EDMOND CUP RACE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21977, 12 June 1933, Page 11

EDMOND CUP RACE

WON HY J. G. BARNES TEAMS RACE TO CIVIL SERVICE PACIFIC WINS SEALED HANDICAP. Although the course was on the heavy side, conditions otherwise were all that could be desired for the Dunedin Harrier and Athletic Club’s annual steeplechase for the Edmond Cup, which was decided on Saturday afternoon on Wingatui racecourse. Of 163 runners who faced the starter, 133 completed the course, the first man home being the Civil Service champion, J. G. Barnes, who has now gained premier honours in the race on five occasions, his win on Saturday making his third consecutive victory. He was always- in front, and he won comparatively easily, his time (17min llsec) being 23 seconds under his winning time last year. The Civil Service Club also provided second and third place winners (L. 0. M'Lachlan and E. C. Brown), besides taking the teams’ race by a substantial margin of points and third place in the Sealed Handicap. Barnes, in the past few seasons, has gone from success to success, and his performances over short and long distances

have stamped him _as one of the finest runners ever seen in the Dominion. He has several Otago cross-country championships to his credit as well as a Canterbury cross-country championship, and he has registered fastest times in the Port an .u Modified Marathon Road Races. He is the present mile and three-mile champion of Otago, holder of the New Zealand mile championship, and present New Zealand croßs-country champion. He also performs well over the half-mile. The race was. held over a course of three miles. vThe runners started in the straight opposite the old outside stand, and after negotiating the sod wall followed the steeplechase course, with the exception that they rounded the second sod wall and came back on to the course proper in the back straight. Near the end of the back straight they took the post and rails, and nearing the home turn cleared the water jump before returning to the course proper at the entrance to the home straight. This course, was covered twice, the competitors finishing at the judge’s box. The runners went away to a good start, and E. P, Brown, Barnes, M’Lachlan, and Ryan were first over the sod wall. As they cleared the post and rails E. P. Brown was a yard or two in front. of Barnes, with M'Lachlan and Walker lying handy, and the remainder of the field close up. At the second sod wall, the field had begun to tail out, and Barnes, running to the front, was first over, closly followed by E. P. Brown. Going down the back, Barnes and Brown commenced to draw away, and approaching the far turn they had established a break of 20 yards over M'Lachlan, Walker, and Stewart, who were showing the way to the rest of the field. Barnes was first into the straight, and, passing the judge’s box the first time, he was four yards ahead of E. P. Brown; then came M'Lachlan and Anderson, 25 yards back, and Walker, Stewart, Geddes, Napier, and Clark in the van of the rest of the field, which by this time was well strung out. As they left

the straight, Barnes was still showing out in front, but in the run to the post and rails, M'Lachlan went up into second place, E. C. Brown passing E. P. Brown to come into third position. The race down the hack saw Barnes increase his advantage to 50 yards over M'Lachlan and E. C. Brown, who were almost together, 100 yards in front of E. P. Brown, Anderson and Walker were next, both going strongly, while Stewart, Geddes, and Clark were prominent in the lead of the other runners. As they cleared the water jump the order of the first three was unchanged, but Anderson drew up and replaced E. P. Brown in fourth position. Barnes was first into the straight, and, running easily, he stayed on to win by 20 yards from M'Lachlan, who beat E. C. Brown by 30 yards for second place. Anderson was 30 yards back fourth, and E. P. Brown just got home two yards in front of Walker to' gain fifth place. In the neighbourhood of 1500 interested spectators watched the race —a striking indication of the increasing popularity of an event which has now come to be recognised in amateur athletic circles as the “Derby” of the New Zealand harrier world. The Railways Department’s action in running a special train to and from Wingatui was much appreciated.by those who travelled from Dunedin and the intermediate stations to witness the race. The following are the results: — INDIVIDUAL PLACNGS. J. 6. Barnes (Civil Service No. 1) .. 1 L. C. M‘Lachlan (Civil Service No. 1) 2 E. C. Brown (Civil Service No. 1) .. 3 S. Anderson (Leith) ' 4 E. P. Brown (Caversham No. 1) 5 W. H. Walker (Anglican No. 1) .. .. 6 W. A. Stewart (University) 7 J. Napier (St. Kilda) 8 A. R. Geddes (Civil Service No. 1) .. 9 C. F. Clark (Caversham No. 1) .. ..10 The winner’s time was 17min Usee. TEAMS’ RACE. Civil Service No. 1, J. G, Barnes 1, L. C. M'Lachlan 2, E. C. Brown 3, A. R. Geddes 9, G. Garbutt 13, A. Kirkwood 15 (43 points) 1 Caversham No. 1, E. P. Brown 5, C. F, Clark 10, A. G. Hebbard 12, A. G. Sadler 21, L. Gerrie 29, G. Sadler 30 (107 points) ... 2

