HARRIERS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22285, 11 June 1934, Page 9

HARRIERS

CIVIL SERVICE. in spite of the adverse weather conditions the Civil Service held their Edmond Cup trial at Wingatui. The ti’ack was extreme.y wet and muddy, but good times were put up. J. G. Barnes left the field of 20 behind soon after the start and continued to increase his lead until the finish. Brown, Gcddes, and M'Laihlan (the next three men home) all ran good races, C. M'Lachlan does not run so well on a wet track and will have to do better in next week’s race to beat Barnes again. L. M'Keich is another runner who likes the mud, and he put up a good performance to finish fifth. M'Kinnon, Carbutt, Mason, M'Kernan, and M'Kersey finished next, in that order, and had a hard tussle over the final stages of the race to see who would represent the club in the No. I Edmond Gup team next week. The best times were: —Barnes, 18min ISsec, I; Brown, ISmin 38sec, 2; Geddes, 19min 25sec, 3; M'Lachlan, 19min 39sec, 4; M'Keich, 19tnin 41sec, 5. For those not wishing to compete in the Edmond Cup trial the club held an optional run from the St. Kilda pavilion. Sixteen members turned out, and followed a trail down Queen’s drive and along Portobello road to Waverley, then across country to the High road. At the cafe two small packs were formed, and each ran at a steady pace by road through Tomahawk back to St. Kilda. Iti the faster pack the placings were:11. M'Lachlan, E. Sotting, ' and D. M'Pherson, in that order. In the slow pack I, Herbison was first, E. Asher second, and S. Ross third. PACIFIC. The Pacific Club held its Three Mile Steeplechase Handicap at Wangatui, the going being very heavy. The starter (Mr I’earce) got the limit man, H. Henry, away in a cold wind, which proved to be unpleasant to all. il'Laren, the scratch man, followed 3min 50sec later, and by that time the front-markers had made good use of their handicaps and were well ahead in the first round L. Field caught the limit man going down the back straight, with Mouat, R. James, and C. Dawkins following closely, while Mann and M'Laren, who made little progress in the first mile, gradually reduced the leeway. The positions first time round were Field, 11. James, Kennedy, Mouat, and Henry, with the rest in a bunch. These places were unaltered till about half a mile from home, when Mann and M'Laren, who were running strongly together, passed Henry and Dawkins, and followed Mouat on to the straight. The finish wa s in a dreadful state, and not many attempted to sprint. The results were:— Field 1, Mouat 2, Kennedy 3. The fastest times were registered by M'Laren. (19min 31sec) 1, Mouat (19min 36see) 2, and Mann (lOrain 49sec) 3. ' MORNINGTON. " Despite adverse weather conditions, an enjoyable run wag held from the Anderson’s Bay School and, although most of the run was held on the road, some useful training resulted for the fast pack under the whistle of the captain, G. Miller. D. Paulin ran well throughout and justified his inclusion in the Edmond Cup team. The route taken was via the High road past the Monument, across country to the road into Tomahawk, round as far as the Tahuna School, and so home. The balance of the club members took a slightly shorter route out and a more direct route home under the whistle of the acting deputy captain, W. Aitchison. The following have been selected to form the Edmond Cup team: —W. Aitchison, F, Crooke, A. Davys, G. Miller, E. Mullin, D. Paplin, W. Pullar, L. Rackley, F. Sanders. W. Taylor. ST. KILDA. The Edmond Cup trial, held by the St. Kilda Club at Wingatui on Saturday afternoon, provided a real test for every member. Wintry weather was experienced, and a cold, biting wind made things decidedly unpleasant. Nevertheless a good field was sent ofi to an excellent start, and very early the leaders began to sort themselves out from the rest. W. Jordan went to the front approaching the sod wall, closely followed by L. Johnstone and 11. Orange. Orange, who was running very strongly, wont into .first place approaching the post-and-rails. Johnstone, however, was soon on terms with him, the pair opening up a gap of 20 yards from the rest of the field. L. Dickinson, who was moving along very easily, went, into second place at the water jump, and approaching the stand at the end of the first lap R. Orange, L. Dickinson, and L. Johnstone had a big break on the rest of the field. Along the back Orange held well to his lead, and. although Dickinson challenged strongly, Orange went on to win by 80 yards. L. Johnstone finished very fast, and found the going to his liking. The placings were as follows: — R. Orange 1, L. Dickinson 2, L. Johnstone 3, A. Henry 4. The team selected for the Edmond Cup is:—R. Orange, C. Dickinson, L. Johnstone, A. Henry, W. Jordan, A. L. MTntyre', J. Napier, A. R. Thompson, J. Duell, C. A. Pope (captain); emergency, L. Anderson. ST. PATRICK’S. St. Patrick’s ran from the Kaikorai Catholic School, the adverse weather con. ditions accounting for a smaller turn-out than usual. The fast pack, comprising the Edmond Cup probables, followed the North Taicri road for some distance before branching across country on to the Flagstaff road. The greasy nature of the going on the Flagstaff slope slowed progress, but once the road was reached the pace was increased, L. Lemon, A. Byrne, and 0. Scott lending the pack home. The slow pack, after passing the Sanatorium, turned to the right and fol lowed the road to Ross Creek. The reservoir was traversed, the runners passing ihe ari’lf links thence ou to Highgate, and along to the tram line. In the run up Taien road to the school the pack was well strung out. N Greaney. M Brady. 1 and F. Ross' were prominent throughout the run. The Edmond Cup team is as follows: L A. Lemon, 0. Scott, N. Greaney, F. Hall, A. Byrne, F. Byrne, L. Greaney, J. Robertson, T. Robertson, J. MTauighlan; emergencies, C. Conroy and G. W. Lovelock.

