HARRIER RACING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21817, 4 June 1934, Page 14

HARRIER RACING

CONTESTS ON SATURDAY WESLEY CLUB'S EVENT The Wesley Harrier Club held a run over the Avondale course on Saturday, 30 members taking part. A run-in over 300 yds resulted as follows:—Fast rack: T. Walker, 1; S. Cole, 2; R. Skryme, 3. Intermediate I\ack: Russell, 1; T. Spooner, 2; J. Spooner, 3. Slow pack: G. Goodman, 1; A. Rowe, 2; J. Sylvester, 3. UNIVERSITY' CLUB The University Harrier Club held a run of about seven miles from Mission Bay over very swarupy country on Saturday. Excellent form' was shown by A. Ball, R. Kay and Tweedic, who led the fast pack home. A run-in of 200 yds wan held and resulted:— Maxwell, 1; Crothall, 2; Watson, 3; H. McElroy, -1; R. McElroy, 5; H. Jellie, 6. CALLIOPE FIELD DAY The Calliope Harrier Club held a field day at the Takapuna racecourse on Saturday. Following were the results:— IOOYds. Handicap.—First heat: W. Charman, 7Jyds, 1; E. Bentloy, 10yds, 2; R. Wallace, llb'ds, 3. Time, 11 l-ss. Second heat: M. Steel, 12yds, 1; A. Davis, lljyds. 2; R. Houlihan, 10yds, 3. Time, lis. Third heat: G. Woodhams, B}yds, 1; L. Gee, Sjyds. 2; A. Clayton, 61yds, 3. Time, 10 9-10s. Final: Steel, L; Davis, 2; Gee, 3. Time, lis. 440 Yds. Handicap.—W. Ward, 18yds, 1; M. Steel, 35yds, 2; L. Motlcr, 28yds, 3. Time, 56 4-ss. One Mile Handicap.—E. Bentley, 140yda, 1; A. Clayton, scr. 2; E. Turner, 110 yds, 3. Time, 5m 5 2-ss. Won by a yard, with syds between second and third. Shot-putting Handicap (181b.).—A. Clayton (3£t), 2Gft 2Jin, 1; R. Houlihan (4ft Gin), 25ft sin, 2; M. Steel (3ft), 24ft 9in, 3. LYNNDALE CLUB A successful run over five miles was held by the Lynndale Harrier Club on Saturday. The 150 yds sprint resulted as follows: First heat: Armisted. Is May. 2; Kerr. 3. Second heat: Briggs, 1; McCombie. 2: Dolan, 3. Final: McCombie, 1; Briggs, 2: Kerr, 3. TECHNICAL OLD BOYS' CLUB The Teohnical College Old Bojs' Harrier Club held a run on Saturday, the two faster packs running four miles, while th» slow pack covered 10 miles. The run-in re Bulted:— Slow Pack.—W. F. Heath, 1; A. S. Wilshere, 2; B. Thomas, 3; J. Swindells, 4. Intermediate pack: D. Knight, 1; G-. Long, 2; V. Brierly, 3; R. Gibbs, 3. Fast pack: B. Parsons, 1; L. C. Barker, 2;. A. W. White, 3; E. J. Laird and J. Mortimer, dead-heat, 4. EVENT AT CHRISTCHURCH [by TELEGRAPH —PRESS association] CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday For tho fourth year in succession, Civil Servico (Dunedin) won the annual steeplochase run for the Kennett Cup, held at tho Riocarton racecourse this afternoon. L. C. McLachlan (Civil Servico) was again tho individual winner, and he was followed by two club mates, J. G. Barnes and A. R. Gcddes. The next to finish were A. D. Park and C. H. Matthews, members of local clubs.