HARRIER RACING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21273, 29 August 1932, Page 12

HARRIER RACING

' pi DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP 1 " OTAGO RUNNER SUCCESSFUL ; | t' r .- COOPER GAINS SECOND PLACE ' [BY TELEGRAFH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] CHRISTCHTTRCH, Sunday The New Zealand cross-country chant- ' pionship race; over a 10,000 metres course was held at Cashmere yesterday afternoon and a fine congest ended in a win for J. q._ Barnes, Otago, who made the time of 375. Barne3 and N. F. Cooper, Auckland, were in the lead over the whole distance pace-making in turn. Over the final stages Barnes showed marked superiority and won running away by 200 yards. The pla«. ing 3 were:— J. G. Barnes (Otago), 37m 373 .. .. 1 J N. F. Cooper (Auckland). 38m 13s ..3 E, C. Brown G. Bayne (Wellington), 38rn 37s . . .. 4 The other placings were:—A. Barclay (Wellington), 38m 335, 5; C. Weller <Ws s t Coast), 38m 435, 6; H. K. Johnston (West Coast), 38m 435, 7; G. Prossgr (Wellin*. ton), 38m 47b, 8; A. R. Oeddes (Ota«), 38m 535, 9; E. P. Brown (Otago), 3Sm 5o S> 10: L. C. McLachlan (Otago), 39m 4a, lf ; A. D. Park (Canterbury), 39m Ba, 12; p, i Wilson (Wellington). 39m 20s, 13; J. Nicholson (Auckland), 39m 21s, 14; R„ M. Barter (Canterbury), 39m 2Gs, 15; A. Bradley (Auckland), 39m 48s, 10; A. P. Thomson (Canterbury), 39m 58s, 17; D. Smith (West Coast), 40m Ba, 18; G. Johnston (Went Coast), 40m 9s, 19; A. L. Stevens (Wellington), 40m 15s, 20; A. Preston (Timani). 40m 255, 21; G. H. Watson (Canterbury), 40m 375, 22; C. S. Ell (Canterbury). 4() m 455, 23; A. Browne (Auckland), 41m 21s, 24; J. J. Morris (Otago), 41m 275. 25; L. C. Barker (Auckland), 41m 295, i 6; J. £{. Brown (West Coast), 41m 523. 27: J. Northover (West Coast), 42m 39;?, 2«; L. C. Ftilford (Canterbury), 42m 565, 29. - The teams' race resulted:— Otago (Barnes, 1. E. C. Brown, 3, Geddee, 9, E. P. Brown. 10). 23 pomt3. 1; Wellington (Bayne, 4, Barclay, 5,' Proaeer, , 8. Wilson, 13). 30 points, 2; West Coa*t (North Island) (Weller, 6, Johnston. 7, Smith, 18, G. Johnston, 19). 50 points, 3: Auckland, 55 points, 4; Canterbury, GS points, 5. TECHNICAL OLD BOYS' CLUB The harriers of the Technical College 014 Boys' Athletic Club held a run on Saturday from the homo of Mrs. Paltridge, Marua Road, Eemuera. The course lay round the bed of Lake St. John up to the St. Jolm'j College, back toward the mountain'and tien across the lake bed. The < going was very heovv in parfs. Thirty-five runners efurte.},. At the conclusion, of the run Mr. R. (J. Kilhwood. president of the Technical Club, thor;ked Mrs. Paltridge and her brother. Mr. R. Exton. a, club member, fox their kindness in entertaining the members at aftejjjiooa tea. LYNNDALE CLUB Tlie Lynndale Harrier Club held its final run of the season on Saturday afternoon over the club'a seven-miles Titiransi course. There are still more social meetings to be held in the form of return club run 3 and football matches. - _ * _ R. McGregor was successful in winnin? the Kohn Cur, presented for the most poipts scored in "the riins-in. .Results for the day were as follows:—G. Heron, 6s, 1; J. Dolan, 2s. 2; T. McGregor, scr, 3; S. Chappell, 103, 4; B. Rigden, Bs, 5; M. Fowlds,-Bs, 6. PAPATOETOE CLUB f llie Papatoetoe Harrier Club held afivemites cross-country run on Saturday 'afternoon. The pack was led by the club captain, P. Germann. The results of a 300 yds. run-in. are as follows:—S. Haddock, 15yds. 1; E. Littler, 20ydB, 2: W. Bent, 30yd5,,3: Goldsworthy, 44yds, 4, . HAMILTON CLUB '' [from our own correspondent] HAMILTON, Sunday . The Hamilton Harrier Club held a race for the Gilchrist Rose' Bowl yesterday, the result being as follows: —Silvester's team, 1; Ready's team, 2; Salisbury's team, - 3; Lindsay's team, 4. MARATHON EVENTS 1 DECISION OF DELEGATES [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] v CHEISTCHURCH. Saturday A decision that a recommendation be mad# to the New Zealand Amateur Athletic and Cycling Association that a marathon bs staged yearly at a time and place as arranged later was reached at .the conference of harriers' delegates held in Christchurch last evening. - A further motion wa3 carried recommend- • ing that the Wellington centre be asked to arrange the first marathon, and to pay all expenses for it and take all revenue from it. The council will provide championship medals. By a majority vote it was decided that tlie marathon be run between October 1 and the second week in November each year.