HARRIER EVENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 121, 24 May 1937, Page 7

HARRIER EVENTS

LE GAVE ROSE BOWL

SCOTTISH CLUB CONTEST

Most important, of the, Wellington harrier club activities on Saturday afternoon was the Le Gaye Rose Bowl contest conducted by the Scottish; Club. The cup was won by. W. Scobleand the Hudson Trophy • for fastest time went to T. A.' Bartlett. J. Riddingtpn actually made fastest time, but. lie; has won the-trophy previously and the rules 'ot competition' do jiot ■■ provide for it beingV held "twice by the same runner. Weather .and ground conditions were.gqod fpr all. events, v" .v: : '■y.y-\\ ' ■■>iSCOTT|SHVCIitIBi;V.-."'-'.-;'i'-- -■' The te Gaye Rpsepowl'.event, run as a sealed; handicap, over'a .course;-of three miles,, starting and finishing; at the .Methodist Church schoolroom,' Mirariiar, attracted 43 competitors, who werestarted by Mrs;: Powdrillr Tiifn'ing into Wexfprd .Roadi I*. McLachlan was leading, closely followed: by ;'A. Bourgeois,, with the' others .well.;behirid.J..Riddingtqn and, A.E L.'Stevens were content to remain in the ;first ten at this stage. On the'run down Calabar Road, Riddirigtpti' moved up; arid'; w.as in the lead to-the aerodrome. *iGoing. along the waterfront road,. Riddington. was- 301 yards in front of the bunch, comprising Bourgeois, V. Tunbridge,.Jj. McLachlan, ,and- Viohch: Stevens and Bartlett, ■ coming; through' over", the rough groundat the' back ■• of the gplf links; were secondi and" third respect' iyely.Sßiddington went on. arid ' woa for the fourth year in. succession by 190 yards from Bartlett, who just beat Stevenson oa the tape.; Oh revisionipf the" handicaps, the winner of the rose bowl was found to be W. Scpble, who finished ninth, F. Kennedy being run-ner-up. Times and positions in the race were as follows:—Riddingtpn; 19 mm 32sec, 1; Bartlett, 20min 15sec, 2; Stevens, 20min 15isec, 3; Bourgeois, 20min 30sec, 4; .Bruce, 20min 36sec, ;5; Tunbridge, 20min 42sec, 6; Violich, 20 mm 42 f-55ec,.7; Woodley, 21min lsec, 8; Scbble, 21min 2sec, 9; Kennedy, 21 mm 34sec, 10; McLachlan, 21min 35sec, 11; Buchanan, 21min 37sec, 12; , Tritt, 21min 56sec, 13; Clement, 22min lsec, 14; Talbo}, 22min 20sec, 15; Henderson," 22min 24sec, 16. Results for the rose bowl, handicaps given in parentheses, are as follows:—W. Scoble (lmin■ 45 eec), 19min 16sec, 1; F. Kennedy (2min llsec), 19min 23sec, 2; A. L. Steven* (51sec), 19min 24 l-ssec, 3. ,; f BROOKLYN CLUB. The Brooklyn Club held a run froia the schoplhpuse, Tawa Flat. Thirtyfive runners, in four packs, took part., The trail led into the hills west of the railway 'and1 moved in a southerly direction until it skirted the Porirua Hospital estate, where it led to the railway track, this being followed. the remainder of the distance back _to ■ the school.' A small fast pack had no difft-;, culty in overtaking the others ■.and' leading the way home at a smart pace. Next Saturday the three miles sealed handicap is to be held from the Seatoun Bowling Club. PRESBYTERIAN CLUB. The Presbyterian Harrier Club'« x weekly run' was held from ithe-resi-dence of the:patroh, -Mr. A. Martin, Karori. -•; There were 60 runners > present, divided into four senior packs and the colts' pack. The trail, laid by. R. B. Tait, D. Williamson, and D.M. Wilson, turned up Messines Road, skirted the waterworks reserve for about aihile, then led down a ridge to the South Karori Road and home through. Karori, a total distance of six miles. A run-in was held, and resulted: F. Norton, 1; C. Seelye, 2; F. Tomlinson, 3. CSeelye and.M..Stephenson ran particular^- well arid are expected to; be prominent in the cpming races. Afternoon tea was ready for the runners pa their return, and after [<, remarks cbyjthe club captain, A. Congalton, the president, i&.R. D. Moore,, thanked; the host arid hostess. Mr; Martin replied, andl introduced the Moderator of the Wellington Presbytery, Mr: T. C; Br»sh, who complimented the club on the large attendance and emphasised the value of the; club in bringing together members of the different classes in Wellington. The Rev. J. R. Blanchard also referred to1 the fine spirit mjuie club and wished'it every success. The afternoon closed with two of the club songs and "Auld Lang Syne." ; The race lor the Martin Shield, an mterclass trophy, will be held from ,St. James's ■(Presbyterian Church, Newtown,; next Saturday. - - ■:■-.