HARRIERS' STEEPLECHASE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 575, 2 August 1909, Page 5

HARRIERS' STEEPLECHASE.

A' : steeplechase-race .over a distance of- two : miles -iujdiv-half v 'fis"decided''.by'theV-Welling-J: ton Harriers .on Satnrday. afterhpon, ; oh ..the : Trenthanv Racecourse. : Mr,' A; E. Wlivte; do- ' nated trophies, for. the event, and; at;' the con-, ■clusion':of the race.entertained the.competitors ;at tea: ; j Tlie.coiirso'waS. very ■ soft aa .a result .of the; recent race meeting' in conjunction with •' the 'b«ayv rains.'pf tho r past few:-weeks.\ '..The : ;, race'resulted as- follows a—'F. Hbdson (lOsec), 1; . '1 , .- .Wilton (scr.); 2;;' ; - H." A. Lamb: (oOsec.), . 3. . Also started: E..:A;..-Westwood(lloseo.), W.' 1 >:Watf and- W.. White (1005w.),,. P. A.'Wilton ■v7goseo.), :,E.: S.'Fprne'(7osi;c.), vP. C-Dement : .(65sec.),'.C.Lamberg'and:L. Salek (60sec), .J'. '■:.' Ep'gah;'(sssep.),'-H.: J.- Pollock .(15sec;); G. S. ' : Johnson'(3osec.),':W-"Press (25sec), W.■ Bennett ! : - (20sec.), ; K. E. Bust'.and "C. Turnbull (15sec.). .', '-'■.■'Ho'dspii'Van 1 very.strongly for the'-first lap. r Bt-the , end ,6f ",whioh:he was fully. 15seo. aheail 'v of , the 'scratch :man,..ahd- at, the: final jump :^had'caught v the leaders.:..Hore, ; 1 , . :Wilt6n put ~ in ;, a. strong .vrun,.-'and,;.overhauled; the; whole ?':■ fields with the'• exception of ■ Hodspn,. whom he •''■!■; just failed-tq- catch '.at the. finish.. ■••■The! winner. < : ran.a,• well-judged ;raoe. : H. A. Lamb ran into -■third'place, by piittingin a. strong challenge to ... Pollock and.Salefc in-thestraighti/Sonie of the.. /.': obstacles'. too .-stiff'.'for a number -of ■' the \ ! runners, particularly the water- jump in frout ".i'of the , stand,-which was.the : cause of the' down-.- :-. : fall' of more than ono hopeful.competitor. The ■■';■ winner's." time, for-the '.distance' was; 17inin.' ;<.: SOsec., but .'.this would: probably have been'i'e- ■ ■;'. diiced by at. least; two minutes had the. condi- ,'.'■'. tions underfoot been ■ favourable. .Officials for the: race were as foll6\y:--Judge, i Mr. A. E. W ; T7hyte;, starter,: Mr;. W:- H.- Pollock;'.-time; , ■ llr. J. H. ' Jollock; handicanporsj Messrs. Pollock, and' F. .Wilton; track :.': •stewarde.iilcssrs. '&. V. ' /White and C. Row-■■;:!-:.'l)errj'.y '■'■-;:-:■-' '-■ : '; ,::; : > ; : '.''■-.■, : - ; ':'.■'■■; ■'-■ -■ ■ ; ■;■■ ':Ih'view of the New .Zealand Cross-Country : .v'-.-.Championship at Timavu next month, the club 'have decided to hold a test race of five miles ■• on: Saturday next, at llirainar, in .order to ■f; choose ;club representatives. ', ... .",