HARRIERS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 205, 2 September 1935, Page 8

HARRIERS

BENSON GATE TROPHY WANGANUI'S FINE WIN i.'Ol'liSK IiLCOHI) BEOKEX I’hc second “li'g” of the inter-club contest, for the Benson Gate trophy, an annual competition betwien the Wanganui and Masterton Harrier Clubs, was decided at. Maslerton on FLuurday ami resulted in a decisive win for Wanganui. On the aggregate of The two races, the first of watch was held at Wanganui two months ago, hie Wanganui Club won the trophy by 137 points and created a record by defeating the Wairarapa men over their own course. This wa? the first race on record in this contest, that. Wanganui has won on the visitors’ course ('or a 12man ream, by 131 points to 170, a majority of 39 points. For individual honours the Wanganui Club again secured a clean-c it victory, the first three men home belonging to this club, these being (’. Weller, x. Johnston and A. Bourgeois. By covering the course in 35min. ISsec., C. Weller established a course record for this race. He was followed a minute later by K. Johnston, A. Bourgeois following another ?>0 seconds further back. C. Talbot (Musterton), who was the first Wairarapa man to finish, was in fourth position, with G. Johnston (Wanganui) a close fifth. The 42 runners from the two clubs got awav to an even start. Leaving the Oval for the first time. C. Weller was in the lead from f‘. Talbot and D. Talbot ( Masterton), who were close on his heels. The course comprised two laps. After one Jap (three miles) had been covered Weller (Wanganui) was "till in the lend from K. Johnston (Wanganui) 12H yards back, C, Talbot (M) another 100 yards to the rear. Following Talbot a further ten yards ’nek were Bourgeois and G. Johnston (Wi Others were following in this order: McKay (M ). D. Talbot (M). 1,. Hack (31E A. Bevcgs (W). A. Pcnbeithy (W* J MuAey (M), and a bunch of five Masterton men, followed by Gowan, Garfafh, and N. Hopper, all of Wanganui. There wore a few changes in the middle positions before lhe fir.isli, and 11. Hopper (W), who had been fairly well to the rear over the first lap. came up and finished in 15th. position. The finishing positions were:— lVelli i r (W). 35min. ISsefi. .... 1 I\. Johnston (W), 36.15 2 A. Bourgeois (W), 36.49 3 C. Talbot (M), 36.54 ~ ... .. 4 G. Johnston (W), 37.0 5 J. McKay (M), 37.35 6 D. Talbot (M), 37.56 7 A. Bcvege (W), 38.9. S L. Hack (M), 38.17 .7 p A. Pcnberthv (AV), 38.27 10 J Mulvey (M), 39.0 11 R. Shaw‘(M), 39.37 12 The teams points were as follows:—? Wanganui.—Weller 1, K. Johnston 2, Bourgeois 3, G. Johnston 5. Bcvege 8, Penberthy 10, N. Hopper 13, Garfath 11. H. Hopper 15. Gowan 16, Craig 19, G. Harrison 25. —Total points 131.

Masterton.—C. Talbot 4, McKay 6, D Talbot 7, Hack 9. Mulvey 11. Shaw 12, Long 17. Haise, 18, Spicer 20, AVarham 21, AVink 22, Hatch 23—Total points, 170. Majoritv for Wanganui on Masterton contest, 39 points, and at Wanganui 98 points, giving a total margin for Wanganui of 137 points. INTER-CLUB CONTEST MARTON AND Y.M C.A. On Saturday, at Marton, an into t'lub contest was held between the Marton and YIM.C.A. (Wanganui; Harrier Clubs. 'J’he course followed the road for the greater portion cf the journey owing to there being too many lambs over the farms on the. crosscountry course. The first eleven from each club counted in the inter-club contest, and the result was a win for Martoa l-y 96 points to 155. At the conclusion the runners were entertained at afternoon te.\ bv laoy supporters, for whom musical honours ami hearty cheers expressed the appreciation of the club members. £.n the evening the Y.M.(,’.A. members were the guests of tin* evening at an enjoyable dance in the Druids’ Hail. Following an* the detailed results, with M for Marton and YM fur A'.M.C.A. in the abbreviations;— F. Hill (M), 29min. 39sec 1 W. Hill (M). 29.55 2 T Collings (YM). 30.44 . 3 AV. (lodge (M), 30.54 . / 4 F. AVill ams (M;, 31.06 5 G. Bromley (M ). 31.41 6 J. Patterson (YM), 32.06 7 I). AVadey (YM), 32.13 x D. Macpherson (M), 32.43 9 R. Kerr <M), 33.04 .. 1C S. Butcher ’( YM). 33.12 11 11. A mold (V M : 12 11 A. Gorrie (Ml. 33.25 .. .. . . .. 13 R. Parkinson (M £3.31 .. .. .. 11 M. Griffin (M >, 33.48 15 D. Lang (Y M), #3.59 16 S. Hurley (M), 3415 17 A. Forsyth ( M), 34.35 1,8 R. Marsh (YM), 35.05 19 A. Corps (YM ), 36.34 20 Al Anderson (A’M), .‘’,6.3”) 21 M. Bowling (YM). 38.17 22 CROSSCOUNTRY TITLE UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONS OTAGO WINS TEAMS RACE ( Per Press Association, j CHKISTCHUR-CH, Sept 1. 'lhe New Zealand l.’niversitv crossvountry championship, run vesterday, was won by Otago with 21 points. A'ictoria (24 points) was second. Canterbury (4 7 poii.ts) third and Auckland (56 points) fourth. Individual plaeings are: R. G. Bagnall (Victoria), 39inin. 27sec. I, W. A. Stewart (Otago). 4<>min. 16see. M. IL Robinson (Otago), 41'.17 3, C. Francis ' A iirk la ml ) 40.26, 4. O’Connor ( Vict<>:i:i) was fifth, and (1. A. Smith (Otago i s’xth. 'lhe race was run in a south-wester with driving rain and hail.