PAEROA HARRIERS

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 55, Issue 32723, 10 June 1946, Page 5

PAEROA HARRIERS

51 MILE RUN STAGED

MANY ATHLETES OUT

SWEENEY SHOWS ABILITY

In perfect weather conditions las! Saturday the Paeroa Harrier Club conducted its usual weekly run from the '.Salvation Army Hall, there being the best attendance of members to date. At 2.15 p.m. the slow pack went away to a good start followed seven minutes later by the fast pack. The course was the same 5i mile course of last week, being considered the best training course for the approaching Waikato championship to ? be run in Paeroa on July 27.

The two outstanding runners of the day were Findon‘of the fast pack and •Sweeney of the slow pack. With ap>niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinittiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiliMll

.proximately one-third of the course covered SSveeney started a forward move which eventuated into approsd**' mately a half-mile lead at the end of the journey. This improving harrier will in future run in the fast pack-. Findon in the fast pack also showed up prominently by taking the. lead after about li miles had) been covered and increased this lead to approximately half-a-mile at the finishing tape.

Results: Fast pack, H. Findon, time, 2iBmin. 30 l-ssec., 1; A. Vosper, 32min. 45 2-'ssec., 2; G. 'Spinks, 32min. 46sec., 3. ISlow pack, T. .Sweeney, time, 30 min: 3 l-ssec., 1; J. McLachlan, 32 min. 4fisec., 2; P. McLachlan, 32min. 48sec., 3.