NORTHERN. Although conditions during the earlier part of the day were not ideal the weather improved slightly when the Northern Club ran from the school room of the Mornington Methodist Church. Under the whistle of the captain, R G. M'Kinlay, the pack set off up Argylc street to Elgin road, maintaining a steady pace up the gradual incline to Gardner street. The pack was then placed in charge of the deputy-captain, G. Amishaw. Gardner street was followed at a brisk pace to Lookout Point, where a short cut was followed to Burnside. From Burnside the trail led through the abattoirs to the paddocks beyond, and from this point some very wet and muddy coun. try was encountered. After a short climb the water race was reached, and was followed for a distance of approximately a quarter of a mile. As the track proved to be too heavy, a deviation was made towards Mount Grand, which was reached very shortly. Mount Grand was skirted to the Market Gardens, where the trail became very sloppy to the Kaikorai Valley road. From this point a brisk pace was set to Barr street, {he long slope of which was soon negotiated to Elgin road. A short distance now remained to Argyle street, and in a fairly evenly-contested run home T. Harkness was successful in leading J. Hunter and E. Brown, who were second and third respectively. At the conclusion of the run the personnel of the Edmond Cup team was announced as follows:—G. Armishaw. E Brown, B. Haugh, J. Hunter, B. M'Kenzie, A. Jackson. T. Harkness, R. G. M'Kinlay, and N. R. Jefferson. HANOVER BAPTIST. The Hanover Baptists’ Three Mile Vicepresidents’ Handicap, held at Wingatui, was run under difficult conditions. The wet and heavy course proved hard going for the majority of the runners, although one or two appeared to revel in the mud. The feature of the race was the performance of the scratch man, C. A. Broad, who (conceding smin), ran right through the field to win by about 15 yards. Getting away to a good start .the limit man, F. Bond (smin), was well round the course when the two scratch men —C. A. Broad and F. Lancaster —started. The first time round F. Bond was still holding' the lead, followed by W. Harris and L. Coulter. The second time round the back-markers began to gather in the field, and at the water jump the scratch man had the race well in hand. The .final result was;—C. A. Broad (ser) 1, W. Harris (3min) 2, I. Ellis (2min) 3. The following team will represent the club in the Edmond Cup Steeplechase;—F. Lancaster, L. Medlin, J. O. Milburn. L. R. M'Millan. H. Beufell, W. Benfell, A. Marshall, H. J. Hayward, L. Coulter, S, C. Gibson.

LEITH. . The Leith Club ran from the Anglican Boys’ Home, Vauxhall, members running as guests of Mr and Mrs G. S. Gerrarci. The bad weather no doubt accounted ior the small attendance, only 20 members turning out. The pack, under the captain, Anderson, ran north for about a mile, and then followed a cross-country trail in snow to the soldiers’ memorial. When about opposite this landmark tno trail angied sharply downward, and finally reached the road about three-quarters ot a mile from Macandrew Bay. Here two packs were formed. The fast one, consisting of Edmond Cup competitors, continued down the road for about three miles, returning by the road until Waverley House was reached. From there the pack, after following the road leading past St. Joseph’s Orphanage, concluded the run with a short sprint, ihe slow pack followed the same route, with the exception of the three miles oast Macandrew Bay.

CAVERSHAM. The Caversham Harriers held their annual Cup Trial at Wingatui, some 24 senior members facing the starter. Ihe track, especially in the straight, was m very bad condition, making good running an impossibility. The field was well bunched to the linst sod wall, but then began to string out, R. Colston taking the lead, followed by Williams, Robertson, Frye, and Donovan. Going up the back stretch Donovan moved up to second place, and this order was maintained throughout the first lap, with the others well spread out. Colston maintained his lead and continued to win by about 100 yards from L. K. Donovan and C. Frye, G Hebbard, L. Gerrie, and J. Robertson followed in that order, with the others coming in at intervals. The official placing were; R. Colston I, L. K. Donovan 2 C. W. Frye 3, G. Hebbard 4. ine portion of the Caversham Harriers which did not take part in the Edmond Cup trials at Wingatui ran from the St. Clair baths. In spite of the unfavourable weather conditions about a dozen members turned out, and the pack, under the captain, Warren, proceeded along Lovers lane towards Tomahawk, a good training run being indulged in by the younger members in view of the forthcoming junior championship. The run home resulted: H. Whittaker 1, R. Abernethy 2. 6. Cvossan 3. Prominent throughout the run were G. Murdoch, A. Frye, J. Simpson, and I. Cameron.