HARRIERS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21953, 15 May 1933, Page 9

HARRIERS

The weekly run of the St. Kilda Club was held under ideal weather conditions from the club’s headquarters, the St. Kilda Bathing Pavilion. The pack, comprising 24 members under the leadership of Captain C. Pope and Deputy H. A. Brown, followed an excellent trail selected by B, Ryan. From the pavilion the pack passed along Lovers’ lane to St. Clair and Forbury Corner, via Forbury road and the old quarry. From here it went up the side of the quarry aud across Middleton Park estate, where some good harrier country was encountered. Although some members of the pack found difficulty in negotiating the fence and bogs, a fast pace was maintained, and Concord was reached in good time. The trail then led across country to the golf house and down the road to the St. Clair terminus. From here a run home was held, B. Ryan finishing first in the fast pack, followed by A. L. MTntyre, while A. Brown, J. Napier, and E. M'Garry ran well in the slow pack. I. B. Still also ran well for part .of the distance.

The Anglican Club held its One Mile Novice Championship for the Mount Cup and Sealed Handicap at St. Hilda on Saturday. Twelve runners faced the starter (Mr R, 0. Johnson), who got his field away perfectly. Breen and Mercertook the lead, but, when opposite the battery, Neill forged ahead, followed by Gain, Scott, and Halligan. When the field was rounding the turn off Lovers’ lane, the order remained the same, but, on entering Victoria road, Scott and Halligan took the lead, running together. Two hundred yards from the finish the Order was Scott, Gain, Davie, and Johnson, with Divers close up. This order was maintaind to the finish, Halligan falling back to sixth place. Resultsß. Scott 1, R. Gain 2, G. Davie 3. Time, smin 12sec. The Sealed Handicap resulted: —G. Davie (20see) 1, E. Johnson (15sec) and R. Scott (12sec), equal, 2. A club run was held afterwards, under Harrier Captain M'Dougall, along Lovers’ lane, through Tomahawk to Sandymount, and back. In a short run home M'Lachlan, Rockcliff, and M'Allan came in, in that order. The Hanover Baptist Harrier Club held its annual One Mile and a-half Maiden Race on Saturday. A field of 23 contested the event. The course was along Victoria road, past Tahuna Park, through Crest street, and into Cavell street. From this point it led along Gilfillan street, through to Bowen street, turning back into the Queen’s drive and finishing at Onslow House. At 3.5 p.m. the limit men set off. By the time the scratch man, Brown, left, the field was well strung out. Very little alteration was made in the placing till Cavell street was reached, where T. Milburn (50sec) and I. MTntyre (40sec) were taking the lead alternately. W. Lancaster (off Bsec) was coming through the field at a great pace. T. Milburn led into Gilfillan street, closely followed by MTntyre, Marshall, Sivertsen, and Meiklejohn. Passing the Musselburgh School Milburn appeared to tire, and Marshall was improving his position. Lancaster by this time was with the leaders, and from here on held the lead. Brown (the scratch man) was coming through the field very nicely, but had no chance of heading the leaders. Along Queen’s drive Lancaster led the_ field by 30 yards. , Marshall was running very nicely to finish in second place. R. Sivertsen (35sec) came with a late run to take third place, leading Brown, the scratch man, by several yards. The final placings were:—W. Lancaster (Bsec) 1, A. Marshall (40sec) 2, R. Sivertsen (35see) 3, B. A. Brown (scr) 4. Time, Bmin 51sec. The race for the fastest time resulted: —Lancaster 1, Brown 2, Scoones and Broad 3 (equal). The race was ably controlled by Messrs Bond, Craig, Partridge, Medlin, and Donaldson. Non-competitors, numbering 23, held a short run from the Bungalow Tea Rooms, under Deputy Captains S. A. Gibson and G. M. Meggett. The fast pack held a nonstop run along Victoria road, towards St. Clair, and back along Lovers’ lane to the cemetery gates at Anderson’s Bay. A faster pace was set towards home. The slow pack, having taken a shorter route, finished with the fast pack in a bunch. The University Harriers held their weekly run from the St. Clair Baths, there being a muster of about 24 members. The slow pack, under the whistle of D. G. M'Lachlan. led the way up the bill past the golf links, and over some good harrier country to Lookout Point. From here the trail led down the hill to the Kaikorai reservoir. Here the fast pack, under Captain W. A. Stewart, caught up with the main pack, and the two combined for the rest of the run. From here the trail led over the bill through Green Island to Burnside, continuing through -Concord and across country to Corstorphine. Forbury Corner was eventually reached. In a very fast run home from here M'Kechnie was first, closely followed by Stewart and Sutherland, with Lawson and Harris just behind. Other members showing good form were Borrie, Rothwell, Carson, and Jensen. . Under favourable conditions the Pacific Club held its One Mile and a-half Novice Handicap at St. Hilda. The course was from the corner of Forbury Park into Lovers’ lane, thence back to Forbury Park, with the finish at the St. Hilda entrance to Lovers’ lane. The limit man, A. Cranshaw (35sec) set a solid pace for the start, and for the first halt of the distance showed up prominently. The lead was then taken by J. Robertson (30sec), who was closely followed by D. Lucas (Bsec), with L. Hill, the scratch man, in a handy position. With a quarter of a mile to go the scratch man took the lead from Robertson, who was also displaced by Lucas, with the rest of the field closely bunched a few yards behind. Lovers’ lane, with its cinder track, provided a good straight run for the last 300 yards, and the leaders fought out a good finish, Hill in the last 25 yards giving way to Lucas, who breasted the tape 10 yards ahead with Hnstie another 15 yards back, third. The handicappers were given no easy task in this event, and their handicaps were very good, as at the finish there was no more than 30 yards between the scratch and limit men. After the race a run for non-compctitovs was held from the St Hilda Bathing Pavilion. Proceeding halfway to the St. Clair Bathing Pavilion, the pack turned back and ran along the beach to the father end of St. Hilda, where they struck off over the sandhills down to the Tomahawk Lagoon, From the Anderson’s Bay Cemetery the team started for home with an unbroken run, and when a mile from home F • Mouat strode out, endeavouring to open up a gap. but was challenged by C. G. Lucas. These two gained a lead on the pack, which could not overtake them, and W the final sprint Lucas forged ahead to be first home, C. Henry being third. J. Mann, who is recovering from an .W to hu foot, ran very well, as also did G. M Gmn, whose second run it was for the season, and these two members should be well placed in the club’s Three Mile Race next the interval in the Pirates-Um-versity B match at Carisbrook on Saturday the Civil Service Harrier Club staged its One Mile Postal Cup Race. Conditions for the race were practically ideal A field of 35 faced the starter, and a mod race resulted. The winner, Kirkwood (off 170 yards) and Orange (200 yards) drew away from the field when about 200 yards from the tape, and in a hard finish the former beat Orange by inches. The third man, M'Lachlan (40 yards) was some distance back. Time, 4m!n 31 l-sseo.

