HARRIERS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22563, 6 May 1935, Page 25

HARRIERS

ST. PATRICK'S. An attendance of 25 members of the St. Patrick's Club-turned out from the Holy Name Church. Two packs were formed, the slow under the whistle of Captain D. Scott and the fast under Deputy Captain N. Greaney. The slow pack ran over the top (of Stony, thence clown on to the Port Chalmers road, which was followed to the Ravensbourne railway station, where the pack turned for home. The run home was won by ( D. Scott, with Hall, Conroy, and Robertson next. Crowe, Henaghan, and Ryan also ran well. The fast pack ran down the Port Chalmers road to St. Leonards, thence up the hill to District road. At this point a cross-country course was followed over to Opoho, from where the trail led direct to the Holy Name Church, those prominent being W. Hannan, N. Hall, 0. R. Higgins, W. Cox, and E. M'Lachlan. NORTHERN. Northern ran from the schoolroom of the Roslyn Methodist Church under the whistles of Captain G. Armishaw and Deputy Captain D. Fincham. An excellent pack, led by the captain (G. Armishaw), followed the North Taieri road, past the Wakari sub-station in the direction of Ashburn Hall. A fast pace was held to Spiers's road, the steep grade of which was negotiated to the short cut, which proved rather heavy going, due to the slippery nature of the track. The Flagstaff road was next encountered, and was followed to the Long Ridge road, which was traversed for a short distance, a turn being made along a rough trail through the paddocks atr the side of the road back towards Flagstaff. From this point the trail led along a muddy and rocky track skirting the side of Flagstaff, a fast pace being maintained to the new sub-station. At this stage one ot the members, I. Chapman, had the misfortune to injure his knee by a heavy fall. Owing to the painful nature of his injury, he was accompanied during the remainder of the journey by the deputy captain (D. Fincham). The whistle for the run home was given at the new sub-station, when the pace increased considerably.- Four or five drew out from the remainder of the pack along the<> North Taieri road, and at the Wakari sub-station B. Haugh and N. R. Jefferson were leading the field. 'The former gradually clapped on the pajce and increased his distance by a few yards to win by a comfortable margin from Jefferson. B. M'Kenzie was a close third. A pleasing feature was the performance of G. Bridges, C. Knox, and A. Fraser- 1 - all new members of the club —who finished fourth, fifth, and sixth respectively.

CAVERSHAM. The weekly run of the Caversham Harriers wa9 held from the St. Clair Baths, an attendance of 36 runners turning out. The packs consisted of the fast pack under Captain Gerrie, the medium. pack under Deputy Captain Cummings, and the slow pack, which comprised mostly juniors, uuder Deputy Captain Bartlett. The course led up Bedford street, coining out at the golf house, and continuing 1 from there across some good country, where the fast pack had a good training run. It eventually emerged on to the Main road at the Cement Works, Burnside. From here the packs continued up to the Southern reservoir, and'then turned back up to Lookout Point. The run continued along Riselaw road to the golf links. From here the • fast and medium packs held a run home. The alow pack, in reaching Lookout Point, continued down through Caversham and back to the baths. The results of the runs home are as follows: —Fast pack: Donovan 1, Austin 2, George 3. Medium pack: Barr 1, Williams 2, Abernethy 3. Slow pack: Todd 1, Milburn 2, R. Cox 3. CIVIL SERVICE. The Civil Service Harriers held their annual One Mile Postal Cup Race during the half time spell at Carisbrook. The ground was very soft from the recent rains and a southerly wind made conditions a little worse. The starter (Mr J. Hoy) despatched a large field of 44 starters. The race was a very interesting one, and in the last lap half a dozen men had excellent chances of victory and provided a most exciting finish. This year's winner, R. S. Anderson, was second in the same race last year. He ran a very well-judged race and was particularly strong over the latter stages. At the end of the first lap the leaders were Sprackett, Holley and Herbison. The leaders at the end of the second lap were Sprackett, Mason and M'Kersey. The scratch man, L. C. M'Lachlan, was coming along nicely, and was beginning to thread his way through the field. At the bell Mason was in the lead from Sprackett and SkimW, with M'Lachlan and Barnes coming' through well. Mason still led at the 220 yd mark, with R: Anderson and M. Mackinnon closing up the gap. The scratch man, M'Lachlan, at this stage was putting in a magnificent run and appeared tq : have a good chance of success., R. S. Anderson led into the straight from M. Mackinnon and D. .Mason, and in a stirring finish the throe men' held to- their positions', Anderson being the winner by .three yards, with Mason a similar distance back, third. The placed men were followed by F. E. Williams, L. C. M'Lachlan, W. Mackinnon, and K. Skinner, all of whom ran very food races. Result: R. S. Anderson 1, I. Mackinnon 2, D. Mason 3. Time, 4min . 38sec.

PACIFIC. The Pacific Club held its weekly run from the _ old Caversham .School, there being a fair number of runners out under the captain, L. Hill, despite the unfavoutable weather conditions. From the school the pack went up College street, and into Fairplay street, which was followed to Riselaw road. At this point the pack turned to the paddocks, where some good level running was indulged in till the Green Island road was reached. After this road had been followed for about two miles against a cold southerly wind, it started to rain, and it was decided to return to the school. A fast non-stop run was held, returning over the same trail. , UNIVERSITY. The University Harrier Club held its weekly run on Saturday from the Students' Union Buildings, Union street, there being ai large attendance of members. The course lay around Dundas street to the shooting range, and up on to Signal Hill. From here a track was followed down the other side to Ravensbourne, where the slow pack, led by W Pullar, set off along the Port road back to the Students' Union Building. In a short run home E. R. Duncan was first, followed by G. Wingfield and D. B. Martin. The fast pack continued round the hillside to Burkes, and then followed the road home. W. P. Stewart being first and F. W. Woods, a junior member, a good second. v LEITH. The Leith Club held its firft race of the season at Ross Creek reservoir, when 11 competitors faced the starter in the One Mile Maiden Handicap. S. Petersen, off 50 yards, set a steady pace over the first half mile, and was 15 yards clear from G. Edwards at the half-mile mark,, with V. Trewern (30yds) and L. *Maw (35yds) close up, a bunch consisting of Strachan (25yds), Leckie (30yds), Murray (scr), and Harding (10yds) a little further back. Lack of training began to tell over the final half mile, and the fitter men came through the field. Murray (scr) was running well, and steadily forged to the front, closely followed by Strachan (25yds). Petersen was losing his dash, but was running doggedly, with Maw, who had displaced Trewern, and Edwards running steadily a few yards further back. Entering the straight Murray held a five yards lead from Strachan, with Petersen 10 yards back. Murray won easing up after running -a soundly-judged race, and Strachan finished with a final effort 10 yards back, Petersen hanging on determinedly to gain third placing 15 yards away and five'yards clear of Maw. Then came G. Harding, D. Scott, and J. Edwards (equal), and W. Bennct. Placings and times: A. Murray, scr (smin 24sec). 1; N. Strachan, 25yds (smin 28sec), 2; S. Petersen, 50yds (smin 34sec), 3.