HARRIER ACTIVITIES

Timaru Herald, Volume CLIV, Issue 22672, 27 August 1943, Page 6

HARRIER ACTIVITIES

(By "Marathon”) Season’s Features September 4: Inter-club sports meeting, Ashbury Park. September 11; Annual inter-club handicap. September 18: Inter-Football Club Athletic Meeting, Ashbury Park. Good Team Work One of the slogans of cross-country racing should be “Good Team Work". This was forcibly demonstrated in the South Island Junior Cross-Country Championship by the members of the Timaru Presbyterian Club. The club was successful in winning the Tweedy Cup, which was being defended by the Civil Service Club, Dunedin. Civil Service held the Cup in 1941 and 1942, but had to be content with third place, Timaru Club filling second place. T. Myers who has run consistently throughout the season had to be content with second place, finishing Imin. 22sec. behind G. C. Nelson (Civil Service, Dunedin). R. McMurray fourth, S. England fifth and J. Smith eighth, completed the winning team. The Timaru, team, Moodie third, Gallagher seventh, Hitchcock ninth and McArthur thirteenth, ran well to take second place in the Teams Race. Playing Fields and Battlefields

■ What sport means to the Russian Forces is convincingly proved by some information released by Russian Headquarters. In the defence of Stalingrad, General Boklanov, who is a crack runner and skier, formed a unit composed of boxers, wrestlers, swimmers, rowers, footballers, track and field athletes, motor cyclists, etc.. 70 men in all and they withstood an attack by two battalions of German infantry without respite for 20 days and never retreated an inch. Club Runs The Presbyterian Club will run from the residence of Mr and Mrs Hardie, Otipua Road, and the Anglican Club from the residence of Mr and Mrs Burrell, Pages Road. Owing to the school holidays the Timaru. Harrier Club’s visit to Geraldine has been postponed. The Club will hold- a consolation race from the Timaru Gardens, handicaps being as follows:—M. Moodie scr, C. Gallagher lmin, A. Marsden 2min. C. Hitchcock 2min 30sec, V. Valentine 2min 30sec, W. Newton 2min 45sec. A. McArthur. R. Campbell 3min. G. Valentine 3min 45sec, A. Cotterell 4min, J. King 4min, W. Valentine 4min 30sec. E. King smin 30sec, C. Locke 6min 30sec, N. E. Luke 6min 30sec, D. Drake 6min 30sec, D. Elliott. M. Dennison. D. Adams 7min, D. Wyatt. D. Dowie Bmin. Methodist Club Teams from the Methodist Harrier Club and the local Bible classes are taking part in a handicap teams Relay Race on Saturday from Wesley Hall, Church Street. The following are the teams with their handicaps:— Harriers:—A Team: F. Karton, M. McDonald, J. Davies, C. McEwing (scratch). B Team: D. Darroch, G. Toms, H. Rolfe, N. Davies (scratch). C Team: M. Lloyd, J. Diack, E. Boothbv. B. Mills (scratch). Wainiataitai:— A Team: F. Prestidge, W. Brendon, I. Frampton, A. Stuck (scratch). B Team: E. Hunter, A. Wright, M. Patterson, K. Osborn (4min.). Woodlands Street: —A Team: B. Tutton. N. Butler. R. Morgan. D. Morgan (lmin.). B Team: R. Fleetwood, A. Bradley, A. Meikle, S. Taylor (2min.). Banks Street:—A Team: B. Shackle. M. Greives, R. Oats; R. Christie (2min.). B Team: M. Dennison, G. Dennison, C. O’Brien, R. Boyd (4min.). Boys’ Brigade (No. 1 Coy.):—J. Johnson, C. Thomas, C. Davies, I. Pettigrew (4min.).