NEW PLYMOUTH HARRIERS

Taranaki Daily News, 8 June 1931, Page 4

NEW PLYMOUTH HARRIERS

ANNUAL BELL BLOCK ROAD RACE.

THOMPSON’S TEAM AVIN SHIELD.

The New Plymouth harriers held their annual teams’ race on Saturday for the Robertson Shield. A fairly strong westerly was blowing- and there was a prospect of rain at any part of the race. After starting the runners did not find the race as hard as expected. The limit harriers started off at 2.30 and 7min. 20sec. afterwards H. Brown, scratch, left on the run of nearly six miles. The first ip an reach the monument was M. White, who was running well. All the others had closed up a lot and Brown was in a handy position. On the return journey the back marKersmade steady progress. Along the Waiwakaiho flat C. Robertson took the lead from White and held it till he reached the bridge when Brown passed him, not to be headed again. The first three men home were , Brown, Robertson and Kingston. The teams’ race provided the greatest interest and resulted' in a win for A. J. . Thompson’s team ■ with Kingston’s team second and Brown’s team third by a point.

Results are: — \ _ Thompson’s team, 34 points (M. White 4th, A. Eaddy Bth, A. S. Hunter 9th, A. Thompson 13th) 4 Kingston’s team, 54 points (C. Robert* son 2nd, H. Kingston 3th, F. Cooper 22nd, H. Kendrick 27th) ......... -2, Brown’s team, 55 points (H. Brown Ist, L. Thompson sth, Lander 19th, Rex Stewart 30th) ‘’'/‘h* Fox’s team, 72 points (L. Fox 11th, G. Lander 12th, H. Capon 21st, F. Morine'2Bth) 4 Alsop’s team, 73 points (R. Hogarth 6th, J. Palmer 16th, S.' Alsop 25th, J. Haymer 26th) ; Stewart’s team, 74 points (H. Cooper 10th, C. Drake 14th, R. J. Stewart . 18th, R. Richards 32nd) •• •• . Walsham’s team, 76 points (R. Saddler 7th, B. Walsham 17th, J. Warner 23rd, G. Buckley 29th) 7 Smith’s team, 90 points (R. Haymer 15th, M. Geddes 20th, R. Smith 24th, F. White 31st) - 8 The times for the runners in the past

In the evening a tea was given at the Devon for the presentation of trophies for the first race and the shield and medals for the Bell Block race. The officials were, Mr. Hutchinson (starter and handicapper), Messrs. Clarke and Deem (timekeepers), Messrs. F. Eaddy and Warner (judges). The next three runs will be: —June 13, showgrounds; June 20, East End beach; June 27, race from racecourse.

three races were: — 1931 1930 1929 30.10 . 30.30 3SAS Fox 32.15 32.28 Kingston •••••••• 32.18 32.20 Walsham 32.59 31.13> 32.44 A. J. Thompson • 33.28 32.56 35.6 C. Robertson . • •. 33.37 34.26 Alsop 33.58 35.1 34.20 33.57 Saddler .. 34.41 34.23 34.50 33.15 34.42 ‘ 34.4 35.25 L. Thompson .... 34.55 33.58 35.0 35.40 R. Haymer A. Lander 35.2 35.20 34.32 33.5 34.45 Capon 35.32 33.2 Hogarth ..•••••« 35.17 G. Lander 37.7 35.12 37.44 37.10 38.1 43.15 H. Cooper 37.30 37.26 37.35 M. White 37.55 3S.35 Warner 38.29 38.50 35.54 43.10 Palmer .■•••••••• 38.55 42.1 F. Cooper 39.27 42:24 Kendrick 40.17 Morine 41.28 40.52 Buckley - • •• 42.10 Rex Stewart ..... 43.31 F. White 44.0