Pacific, T. Chettleburgh 11, J. M'Laren 14, L. Hill 17, C. G. Lucas 23, F. Mowat 28, G. M'Ginn 54 (147 points) ’ Anglican No. 1 (172) 4, St. Patrick’s (247) 5, Leith (251) 6, University (329) 7 Roslyn (388) 8, Cargill Road (406) 9, Mornington (410) 10, Civil Service No. 2 (422) 11. St Kilda (448) 12, Caversham No. 2 (455) 13. Dunedin (482) 14, Hanover Baptist (516) 15. Tokomairiro (674) 16, Anglican No, 2 (783) 17. SEALED HANDICAP. Pacific. 150—147—3 1 Caversham No. 1, 107 —75 —32 .. .. 2 Civil Service No. 1, 43 —scr —43 .... 3 WINNERS TO DATE. The following is the list of the winners to date of the Teams’ Race and Individual Championship respectively, the times of the individual winners also being given:— 1907 (at Forbury Park) .—Caversham; F. J. Frew (Caversham), 16min SOsec. 1908 (at Forbury Park).—Dunedin; F. J. Frew (Caversham). 1909 (at Tahuna Park). —Caversham; G. A. M‘Knight (Caversham), 15mm 1912 (at Tahuna Park) .—Caversham; J. Beatson (Caversham), 16mm 28sec. 1913 (at Tahuna Park)—Caversham; D. J. Jack (Caversham), 16min 6 1914 (at Wingatui).—Dunedin; M. Miekelsen (Dunedin), 17min ssec. 1915 (at Wingatui).—Caversham; W. F. Oxley (Y.M.C.A.), 17min 28 2-ssec. 1920 (at Forbury Park). —Pacific; R. Bell (Brooklyn, Wellington), lOmin 39sec.

1921 (at Wingatui).—Olympic (Wellington); T. Wilson (Olympic, Wellington), 18min llsec. 1922 (at Forbury Park). —Caversham; D. C. Lister (Civil Service), 16min 33sec. 1923 (at Wingatui).—Anglican; W. H. B. Hobbs (Pacific), 17min 41sec. 1924 (at Wingatui). —A n sbcan: E. L. Brown (Civil Service), 17min. 1925 (at Wangatui).—Anglican; E. L. Brown (Civil Service), 16min 47sec. 1926 (at Wingatui).—Caversham: E. L. Brown (Civil Service), 17min 13sec. 1927 (at Wingatui).—Caversham; J. G. Barnes (Civil Service), 17min lOsec. "1928 (at Wingatui).—Caversham; J. G. Barnes (Civil Service), 7min 17sec. 1929 (at Wingatui).—Caversham; J. J. Morris (Caversham), 17min 16 3-ssec. 1930 (at Wingatui).—Caversham; J. E. Lovelock (University), 17min. 1931 (at Wingatui).—Caversham: J. QBarnes (Civil Service), 17min 12sec. 1932 (at Wingatui).—Civil Service; J. G. Barnes (Civil Service), 17min 1933 (at Wingatui) .—Civil Service; J. G. Barnes (Civil Service), 17min llsec. At the conclusion of the race Mr F. Jones. M.P., and Mr C. W. Clark (vicepresiaent of the Otago Centre, N.Z.A.A.A.) presented the prizes to the successful competitors. KENNETT CUP STEEPLECHASE The following will represent Civil Service (present holders) in the Kennett Cup Steeplechase at Christchurch next Saturday:—J. G. Barnes, L. C. M'Laehlan, E. C. Brown, A. R. Geddes, G. Garbutt, and A. Kirkwood. Mr B. R. M'Kernan will accompany the team as manager. HANOVER BAPTIST CLUB Twenty-two members of the Hanover Baptist Harrier Club held a successful run on Saturday from the South Dunedin Baptist Church. The fast pack was controlled by L. R. M'Millan in the absence of the captain, and the slow pack by A. Clark. Both packs left the church together until Onslow House was reached, when the slow pack held a non-stop run over the club’s five-mile course, which leads along Tahuna road into Cavell street, along Gilfillan street to the Queen’s drive. From there along Victoria road past the Battery, thence on to the beach track, branching back towards the Anderson’s Bay Cemetery gates, down the Tahuna road, and along Prince Albert road back to the church, finishing with Clark and Felton in the lead. The fast pack held a shorter run, covering soijje Of the junior cross-country course, thence back home. W. Lancaster led the way from E. Meggett and A. Scoones.