HARRIER RACING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22099, 3 May 1935, Page 9

HARRIER RACING

FIEPORT OF SUB-COMMIITTEg SUCCESSFUL PAST SEASON The increased number of competitors taking part in the sport, was mentioned a:5 a feature of the Reason's progress in the report presented at the annual meeting of the harrie:: sub-committee oi: the Auckland' Athik-tic Centi'e. The >, report stated that big fields competed '<• in all the inter-club races, the number • ot : competitors in the teams' championship being 150, while !J0 contested tlie provincial cross-country championship. Another important feature was t'tio large number of young competitors who showed r f promise. The representative team, ■which j visited! Duiuuiin for the Dominion cioss* ccuntry championship, i ".'.eluded four new rimers in Valder, Hill, Birtwhiistlc and Pinaon. Owing to Savidan, Cooper sold Atton bfing unavailable the representative team failed to achieve any success in this championship. The former Britibh Em]; ire champion and New Zealand champion, J. W. SSavidM, wits, responsible for some, outstanding; performances during the aeiision. He ws.s tho w.nner of the provincial ijhampionshijp, the Onehunga-Aucldand road nice and a member of the team successful ill the teams. 1 iraca. The following officers were elected Chairman, Mr S. J Gudsell; secretary Mr. L. C. Barker; executive, Messrs. J. Dolan, H. Jellie, H. McNeil, L. Rice, M. Green, R Drummond, G. Gilchrhst, B. Mackenzie. The following fiixtures were arrsiagea':— May 11, opening day; June 3, threw miles road race at Devonport; June 8, Onehunga--A'.tckland road race; July G,«Auckland provincial cross-country championship: July 20. New Zealand cross-country championship; August 1", Auckland teams' race. TECHNICAL OLD BOYS' CLUB The harriers of the Technical Old Boys Club will open the season to-morrow with a xun from the Baptist Church, Mount Albert. The runners will be divided into three packs under J. Nicholson, .B. J. Jjiiird and A. Moon. AUCKLAND BAPTIST CLUB The Auckland Baptist Harrier Club will held its first run of the season to-morrow over a course of four miles, starting: from the North Memorial Clnirch, Rercusra,, at 2. (5 p.m. A run-in of 10Clyde will' also bo h«ld. iV :