HARRIERS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22052, 7 September 1933, Page 4

HARRIERS

In the Pacific Mile Handicap the scratch man was asked to do too much and had he started .would. have bad to break the New, Zealand record , tp win. In winning this event the limit, man, J. Robertson, ran his best race tb date, and is now beginning to reap the reward of consistent training. Ron James, who finished second, ran his best race so far this season. He should show to advantage over the shorter, distances in the near future. R. Buchanan ran rather disappointingly and finished fourth. There is plenty of time for him to, show his best form. If Jim M'Lafen runs up to anything like form in the Marathon, Race on Saturday he intends to concentrate- on the 20-mile Cross-country and 26-mile Marathon Races to. be run at Wellington shortly/ He has not reproduced the form shown in previous years, but the systematic training he is doing just now should stand him in good stead here and at Wellington, as he likes a long race. In the Whare Flat 220 Yards Championship, for which a cup had been presented, Harold Barlow, a versatile athlete, showed remarkable speed arid good judgment to win the honours of the day. Barlow got away to a good start and won comfortably after lying third with half the distance covered. For those runners not competing in the Marathon next Saturday the centre is putting on a Half-mile and a. One-mile Junior Race at the gala day at Tabuna Park, ... A feature of the Civil. Service Field Competition held last Saturday at St. Kilda was the number of surprises sprung by novices.. The majority of the placed men had had absolutely no experience with field equipment and in fhe future every effort should be made to instruct these members in the finer points of this branch of the sport. It was indeed highly gratifying to see Colin Ferguson to the fore in throwing the discus and his placing in this event should spur him on to further competition. P. 6. Spence was one who scored a good number of points towards the Fields Cup aggregate with first placing in the Javelin Throw, second: in the Discus Throw,_ and third in the Shot .Putt. Spence is also a runner above the average, and he has competed with a fair amount of success over various distances. Another who has secured a fair number of aggregate points is S. Longworth. His placings were first in the High Jump and third in the Discus Throw. He is also a capable sprinter, but, as he is possessed of a good deal of stamina, the writer is of the opinion that he. should, prepare himself for middle-distance events, where he should experience, a larger measure of success. D. R. Orange performed creditably to win the Shot Putt and gain second place in the High Jump., He is almost certain to do well in the other jumps, and for this reason should be dangerous to the other men who , are in the lead for the cup. D. Walker was one who impressed in the Shot Putt, where he gained second place. He putts with the greatest of ease, and when he' gets into better trim in this event greater performances should result. The Marathon runners are in strict training, and should acquit themselves with distinction next week. E. C. Brown, as usual, is in good form, and will not surprise if ihe has another, record to his credit after next Saturday. The first, sports meeting of the Hanover Baptist Club provided keen competition, the instituting of two divisions . making the contests all the more interesting. R. O. Johnson, of Anglican, was a very efficient starter. The Senior 440 provided a close finish, and J. Chandler, off 18 yards, proved his worth as a short-distance man. In thq Junior 440, in view of. his capabilities. N. Felton was rather liberally treated. Competition in both the Senior and Junior Broad Jumps was ,rather poor, the best effort of the day being in the junior division, when I. D. .Craig jumped 18ft 4in. The High , Jump was also of a poor standard. The scratch man of the seniors, Brasier, could do ho better .than 4ft 2in. Liberal handicaps-pht Craig out of a place in Junior High Jumpj'ms he would have had to clear sft 3in or over to have gained‘ points. Th'e best event of the day, the Junior, Mile, was Craig’s outstanding performance. Giving away 180 yards, Craig went through the field like a machine to. win in 4min 47sec. With a stronger finish, C. A. Broad would have proved troublesome to Craig, as he ran a most determined and impressive race to take second place. The Senior Mile resulted in a win for J. Milbui'n, who ran a heady race. In the junior division Craig has a half-point lead on N. Felton, and with the shorter distances still to be contested competition should be very keen and close. With L. R. M'Millan holding a two-point, lead in the seniors and three others with three points each, it will be interesting to see who will gather in the points on the second day. The Cargill Road Club’s first sports meeting was a decided success. In . all events there was very keep competition. In the 100 Yards S. Wright was victorious, and although he was off the limit he made the pace. A. Manley and M. M'Gregor were second and third. In the Long Jump Norman Thomson had the best jump with 16ft 6in, M. M'Gregor (16ft sin), W. M'Gregor and A. Lysaght (16ft) coming next. Howeven when the handicaps were added J. Guthrie (a junior) was first, E. Manley and J. Manley following in that order. In the Hop, Step and Jump W. M'Gregor had the best jump, and his handicap made him 37ft llin. A. Lysaght was second with 37ft 2in„ and H. Clark third with 37ft. The 880 Yards was one of the best races this club has held. 8. Wright, off the limit, went full_ out in the first lap and easily held his lead from J. M'Gregor, E. Beecher, J. Wallace, and J. Rennie. In the 200 Yards J. M'Gregor took the lead and then E. Beecher. There was a good finish, and E. Beecher was first, J. Rennie second, and A. Lysaght third. So far the points for the aggregate cup are so well spread out that it is hard to say who will get it. The points are: B. Beecher, S. Wright, W. M'Gregor. and J. Guthrie, 5 points; J. Manley and A. Lysaght, 4 points; E. Manley and J. Rennie, 3 points; and H. Clark and M. M'Gregor, 1 point each. The events on Saturday were ably controlled by Messrs T. E. Brown, R, C. Graves, and T. Fraser. St. Patrick’s Club has three entrants in the Modified Marathon to be decided at Wingatui on Saturday. . T. Robertson obtained a good placing in the Port Road Race, and as he has plenty of stamina should go even better over the longer distance. He has cultivated an easier leg action than he formerly employed, and with a little extya dash at the finish of a long race will improve his performances on the road. B. Brown’s run in the Port Road Race was his first attempt in this class of competition, and considering his inexperience he acquitted himself well. Though of slight physique he has staying power, and in any case will collect experience from Saturday’s race. J. Faulks has turned out to represent the club after ah absence of three years, and though perhaps a little short; of road preparation, should give a good account of himself., The Anglican Club held its Three-mile Championship on Saturday last. The winner was W. A. C. PuJlar, who put Up the- fastest time ever recorded in the club—lsmin 11 4-ssec —which was 37 l-ssec inside the previous record. Pullar is probably the finest all-round athlete the club has ever produced, and this time proves that he is even better on the track than across country. Second place went to Theo. Allen, who was also 26sec inside the record, and ran his best race over this distance. Third place was taken by L. Waugh, who, although outclassed by the first and second men, did not run a poor race by any means. His time would have been good enough to win this race in previous years. The Sealed Handicap was won by A.-Mercer, with M. Murray second. . , Last Saturday the Leith Club held its first sports meeting on ■ the University Oval, Logan Park. The events contested

