Harriers

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 141, 1 July 1937, Page 15

Harriers

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MARTON CLUB VISIT Home Club Ha* Big Advantage FORM 0E RUNNERS

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From s racs point of yi«W the viai? from the Marton Club waa diaappoinfa ing, as the visitors were without th|i services of their first five or six leedF ing runners. No doubt had they mad# the ■ trip a bery keen race would have resultea. Consider ing the youthfuluess of the visiting team they all rau yery well. The practice ' of having all of the home club to count against the amallog number of a visiting club dqea nqt peem fair, considering the advantage. already derived from ronning on familiar ground and no travelBng. It -w.ould better to count an equal number* Setting a fair pace from the start4 Smith (M.), Taylor and Andersen lead down Sonthland road. Once through the orchard the Hastings lads left Smith, and before the raoecourse was reached Taylor had opened a break on hds club-mate, to cover the first lap in I8min. 50sec.# 40 yards ahead. of Andersen, who was a similar' distance. from Smith' (M.) Then came Hunt, closely followed by a tmach pf Hastings boys and Hegglun (M.) In the second lap, H. E. Taylor increased his lead, to win by some 400yds. 'from B. Andersen, who, though giving hie best per-> f orinance of the season, was visibly distressed. Taylor 's time was 37.48, good considering that he had little support from- his clubmatea, though uuder the circumstances he "might have carried Andersen a little further before leaving him as he could still have won aa he liked. k . Hunt, one of the club 's most consia-i tent performers, filled third position, and fourth place went\to. L. Smith (M.), Marton gained fourth,' 10th, 11th) 20th, 22nd, and 23rd positions, giving a total of 24 points, compared with Hastangs 90 points. ' A pleasing aspect- of Saturday 's out* ing was the improved team-work of the Hastings club. It was> quite apparent tbat a few runners were being held back, and for this reason, the' race is a poor gaide to possible placings an next Saturday 's club chainpiohships. It is unfortunate that the championship is a foregone conclusion. The competition for the minor places should be keen, and with points for the AnguS Cup at stake, some good racing should eventuate, - • High School Run. The pack run held from the High School proved an enjoyable run. It was pleasing to see for once some steady pack running being done. Not onlyia it more pleasant for everyone, but also it is a more beneficial form of training „ to the usual semi-racing that as more ellon indnlged in. Presentation Made. After the run the opportunity wa». taken to make a small presentation te Mr. G. Ready before his departure, Coming to Hastings from Hamilton ia 1935 and joining up .with the local club at the beginning of that season, it was not long before Mr. Ready proved him-. self to be a runner of no mean ability. Slow to reach form, his efforts steadily improved during the season hs this brief review will show; .Rujiner-up for. the Hastings club championship; xuu-ner-up for the Hawke 's Bay-Poverty Bay championship; firat Masterton v. Hastings at Masterton, defeating C, Talbot on his own ground; Napier v. Hastings, at Hastings, again filling first place iin the good time of 36min. 2lsec, a time that must still stand as a. record for the local course. After an unfortunate ankle injury which kept him practically out of racing for the 193S winter, George was again out in earaest . this year. However, his transfer to New Plymouth has robbed the Hastings club of a valuable runner and ^ most popular club member. - There is no doubt that hds exploits in the West Coast harrier world will bfl followed keenly by many Hawke 's Bay athletes. New* Zealand Championships. So as hot to clash with the Springboks the New Zealand championship meeting will be held on September 11 at Timaru. A little later than usual, this will gdve all contenders a chance to become fit. At ' present there doea not appear to be any Hawke 's Bay representatives besides H. E. Taylor. Though, with 10 weeks to go, it should be possible for others to inalje tho grade. Disappointing Feature. The almost complete failure of members to attend any training runs givei cause to wonder af the feeling in the club is all it should be. It is not very enconraging to the club's ofiicials who are giving up their time. which is as valuable as other people's time, to organi'se and attend these- two training runs a week. Members have themselves elected these various offieials, and therefore should give their wholehearted support at all times. It is only by each one doing his little bit that a club can advance.