-, > '■■ ■'' ''S;"'aisvsi^:-cix^'%;Z')'-'i'-: - The Olympic Club's run was held from the Island Bay bathing sheds, 25 runners participating. The seven-mile trail, laid by' D. Sunderland and M. CoPP. led round the Queen's Drive towards. Lyall Bay,-and then into the hills on the left of the road. The final stretch lay from' Berhampore down the Parade to Island: Bay. The run-in resulted in a win for F. Reeves, with H. Patrick second, and C. Campbell third. The colts' run-in resulted as follows:— A. Matthews, 1; K. Mai,' 2; and D. MeFadyn (scr), 3. Next Saturday the Olympic Club is being visited by the -. Kiatere: Club, Masterton. A five-mile race between the twoclubs will be held, from Lyall Bay in the afternoon, and the visitors are to be entertained at a dance in: the' Oriental Cabaret in. the evening.. •"'■'■■:■ ;■■'■■ l ■.;■•• •' •',..■■■;.• HtlT VALMY AND, WJEtUNOXQNJ The Hutt Valley harriers selected first-class country' for their invitation run to the Wellington Club, which was ' held at Belmont. A six-mile trail, laid by K. Robbie, of the Hutt Club, was followed by 55 > runners divided into three packs. From Belmont Hall, the paper led down King's Road, crossing Patterson's paddocks as far as the river bed; thence up Cottle's Spur ..tit... Belmont Heights, continuing through good country to return to the hall, via the railway line. Mr; V. .Smith, club captain of the Hutt Club, extended a hearty welcome to the Wellington Club men, and expressed the hope that interclub runs would become a; regular feature. Mr, H. H. Brady, Wellington Club captain, on ;behalf of his club, suitably Mplied. Afternoon tea and musical items concluded1 an- enjoyable afternoon. The Hutt Valley Club'srun next Saturday will be the Shield,race of five miles, to be hela from Hutt Park at 2.30 p.m. ! UNIVERSITY CLUB. Gorse and slippery-tracks were included in the trail followed at Karori by the University Club. D. Cairns was the fittest man. Farqubar made his best. showing this season, but over the last two miles was unable to hold y Burge, who appears to be the most promising of the new men. Morpetn is beconimg too good for the slow pack and left them to make a determined run through with Farquhar and Burge and, later, R. Scrymgeour. The latter was not at ease, on the less open country and ran perceptibly bettej* when the road was reached. ; The rest^of the runners, though spread out by the variation of country, finished with-a steady jog down the Makara Hill and home along the Karori Road. The idle-along pack did not fpllow the full trail, but turned off at Mount Johnson. METHODIST CLUB. For the Methodist Qub's run J. Walker and C. Thompson laid an excellent trail of about seven miles from Trinity Methodist Church up Riddiford Street past the Zoo, down Rodrigo Road, through the Town Belt, along the hillside, and over the tunnel, down the track to Marjoribanks Street, along Kent Terrace and Adelaide Road home. The 34 runners were divided into three packs under the leadership of R. Ingram; P. Mercer, and W. Baker. ■■.. A good pace was maintained and some spirited finishes were witnessed.. The members of the slow pack ran exceptionally well. . After the run members werei entertained at afternoon tea at the honie of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. C. Trevethick, 9 Stoke Street. Next week's run will be a combined outing with the Scottish Club from the Methodist Church, Karori. .