HARRIERS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22064, 21 September 1933, Page 4

HARRIERS

MORNINGTON The Mornington Chib’s first sports meeting was held under good conditions on the Caledonian Ground. The three heats in the 100 Yards resulted in wins for three new members—Kennedy, Mullin, and Davys—Mullin getting through from Iyd in 10 4-ssec. A. Chirneide, who was_ third in his heat from scratch, ran third in the final. Roxburgh was fourth, and Mullin fifth. In the 880 Yards there was a good lield of 24, who were sent away to a good start by Mr Littlejohn. Here again new members secured the honours, Roxburgh running a good race from 70yds to win in 2min 9 2-ssec, with Davys (50yds) second, and Paulin (00yds) third. The next to finish were Taylor, Sandford, Burton, Chirnside, Rackley, and Crooke. The back markers, Mullin (scr), Miller (syds), and Hall (10yds), were unable to pick up the leaders. Burton was capable of getting a place if he had made the pace faster at the start. This , runner would probably prove one of the club’s best middle-distance men if he liked to concentrate a little more on these distances. There were no outstanding performances in the Board Jump, Chirnside doing the best with 18ft 9in, which is over Ift short of his best. Roxburgh (sft Gin), with an actual jump of 16ft, was first, Kennedy (4ft Gin) doing 16ft Din for second, equal with Hall. In the Shot Putt, Chirnside had to lower his colours to Taylor, who did 20ft Sin actual putt for second place. Baird (24ft lOin) was first and Kennedy (17ft Sin) second. The points for the M'Leau Challenge Cup so far are as follows: —Roxburgh 6, Davys 5, Kennedy 44, Baird 3, Taylor 2, Hall 14, Chirnside 1, Paulin 1. HANOVER BAPTIST The second sports meeting of the Hanover Baptist Club resulted in L. R. M'Millan winning the Thompson Shield. After the gruelling race the week previously, he came out to win the Half-mile from scratch, and the Furlong with a fairly liberal handicap, and these added to the points of the previous meeting, gave him a fair majority, B. A. Brown, runner-up, won the 100 Yards off 4yds, and .had he not elected to make the pace in the Halfmile, could have been more dangerous. His performance in the Hop,. Step, and Jump was good, and with practice would become a fair average jumper, J. Chandler is a newcomer this season, and, taken care of, should improve considerably over the shorter distances. A. Ellis and J. O. Milbum were both triers. There seems to be no end to I. D. Craig’s capabilities. He had a half point lead from the first meeting, and .eventually became the first holder of the Tuckwell Sports Cup with 144 points, having gained four firsts and one second. T. Milburn; runner-up, by his determination, headed N. Felton by a third of a point, his most impressive performance being the Furlong distance, where he dead-heated with his brother. He worked hard in the Hop, Step, and Jump event. N. Felton’s performances over the shorter distances were praiseworthy, and in him the club possesses a sprinter with a good future should he elect to take the sport more seriously. CRobb is worthy of mention as jumping with determination, together with fairly liberals handicaps he gained two first placings. C. A. Broad was unlucky to meet Craig in the Half-mile, for he ran a good race for second place. PACIFIC

The track on which the Pacific Club sports were held was not of the best as at one end the grass was top long and rough to be comfortable. J. Mann scored a popular win in the Half-mile, in which he ran magnificently to head off H. Pearce, who had held the lead until the last 20 yards. H. Pearce, who has been on the injured list for the past month, showed a return to form to %vin the 100 Yards Race. He was on a good mark, and made the best of it to win comfortably by a couple of yards from N. Kennedy, who ran off the back mark with his usual dash. Fred Mouat. was. up with the younger members all. the time. After winning the first heat in the 100 Yards he . only managed to finish third in the final. Besides winning the