ATHLETIC CURTAIN

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 769, 16 September 1929, Page 13

ATHLETIC CURTAIN

CROSS-COUNTRY RACE AT ELLERSLIE COOPER WINS The 1929 winter athletic season in Auckland was brought to a close on Saturday afternoon, when the metropolitan four-miles cross-country championship was staged, at the Ellerslie racecourse grounds. The event attracted fair entries, the course being three times over the hill. The first round included the water jump, the second live double, and the third and final finished up the straight. As neither J. NY. Savidan, New Zealand 10,000 metres champion, nor Gordon Kells started, N. F. Cooper was the virtual scratch man, and from the start was favourite for fastest time.. Cooper was set a big task in overtaking the field, which included such solid runners us F. L. Witten, S, Andrews and J. A. Crum. He lost no time in making up the leeway, however, and ran in third to Browne and Witten. Browne, who is a Mount Albert Grammar School long-distance man, was in fine fettle, and once he took the lead there was no overtaking him. Horan ran well in the 7pyds handicap sprint, winning his heat and the final, for which he received a cup. Following are the results: 75YDS HANDICAP First Heat C. Torbett (7yds) 3. J. C. Tipping (13yds) .. .. .. 2 H. McNeil (141yds) 3 Time, Ssec. Second Heat E. Horan (11yds) £. i R. G. Kirkwood (BJyds) .... 2 L. C. Barker (105yds) * J. W. Turnbull (95yds) * ♦Dead-heat third. Time, Ssec. * Final E. Horan (11yds) .. .. .. .. l C. Torbett (7yds) 2 L. C. Barker (105yds) 3 Time, 7 4-ssec. CROSS-COUNTRY RACE A. B> Browne, 23m 9 2-5 s. . 1 F. L. Witten, 22m 35s 2 N. F. Cooper, 22m 9 l-5s .. .. 3

HARRIERS FOR AUCKLAND

FORMATION OF CLUB? A movement is afoot to form a harrier club in Auckland, to commence operations next winter. A FTER the four-mile cross-country . championship, staged at the Ellerslie racecourse on Saturday afternoon. Captain H. P. Congdon qpnvened a meeting of all those present interested in th© formation of a club. Captain Congdon, in company with the Auckland team at the recent New Zealand cross-country championship meeting at Dunedin, has been investigating the harrier movement in the South Island. ITe. explained how harrier runs were undertaken in the South, and on his SLiggestion a committee was appointed to go ahead with arrangements for the formation of a club in Auckland next season, to be known as the Auckland Harrier Club. Following is the committee:—J. W. Savidan, L. C. Barker, N. F. Cooper, A. H. Eyre, J. R. Green and F. L. Witten. This proposed club will be distinct from the Auckland Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club, and will be concerned with winter athletics only.