7.7yds. Fifty yards behind in a keen struggle for third place, Miller defeated L. Hawkins by a few yards. Pollard, who secured a handy lead early in the race, looked like winning all the way. Other prominent runners were the juniors. .1 Jennings and G. McDonald, who tied for fifth place. Next week a similar run-in will be held. The results of both events will be a guide in allotting margins for the annual sealed handicap event