HARRIERS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19484, 8 May 1933, Page 6

HARRIERS

OPENING OF SEASON. GOOD MUSTER FOR FIRST RUN. About 60 harriers, representative of ail the town clubs, assembled on Caroline Bay on Saturday afternoon for the official opening of the new season. Weather conditions were dull, and a keen breeze probably accounted for the fact that there was only a small attendance of supporters. In declaring the season open, the Association's patron (Mr C. R. OrrWalker) said he deeply appreciated the honour conferred upon him by his re-election to that office, and expressed a hope that the season would be the most successful yet experienced. He hoped that this year some of the younger runners would come out and give the more experienced ones “something to think about." At the opening of last season he had spoken to the boys about trespassing while on their runs, and he was pleased to say that none of them had appeared before him in his magisterial capacity in that connection. This year, even if some of them did offend, he did not think that he would be able to deal with them, for he would probably be prejudiced. He would have to commend them to the tender mercy of some of his fellow Justices of the Peace. The runners were then despatched over the championship course by the president (Mr E. C. Hetherington). The runners travelled in one pack, under the leadership of the various club captains. The route followed was the championship course, which led out through the freezing works to the railway line, and along this to the railway gate crossing to the main road, and continuing up through the paddocks to a point about two to three hundred yards above tire Power Substation. a' restriction was put on the pace until the Power Station was reached, and then the runners were allowed to race for home. The run home was fairly fast, the first six men finishing in t.he following order: R.. Holmes (Timaru) 1 W. Holmes .(Timaru) 3 M. Morrison (Presbyterian) 3 C. Mat.hieson (Presbyterian) .. ..4 11. Ward (Timaru) 5 C. Langrishi West End) 6 Although heavy rain fell on the prev 1C : I, ■ y the course was comparative!, d /. with the exception of a few i laces where at the worst the ground was just a little soft and springy.