HARRIERS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 551, 5 July 1909, Page 9

HARRIERS.

: * I'.V f-V ; ;";0- r ,J: PALMER CUP EACE. v ' An interesting race was .decided by the Wei'i'■ lineton'-Havriers I'at ■: .Mutamar..':,on - ..Saturday,: ? ' when the annual-race for. the Palmer Cup,^as ! helJ-ovcr a cross-cmintTy course of- tkree miles. ,■ Conditions: were - favourable,/and a" 6°®'' nelu competed,'while the race ,in - the un--h ;■: 'eaftiinf .off at t least 'one' runner. of-more than p average nierif, in the :person of i.. H«a3on, ;irno - if -iAdtliprCTitnsly;) tpv/M?; I'{vioes^M-i?' : V'- ' Eighteen cotopetiters teak part in the. race, th«ir'-lianjlicapsi t"coiblnsiori ef - the 'event,being .as fell#*.:— ; ; V- '-F.'-:-'Wils»n.' scr.'j-tP; Bv.Benßett and. W. Press, J Bsec.; C. lUftberry, E. E. Bust, 15sec.! i C.'L. Turnliiill, 25sec.; F. .Hodsen and C, Lamberg, 4«sec ; AT P. "White and v 1 - Forne,' B(sec.;: A.; Muir, Li,',salek, P., y A. -iWil-■ .-■'-.t ton/ 'aad -yf: - Baraes," 90see. : ;H. A. Lamb, lOOsec.; "W. "White and "W. "Watt, USsec.; W. Power, 14teeo. \ ' '■•>; Buat 'got away at a not pace and soon put a ; birr g&p between himself and; the field, bnt his 'effort -was a flash Ja/.the .pan, and. at, half a-:'mile. he.«wafl headed- by Hoaeon, whowafl running very 1 freely/ At the qittxngF. V - ' Wilton ' drew ; leveli with•• Hodson, and- made ■•'several ineffectual attempts,to. breat away* .but : Hodson . stack »close . ; Tight :tip to within a hundred yarda ior-home, - i' - where 'the' final Teffort. found his -weak' spot. • i .His performanco was a ,'praisoworthy . on© for ■ -' a> and lt -jwas^eheer^haid.Juok Jor ■ :- liim' that when 'tho handicaps. wero adjusted ! he was beaten for the oup.by the narrow mar*! .gin one 6dcond by H. A. Lamb. .. The order - of finishing' was: F.. Wilton, J?.Hodson, W. Press, C. Turnbull, ,C. Bowberry, ' H. Lamb, and\L. 'Salek, .with the rest.of the -field-bunohed ; np olosely. The fastest time was < 18min. 27sec., but, after deducting handicaps, '; H. Lamb's time . worked out at -17min.. 59sec., Hodion's at lgmin., and. Salek's :at 18mm. v '- ! 155e0.,' these men therefore, seounng-first three places. z ■<The closest finish-of the day was that ber ', "vtween 'Lamberg and .Wilton, jun., who finished -up by dead-heating 'for tenth place". Lamb has now won tho ?. v cup tTOce,- ond 6hould ho. score one more win ' it becomes his - own property. ; The course : for: ' ' ." the race was", trailed ov,er>the samo ground.iis : in -former years byvH.-vJ. -Pollock and ,E.I A.: Westwood, 'while the race, officials :were: Star-, t ter, Mr. W. H. Pollock; judges/ Messrs. ,W. H. Bennett and: C; "W. sPalmer; ■ ' 'Messrs. A. ' Marryatt . and Stuart Robinson; : handicappers, Messrs. W.'H. iPollock-iand F. v - Wilton; course stewards* Messrs. K.. Eeid and . S. MDowaJl. ' • Tho clnb's weekly run will be held next i ' Saturday, at Lower Hutt. (