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Edmond Cup Contest

(From'V'N.Z. Truth's" Dunedin Rep.) Ther.u's joy^ja ; the „cafnp of the. Caverihgm Harriers 'now, and Why shop'rfVi't there be? Haven't they von, for the tenth tim* that coveted „-. trophy,' the symbol' of : harrjer; su-" : oremacy — the Ed'mond Cup? . ' AVER a sodden course at Wingatui, but undei" a clear sky, seventeen' teams,, representing fifteen clubs and com oris.inp:, ; over 150 runners, competed In the seventeenth contest for the Cup rlaPt Saturday. ■ • : Jimmy Barnes came all the way from the City of the Plains to try to complete the; hfvt-trick as winner of j the event, but Jim will have to wait at least another three years before lie gains that honor. . ■Eddie Brown, the only runner to win the race three timei, was a competitor, hut he was out of it before half the distance was roVered. An injured knee was the trouble. , ' The winner of the event proved toY b« Jack Morris— last year's runnerup to Barnes. There was only feet between Barnes and Morris last year, but this time Barnes had to, be content with, second place', fifty . yards m the rear. . ■

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NZ Truth, Issue 1228, 13 June 1929, Page 17

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Edmond Cup Contest NZ Truth, Issue 1228, 13 June 1929, Page 17

Edmond Cup Contest NZ Truth, Issue 1228, 13 June 1929, Page 17