were the 100 Yards, 220 Yards, 880 Yards, High Jump, and an unofficial Shot Putt event. The 100,.. Yards finally resulted in a win for L. Maher, who ran a good race from the 4yds mark. F. O’Neill was second off 12yds, and even off this mark his performance was rather a surprise. The time, 11 l-ssec, was slower than either 61 the preceding heats. The 220 Yards was wqn by S., Avent, who, off 25yds, formances —rather liberally treated. B. Timms, off 12yds, was second, being 4yds behind the winner at-,the tape. F. Miller, 14yds, was third, 2yds behind the second man. E. .Reid, off 16yds, ran a good race to win the 880 Yards. Running into the lead early in the second lap, he was never headed, and although H. Masters challenged on the straight, Reid crossed the line with 10yds to spare. S. King scr beat Fi Miller by six inches for third place. R. Ferguson, a first-season member, jumped attractively to clear 4tt llin, and although, he jumped' ah inch better than the next nearest competitor, he bad an inch less handicap, and the result was a tie for first place. L. Maher (4ft lOin) was the other. A surprising feature was the loss- of form shown by G. Markham, who failed by inches to clear his last year’s, mark. The Shot "Putt, a trial event. waa won by G. Markham, with E. Ashby, second and L. Maher third. Fine weather prevailed for Northern 8 first sports. meeting held on the University Oval at Logan Park on Saturday, with the exception of a stiff cross wind, which prevented good time in -the. 100 yards. A feature of the day .was the excellent performances of the scratch' men by winning each event. It seems- that the handicapper- cannot put • these'. men back far enough, without scratching, them out of the race altogether. Perhaps the best handicapped event of the day was the High Jump. G. Armishaw (scratch) tying with T, Harkness (sm) for first place. The. height jumped was 4ft,9m, and, considering the off-season G.. Armishaw has had, the was a worthy effort. The 100 Yards was also won by him, off the scratch mark, which concluded a successful day for this competition. . He is now in the. lead_for the Aggregate Cup with 5i points. The, 440 Yards Handicap was the most outstanding event of the day. J', Lothian, on scratch, went through the field in great style, and led into the straight, where he made a fine sprint to win easily in the fast time of 56 seconds. The following officials managed, the-meeting;—Mr E. J. King (timekeeper), Mr Paul,- Mr Rigby, and Mr Dunn (judges).-Mir. J. Jackson ' (starter). The following arc the positions of those in the running' for the -Aggregate Cup:—G ; Armishaw,. 5j points; B. Haugh, 4F pbinte; J. Lothian, R. M'Kinlay, A. Jackson. 4 points each; R. Stephen. 3| 'points; T. Harkness. 2| points; C. Wallace, i point. • ' , Although a few weeks ago attendance threatened to fall off to a large extent, nevertheless, the last two Mornington ; runs ■have attracted fair■ musters.' The approaching sports meetings, however, should bring out those absentees who’, it . is hoped, will be benefiting by -the spell/ L. •Hall was out 'again last Saturday; He is at present training, but should take things gradually and not' do so much fast racing for a start. The club hope's to sfee, T. Burton make hie debut ofi the track this summer. He has '& nice natural style, and if he can gain more confidence in himself should do well." In the field events ha should concentrate' on the high Jump. R Ljttlejohn’ prill have to start serious training ,’if he wishes to' repeat previous performances in the jumps.- - I: and A. K. Chirnside both perform _well in the jumps, and on present form will'be off the’ back marks. C. E. Bift has already.-’had experience on ■’ the track m walking eVents, and intends to assist the club in this branch of the sport in the coming season. Vice-presidents C. H.’M'Lean and’ 0. J. Lucas still regularly attend -the weekly nins.. The club is fortunate in having two such capable officials for its races. M. Courtier, who was ’ runner-up for'the M'Lean Challenge Cup last year,’ hah the makings of .a’ good all-round- athlete, and if taken.'.in hand should do well, id summer events... R. Lamb Jhas .temporarilyfinished with raping akd ptoCaQ his spare energy into arr’anging the club’s social, events. His work in this cbhnectionris nincH’ appreciated. R. Shudford and E.'Gox aredikely 'to spring a. surprise, .any time; and,- .considering tfie improvement recently .Shown, a share, of the classic, honours wuld ,be well deserved. ” V