SATURDAY’S SPORT

Evening Star, Issue 21743, 11 June 1934, Page 3

SATURDAY’S SPORT

HARRIERS CAVERSHAM. The portion ot the Caversham Harriers which did not take part in the ■Odmoncl Cup trials at Wingatui ran roni the St. .Clair Baths. In spite of -he unfavourable weather conditions about a dozen members turned out, and the pack (under Acting-captain Warren) proceeded along Lovers’ lane to wards Tomahawk, a good training run being indulged in by the younger members, in view of the forthcoming junior championship. The run home resulted; H. Whittaker 1, It. Abernethy 2, G. Crossan 3. Prominent throughout the run were G. Murdoch, A. Frye, -J. Simpson, and 1. Cameron. HANOVER BAPTISTS. The Hanover Baptists three-mile vice-presidents’ handicap, held at Wiugatui, was run under difficult condh tions. The wet and heavy under-foot conditions proved, hard going for the majority of the runners, although one or two appeared to revel in the mud. The feature of the race was the performance of the scratch man, C. A. Broad, who (conceding smin) ran right through the field to win by about 15yds. Getting away to a good start the limit man—F. ; Bond (smin)—was well round the course when the two scratch men—C. A. Broad and F. Lan-caster-started. The first time round F. Bond was still holding the lead, followed by W. Harris and L. Coulter. The second time round the back-mark-ers began to gather in the field, and at the water jump the scratch men had the race well in hand. The final result was:— C. A. Bond, scr ... ... ... 1 \V. Harris, 3min ... ... 2 J. Ellis, 2min ... ■ ... ... ,3 The following. teams will represent the club in the Edmond Cup steeplechase:—F. Lancaster, L. Medlin. J. O. Milburn, L. R. M'Millan, H. Benfell, N. Bemell, A, Marshall, H. J. Hay- ■ ward, S, C. Gibson, L. Coulter. / ■ ST, KILDA. The Edmond Cup trial, held at Wingatui this: afternoon, provided a real test for. every member. Wintry weather was .experienced, and a. cold, jitmg wind made things decidedly unpleasant. Nevertheless. a good field was sent off to an excellent start, and very early the leaders began to sort themselves out from the rest. W. Jordan went to.the front approaching,the sod wall, closely ,followed by L. John; stone and Bon - Orange. Orange, who was running, very strongly, went into first place approaching the post-and-rails. • Johnstone, however, was soon on terms with him, the pair opening up a gap of 20yds from'the:rest of the fieldl' Len Dickinson, who was/movihg along very easily, went into second place at the water jump, and approach: mg the stand at the end of . the first lap R. Orange, . Len Dickinson, and L. Johnstone had a big break on the. rest of the field,; " Alottg the back Orange held well to "his lead, and; although Dickinson challenged • strongly, .Orange went'oh to win., by 80yds. Len Johnstone finished ;very fast, 1 and found; the ,going to his liking. l The placirigs Were as follows:—Ron Orange 1,, Len Dickinson 2, Len Johnstone 3, A. Henry, 4. .; The team selected for the Edmond Cup. is:—Ron Orange, -O.- Dickipson, ;L. Johnstone,. A, Henry, W. Jordan,,, ; A. L. M'lntyre, J. Napier, A. R. Thompson, J. Duell, ’ C. A. Pope (captain); emergency, L.' Anderson. ;

CIVIL SERVICE.. • In spite, of the adverse weather conlitions, the Civil Service Harriers held lieir Edmond Cup -trial at' Wingatui. lie track was extremely ; wet .find uiddy, but-.in spite ,of this good times acre put up. Jim Barnes"left the,.field of twenty behind; soon ; after , the start, and. continued to. increase : his lead until the finish. The . muddy going seems to suit ’Jim Barnes, .and he will be a hard man to beat ' next week. Brown,. Ge’ddep, , and M’’Lachlan, j the next three men home, all, ran a good race, and are expected to be well placed, in next weekls I’ace... Lactic M‘Lachlan does hot run so well-on- a wet track,. and. will have to do better in next week’s race to, beat Barnes again. Les M'Kdichis another runner who likes the mild, and he pujb up a good performance* to finish 'fifth. M'Kinnon, Garbutt, Mason; M‘Kernan, and M'Kersey finished next in that Order, and had a hard tussle' qvef . the final stages of, the face to ■ see Who should • represent the club in the No.- 1 Edmond Cup team next -week; Two teams will probably be entered in the race, and these Will be published later. The best times were:* Barnes (ISmin 18sec) 1, Brown: (18min 38sec) 2, Goddess (I9min 2£!sec) 3, M'Lachlan (19min 39sec) 4, M’Keich >(l9min 41sec) ,5. LEITH, ■, Leith ran from the Anglican Boys’ Home, Vauxhall, "members running ,as guests ,of Mr and Mrs 6.‘, S.' Gerrard. The bad weather.no doubt-accounted for the small; attendance, only twenty members turning out. The pack, uqdor Captain Anderson, ran north for about a mile, and then followed a cross-coun-try trail in snow, to the soldiers’ memorial. When about opposite this landmark the trail angled sharply downward, and' finally, reached the road about three-quarters of a mile from Macandrew Bay: Here two packs were formed. The fast one, consisting, of Edmond Cup - competitors, continued down the road for about three miles, returning by the' road. until Waver ley House- was reached. From there the pack, after following .the road' leading past St. Joseph!s Orphanage, concluded the run with a-short sprint. The slow pack, followed the same route, with'the exception of-the three miles past Macao drew Bay.; MORNINGTON.