Shot Putt and running third in the Half-mile, he made the third beet performance m the Long Jump. In winning the Long Jump, S. Buchanan put up his best performance of the day. He also showed his prowess as a walker in finishing third pftbr a very good performance. \. J. Robertson, after his form of the previous fortnight, ran disappointingly, and did hot get a place in any of the events. In taking second place in the’ Half-mile Walk, R. Watson proved a good worker and showed fine judgment considering that this was his first race. Few athletes can say that they were, placed m their first race. The James brothers excelled in the field events It was, very pleasing to’see them both take points in the Long Jump, and it would not be surprising to see them win one of the running races on Saturday. A. G. tioit, the club’s beet all-round athlete, did not take any of the honours, although his were the best efforts of the day. Through having to work, L. Hill did not compete. Had he been there, his efforts would not have been in vain as he is developing into a first-class athlete. With J. M'Laren not running seriously, the Half-mile would have been well within Hill’s grasp. CIVIL SERVICE The result of the 880 Yards Race held by the Civil Service at Logan Park last Saturday, was a triumph for the perseverance of the winner, F. Williams, who is probably the most enthusiastic and consistent runner in the club. He well deserved the special prize given tor this race by Mr W. L. Hooper. The finish of this race was a sensational one, as J. L. Gerken (50yds) ran a strong race, putting in a brilliant burst up the straight, and just failing to head the winner. His performance came as a surprise, as this was probably his first serious attempt at tins distance. C. Melville also ran a useful race. By making for the leaders he quickly ran himself into striking position, and finally finished in third place. If he were able to pay more attention to training he would be a handy man to his club in the track season. The 100 Yards event showed that R. Orange has improved considerably since last season. So far this year he has had no speed work, but later on there is no reason why a good deal should not be heard about him. The same may be said about Colin Ferguson, who is possessed of a good style for sprinting, and it is indeed a pity that he has also to give a good deal of time to other sports. The Broad Jump found L. C. M'Lachlan the winner, with R. Orange and D. Walker in the minor positions. J. Gerken made the best jump with 19ft lin. This was a very good performance, as the best jumps at sports meetings during the track season rarely exceed this effort by much. C. Ferguson must have experienced a successful day last Saturday, as he also took the honours in the Hop, Step, and Jump. R, Orange, the winner of the Field Cup, was second in this event. It was a had move on the part of S. Longworth when he elected to start in the 880 Yards, as it must have taken a good deal of sting out of him for the jumps. He was in striking position for the Field Cup from the previous Saturday, but last week he had to be content with third place in the Hop, Step, and Jump, sharing these honours with L. C. M'Lachlan. J. L. Gerken again showed his worth by making the best jump in this event with a performance of 38ft llin. CARGILL ROAD The Cargill Road Club’s second sports meeting was held last Saturday at Hancock Park, and competition was very keen. The winner of the Aggregate Cup was let down very lightly by the handicappers. This year’s winner is a junior, J. Guthrie, who won with 14 points. S. Wright was second with 12, and, ns this is the first year he has figured with any prominence, all members are pleased with his performance. Third place went to J. Rennie with 11 points, all of which were gained in the sprints. Taken all through the points have been spread over a good number of runners, about 12 members having been placed in some event. On Saturday the 440 Yards and 220 Yards were run off as well as the Shot Putt and High Jump. In the 440 Yards J.

