HARRIER NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2527, 20 August 1902, Page 50

HARRIER NOTES.

By "The Hahb."

The beautiful weather experience! of lal-o has had a cheering effect on tlie three local harrier olube. Perhaps better conditions for the full enjoyment of the eport have hardly ever before been in (force, and" consequently good attendances have been recorded without exception. . . There is still a tendency (especially in tn» senior club, which ought to know better) to make the pace too fast. The wlole nun of the afternoon's outing is tfaus being missed ; and, ft* pointed out before, if the clubs wisn to retain their younger and more inexperienced members, this question of pace will have to be aeriou«ly considered. At present the fast men are allowed to forge ahead at » rate which the other membero cannot keep The pace throughout a "run" should be moderate — sufficient to keep the body comfortably warm, — and this result can easily bo obtained without absolutely racing. Tlie lover 3of tho 6port in other countries deprecate racing except when a man is specially trained for it, and, of course, when racing is on the programme. Half the enjoyment of an ordinary club run is hunting for the trail and of making a way through difficulties which may be encountered on tlie way. This gives life to the run and saves it from monotony, «nd it also gives the rest which is sometimes' required. Don't let it be understood that- I am in any -way discountenancing racing. Thsrc i>> nothing better in ita place, but it should be kept in ite place, especially by the harrier clubs. The Dunedin Harriers' final programme is now in tho hands of member?, and racing men will find abundance to satisfy them. The road race from Port Chalmers to Peliohct Bay, open to all amateurs in Dunedin, is being looked forward to, and already some of the harriers are training hard. The roads met with on Saturday are « good sample of the one to be traversed on September 6. In training for this race attention should be paid to moderately slow, steady running for a groundwork, and also for strengthening the heart and lungs. The fit. Andrew Harriers are still progressing, and members are looking forward to the championship to be decided next month. This afternoon the club run is from Tahuna Park, starting at 3 o'clock sharp ; meet Manse street at 2.30. The T.M.O.A. Harriers have- been enjoying some splendid runs lately, and last Saturday's was no exception to the rule. The 'Varaity students, who form no inconsiderable part of the club, look forward to each outing as a means of reviving their energies and of providing tome relaxation from continual study.