Despite adverse weather conditions an enjoyable run was held from the Anderson’s Bay School, and, -although most of the run was held on the road, some useful training resulted for the fast pack under the whistle of the captain, G. Miller. D. Paulin rah well throughout, and justified His inclusion in the Edmond Gup team: The route taken was via the high road past the nionument, across country to the road into Tomahawk, round, as far as .the Tahuna School, and so home. The balance of the club members took a slightly shorter route out and a -more.direct route homo under the whistle of the acting deputy captain, W. Aitchison. The following have been selected; to form the Edmond Cup team:—W. Aitehison, F, Crooke, A. Davys, G. Miller, E. Mullin, D. Paplin, W.' Pullar, L. Rackley, F. Sanders, W. Taylor. DUNEDIN. The Dunedin Harriers held their annual three-mile championship and sealed handicap at Wingatui. The ground was in a very bad state, and made the going very heavy. A good field was sent on its way by the starter, Mi - R. Thompson. Sturgeon was first ovei the sod wall, closely followed by Weatherston, Storer, and Drumm. The order for the post and rails, was not altered. Going down the back straight Sturgeon was still out in front. Drumm and Storer had displaced Weatherston. At the water jump Storer-lost ground through falling in. The first time past the winning post the order was: Sturgeon, Storer, Drumm, Breese. . At .this

stage Stark and Marshall were doing exceptionally well to be so far up. Storer displaced , Sturgeon, with Drumm and Weatherston next. This order was maintained until the water jump, where Drumm ran into second place. There was no change in the order until the finish, which resulted: —Storer 1, Drumm 2, Sturgeon 3. The sealed handicap resulted in a eery popular win for Stark, with Breese second, and Weatherston third. The following members will represent the club in the Edmond Cup;— Storer, Drumm, Weatherston, Breese, Fonks. Sturgeon, H. Connell, Barton, M'Cutcheon, and J. Lorimer. ANGLICAN. Anglican held its three-mile flat championship for the soldiers’ memorial cup at Wingatui to-daj’. A field of twenty faced the starter (Mr R. O. Johnson), who got his field away in good style. W. Walker and T. Allen jumped into the lead from the. start, the remainder being bunched over the first furlong. Past the post the first time Allen had a lead of 30yds over W. Pullar, with Walker, Waugh, and M'Lachlan handy.' Down the back straight Allen continued to hold his advantage, and passing the post the second time Allen still Ted Pullar, with Curtis now in third place. Over the last lap there was no cnange, and Allen led Pullar past the tape by 100yds, with the youthful Curtis 10yds away third. Then came Walker and Waugh. Results : . T. Allen,' 1 W. Pullar 2 I. Curtis 3 Time, 16min 13sec. A sealed handicap run in conjunction with the race resulted: —l. Curtis 1, L. Waugh 2. . ■ The following will represent Anglican In the Edmond Cup next week:—T. Allen, W. Pullar, E. Taylor, i. Curtis, Walker, Waugh, M'Lachlan, Divers, Logan, Pettet; emergencies—Romoril, Holmes, H. Smith. PACIFIC. The Pacific Club held its three-mile steeplechase handicap at Wingatui, the going being very heavy. The starter, Mr Pearce, got the limit man away at a test pace, followed 2min SOsec later by J. M'Laren, the scratch man. L. Field caught the front marker going down the back straight, with Mouat and R. James following closely. The back markers made little headway till the second round, when M'Laren and Mann, who were running strongly, gradually reduced the leeway; .and about a mile from home the positions we re:—Field, Mount, Kennedy, M'Laren, and Mann, with the rest well strung out. The positions were unchanged to the finish, the result being: —L. Field first, Mouat second, and Kennedy third. Fastest times went to MlLaren (19min 31sec) 1, Mouat (19mm 36sec) 2, and Mann (19min 49sec) 3.