A field of 20 faced the starter in the Morninglon Club’s One Mile Maiden Handicap, held at St. Kilda on Saturday. The course led from the car terminus along Victoria road for a short distance, then into Lovers’ lane, and finished near the beach road. A fast pace was set from the start, and the middle men soon overhauled those on the limit. The backmarkers also went well. A good finish saw E. Muhin get home first, A. Dayys second, and T. Kennedy third. Th.e fastest time (4min 27sec) was secured by the winner. L. Rackley off scratch was second fastest and T. Burton third. The course was slightly under the mile. Those not eligible to compete in the Maulon Handicap held a race covering the same course twice. At the beginning of the second round the backmarkers had control, and Taylor, Pullar, A. Chirnside, Hall, Miller, and P. Chirnside were leading the field. A. Chirnside and G. Miller closely, followed by C. Chirnside, opened up a gap coming up the final stretch, and finished in that order, Miller and Chirnside being equal. Thirty odd St, Patrick’s harriers ran from the home of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Four packs set out from the gates of the home shortly after 2.45 p.m., and rooyed unhill, separating at a convenient point en route to spread out across the adjacent country. Captain Lemon led bis juniors towards the monument, thence down to Smaill’s Beach and over the ridge, whence the road was reached. A fast and willing run home saw C. Airey and A. Dyson reach the gates just ahead of the rest of the pack. Deputy Captain J. Robertson brought his men back via Tomahawk, and the pack was led in by T._ Burns with T. Robertson and Noel Hall in close attendance. W. C. M'Donnell and H. Malthus kept the slow pack moving in the run home, the latter just heading off his challenger a few yards from home. The running of the last pack in showed S. Mee and J. M'Laughlan to be keen new members.

Under the capable direction of Captain . M'Kinley the Northern' Harriers held a run from Glenaven, along the North road and Norward street, branching up Potter’s road. Traversing the foothills ‘of Pine Hill, the pack eventually arrived at Bethune’s Gully. After crossing this the paper led to the Brown House. The pack then returned home via the North road. Those placed in the fast pack were J. Lothian and T. Armishaw, and those in the slow pack T. Harkness, N. Jefferson, and J. Bolitho. J. Jackson and T. Harkness proved to be efficient hares.

The Leith Club ran as guests of the club patron. Bishop Richards, from his residence, “Lis'Escop,” Woodhaugh. W. H. Masters and E. S. Stewart were responsible for an excellent trail, which was followed up the Leith road for a short distance. It then passed through the property of the vice-president of the club (Mr W. Hastie) to the Pine Hill road. Following the latter for some distance, the trail led to the right traversing some good cross-country and making down-hill towards North-East Valley. The pack was deceived here, however, for the trail led uphill again, striking Campbell road, which was followed for a mile. Here the trail again branched to the right, and a quick descent was made to Normanby. The pack was then split into fast and slow, the fast pack under Deputy R. Watson and the slow under Captain E. Ashby. The run was completed via NorthEast Valley and the Woodhaugh Gardens. Fast running was indulged in, the majority of members proving their fitness.