M'Gregor took the lead early iu the race, and held it all the way through, although at the finish J. Rennie and A. Lysaght pushed hard, but could not pass him, and finished in that order. The 220 Yards was a good race, and J. Rennie came through well to finish ahead of S. Wright and A. Lysaght. In the Shot Putt the back markers had very little chance against the better handicapped men, and J. Guthrie (7ft). and S, Wright (Oft) tied for first place. E. Beecher (Ift) was third. Beecher’s third putt would have put him first had he not landed outside the circle before the shot landed. The scratch men in the. High Jump—A. Lysaght and W. M'Gregor—had an almost impossible task to beat J. Guthrie (Tin) and E. Beecher (sin). Guthrie’s jump plus handicap amounted to sft sin, while Beecher’s was sft tin. However, Lysaght jumped sft to take third place. The dub has only two Saturdays left on its syllabus—one a club run and the other a triangular sports meeting with St. Kilda and Mornington. The closing social and presentation of prizes will be held nest Saturday evening. - ' y ■ ST. PATRICKS St. Patrick’s first sports meeting was held at Hancock Park last Saturday in excellent weather. There was a fairly good attendance of members, and every event was well contested. The Broad Jump opened the programme, the allround standard being better than in other years. . The winner, J. Henderson, was, as usual, in a class by himself, the minor places going to B. Brown and L. Lemon. An outsider in F. Kinney accounted for ' the Shot Putt, and though aided by a substantial handicap, his was a surprisingly good effort, and was the fourth best putt of the day. N. Hall was second and N, Greaney and W. Beauchamp third equal. Several competitors were disqualified for throwing the shot instead of putting it from the shoulder, (J. Airey, off a good mark, easily won his heat of the 100 Yards from G. Lovelock and N. Hall. The second heat went to L. Ford, with Brown and S. Airey close up. The final was a thrilling race, C. Airey winning in a blanket finish from Brown, with Ford third. J, Henderson (60yds) was well treated in the Halfmile, and after H, W. M'Donnell and R. Baughen forced the pace in the first lap, he took the lead with 400 yards to go and won with something in reserve from G. Lovelock, who went well off the 25yds mark. N. Hall finished fast for third place. C. Airey (syds) faltering over the last few yards when well placed. The scratch men, Lemon and L. Greaney, made a good attempt to_ catch the field, but were both beaten with half the distance covered. NORTHERN Now that the Northern Club’s sports are' concluded, there is only one other event before the finish of the season, and that is the triangular interclub meeting with Leith and Roslyn, This is usually a very successful meeting, and some good racing should be witnessed. It is a championship meeting among the three clubs, and two men out of each club will compete in the race. The team will be picked this week. The handicappers could not have extended the limit in the Half-mile much more last Saturday as J. Lothian, off scratch, would not have won. ■ The limit man had 100 yards, and Lothian caught him halfway down the straight, and from there to the tape it was a duel between the limit and scratcn men. J. Lothian had to run to win the Half off scratch, and. indeed, the handicappers were much surprised, for tney imagined him out of the race. The Yards Championship provided another surprise, and was also disappointing, for, with the appearance of J. Howie, it was surmised that both he and G. Armishaw would be fighting out first place honours. As it was, J. Lothian sprang the surprise by winning, and thus making certain hi possession of the cup for _ another year. G. Armishaw and J. Howie .hlled second end third places respectively in this event. The latter, however, was unfortunate to get a nail into his foot through the week, so third place was a worthy effort under the circumstances. The Aggregate Pomts Cup was won by J.. Lothian for the second time in succession. It was tne general opinion that the handicappers were severe on him at times but all ideas in that direction have been shattered by his performances at the past sports meeting. 1 LEITH 7 ■ ;; Last Saturday Leith's last -club sports meeting was held on the University Oval at Logan Park. Track and asmosphenc conditions were excellent and withHe exception of the 440 Yards all events were evenly contested and close A" l6 ! l ®® were seen. The 440 Yards was something of a procession, the front men having far too great a lead ■to allow , the back markers anything like a chance, to overtake them. The limit man ; was displaced, but the next three men finished in order of their handicaps. S. Kjng, off the virtual scratch mark, ran a good race to occupy fourth position but he slackened speed in the last straight when he saw that the chance of a further placing was hopeless. The Mile proved an excellent race, although the non-starting of S. Anderson (scr) and G. Mason (35yds) detracted slightly from the interest centred in the event. F. Miller, off soyds, was considered to have an excellent chance of winning, but the virtual scratch man, E. Reid, was .expected to provide strong opposition. Early in the race Miller commenced to go through the field, but somewhat further back Reid was going well and rapidly overtaking the other back markers. He was apparently aware of the danger Miller represented and was desirous of overtaking him as soon as possible. Commencing the last lap Miller held the lead with Reid slowly diminishing the gap between them, and Ferguson (100yds) third. On the last straight Reid developed a burst of speed which carried him across the tape two yards in the lead,; Miller was second, with R. Ferguson third. Reid has thus won both the Half Mile and the Mile from 10 yards and virtual scratch respectively. Both lumps nrovided close competition. L.. Maher, who has an record in both meetings, jumping attractively to .win both events.