CAVERSHAM CUP TRIAL. The Caversham Harriers held their annual Cup trial at Wingatui, some twenty-four senior members facing the starter. The track, especially m the straight, was in a disgusting condition, making good running an impossibility. The field was well bunched to the first Sod wall, but then began to string out, R. Colston taking the lead, followed by Williams, Robertson, I’rye, and Donovan. Going up the back stretch, Donovan moved up to second place, and this order was maintained throughout the first lap, with the others well spread out. Colston maintained bis lead, and continued on to win by about 100yds from L. K. Donovan and C. Frye. G. Hebbard, L. Gerrie, and J. Robertson followed in this order, with the others coming in at intervals. The official placings were;—R. Colston 1, L K. Donovan 2, C. W. Frye 3,. G. Hebbard 4. r The following have been selected to represent the club in the Edmond Cup next Saturday :—No. 1 team: R. Colston, C. Frye, A. G. Hebbard, L/Gerrie, J. Robertson, S. Bartlett, S. Williams, W. Smaill, W. Lowther, and G. George. No. 2 team: Darling, Knox, VV. Walker, .S. Maddocks, Whittaker, W. Gwynne, A. Barf, S. Brown, A. Agnew, and A. Walker; emergencies, Butterfield and ’Dever. ST. PATRICK’S.

' St. Patrick’s, ran from the Kaikorai Catholic School as guests of the Kaikorai Children of Mary. The fast pack proceeded up Taieri road, a good pace being Maintained Two miles past Ashburn Hall the pack branched off across country to the Flagstaff road. The going was very muddy and a fair amount of snow was encountered. A non-stop run was held back to the school, those prominent at the finish being L. Lemon, A. Byrne, and O. Scott. 1 The slow pack after passing the sanatorium, branched to the right and continued as far as Ross Creek, The runners traversed the reservoir, and, passing the golf links, reached Highgate. They proceeded homewards via the car line and Taieri road, M. Brady and N. Greaney being in front when the school.was reached. , The Edmond Cup team will be as follows:—L. A. Lemon, 0, Scott. N. Greaney, F. Hall, A. Ryrne, F. Byrne. L. Greaney, J. Robertson, T. Robertson, J, M'Laughlan: emergencies, C. Conroy, G. W, Lovelock. CIVIL SERVICE OPTIONAL RUN. For those not wishing to compete in the Edmond Cup trial Civil Service held an optional run from the St. Kilda pavilion. Sixteen’members turned out and followed a trail down Queen’s drive and along the Portobello road to Waverley, then across country to the High road. At the cafe two small packs were formed, and each ran at a steady pace by road.' through Tomahawk back to St.' Kilda. In the faster pack the placings were:—R. M'Lachlan, E. L. Dotting, and D. M'Pherson, in that order. In the slow pack I. Herbison was first, E. Asher second, and S. Ross third. NORTHERN. Although conditions during the early part of the afternoon were not ideal, the weather broke clear for a good run from the schoolroom of the Moruington Methodist Church. A large number of members turned out, and under the whistle of Captain R. G. M'Kinlay the pack set.out up Argyle street into Elgin road, which was followed to its junction .with Gardner street. The pack was then placed in charge of Deputy-captain G. Armishaw, who followed Gardner street' to Look-out Point, down the short cut to Burnside. A rather sloppy trail was followed through the abattoirs to the paddocks beyond, which were followed at a good pace to the Southern reservoir. The water race was covered for a short distance, but as the track proved to be too heavy a turning was made across the paddocks to Mount Grand, which was skirted for a short distance to the market gardens. Some exceptionally rough and muddy country was encountered to the Kaikorai Valley road, which; was covered at a brisk pace to Barr street. This incline was soon negotiated to Elgin road. The trail then led back to Argyle street, where the whistle for the run homo was given, and in a good sprint T. Harkness led J. Hunter and E. Brown, who were second and third respectively. At the close' of the run the following Edmond Cup team was selected:—G. Armishaw, E. Brown. B. Haugb, R. M'Kenzie, ]). Fincham, T. Harkness, J. Hunter, E. G. M'Kinlay, and N. R. Jefferson.