HARRIER EVENT

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 205, 31 July 1939, Page 14

HARRIER EVENT

WEST COAST TITLE. DEFEAT OF C. AY ELLER. Fourteen members of the Y.M.C’.A. Harrier Club participated in the West; Coast cross-country championship at Wanganui, on Saturday. The surprise of the day was the defeat of C. Weller j (Palmerston North), six times West I Coast champion. JI. J. Brown (New ! Plymouth) ran excellently to capture his second West Coast; title, and F. ( Hill (Marlon), runner-up on the last ; four occasions, again filled second place. Fifty-three runners, representing the i Wanganui, New Plymouth, Merton, j Palmerston North and Eeilding Clubs, ! faced the starter (Mr G. Benson), j The race was run over a one-lap I course of 61 miles. The paddocks were very slippery after the heavy rain, and a strong head wind for most of the journey made the limes slow. The runners went away to a last start and on reaching the hill after lij miles the field was well strung, with Brown, Mill, Cox, Wclier, Bromley. Hunt and Hearsay in front, 'fhe order was much the same throughout the race and some close finishes were witnessed for some of the minor plneings. The following are the times and placings of the first 15 to finish:— H. Brown (New Plvmouth), 37mm. 2Ssec\, I ; F. Hill (Marion), 37min. 53see., 2; M. Hunt (Marten), 3Smin. Iflsoc., 3: AY. Cox (AYaiignnui). 3Smin. 30sce., -( ; G. Bromley (AVanganui), 38min. 37soc. 5: C. AA oiler (Palmerston North (39min. lseo., 6; N. Hcarsey (Palmerston North), 39min. Usee., 7; S. Christopher 'Marion), 39min. Kisee., R; A. J’cnherthv (AYangaii.iii). 39min. 27see., 9; L, Hawthorne (Palm erst on North), 39min. 29see.. 10 : D. McCardle (Palmerston North). 39min. 42scc.. 11 ; F. Kittle (AVanganui), 39inin. -Msec.. 12: 11. K. Johnston (AVanganui). 39 min. 48sce., .13; 1). Smith (Marion). 39min. oOsco.. 'l4 ;_ L. R.yenwood (Wanganui), 39min. oSsec.. 15. Other phicin'rs ol Pnlmorstoii North runners were: J. AYoodd 8. C. McA icnr 24 J. Spall 20, S. McVicar 30. H. McDonald 31, Tv. AYoodd 33. J. Scott 34, A'. Nix 35, A. Cozens 41 and J. Yantior 42. Teams race (four men counting): A grade.—Marton, 27pbs.. 1 ; AVantrnnui. 30, 2; Palmerston North, 34. 3; New Plymouth, 101. 4. B grade: AYan.Tnnui 77pts.. 1 ; Palmerston North, 105. 2; Eeilding, 149, 3; New Plymouth, 152. 4. PERFOR MA N Cl’.S REAM EAYED. In the A grade the tennis were evenly matched. Had AAellcr finished first, as was expected, the local A team would have won the grade. AA oiler was not at his best. Ho lias not had the opportunity to train extensively this season, but will undoubtedly perform much better at the New Zealand championships. N. Hearsay, D. McCardle and L. Hawthorne ran very veil. Hearsay has been running consistently lor lour seasons and his inclusion in the AA est Coast team as an individual was fully merited. Hawthorne did surprisingly well to finish tenth in a course that does not usually suit him, and D. AleCart He again achieved the distinction of being the first junior to fini-.il. The other A men, •). .Scott- and C. AfcYicar, did not perform up to expectations, the former losing 27 placings on his seventh place at the AA cst Coast championships last year. Of the B foam J. AA oodd ran easily bis best this season. He ran well over the hills and gained much ground on the fences. J. Spall, 11. McDonald and S. McVicar ran to their usual form, hut 1. A’autier disappointed after his showing at recent runs. K. AA oodd and A’. Nix finished well. The first six runners to finish will represent the AA cst Coast at the New Zealand championships at Hastings on August 12, and N. Ncarsev and A. Peubertliy (AVanganui) will compete ox indi vid mils, ’j he team should giie a .mod account of itscll. and with C AA"oiler. H. Brown and F. Hill in form ihe AAVst Const may be to the fore in the teams race. CJ!OSS-COUNTBY CONT EST. Per Press Association. AA'ELLINGTON. July 30. The AAellington provincial senior crosscountry championship run at Silverstream on Saturday was won b\ AA'. A. C. Pullar (Mastorton). Scottish No. 1 won the teams championship. and Presbyterian No. 3 the teams sealed handicap. The junior title was won bv R. Baliantyuo (Scottish), and tlm junior teams championship by Scottish. EVENT AT HAVELOCK. Per Press Association. HASTINGS. July 30. Leading the field from flic start, H. E. Taylor (Hastings) won by 400 yards tlu> Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay harrier championship at Havelock North on Saturday. A. Taylor (Hastings), brother ol 1 fie winner, was second, and J. Mclntyre (Dannevirke) tied. The teams race was won bv the Hastings Club with 1-1 points, Napier being second with 33, and Dannevirke third with 40