Harrier Club

As the season approaches its close, the Harrier Club can look back with pride upon the most successful period of its existence. With a numerical strength well up to last year's peak, enthusiastic support of all Club and inter-Club races has led Victoria to the honoured position of second Club in Wellington.

The season opened with the now traditional Weir House invitation run, when we welcomed to our ranks Teddy Collins, last year's captain of the A.U.C. Harrier Club. The Club races started with the Novice, won by R. M. Daniell in a time half a minute faster than the previous course record. O'Flynn, second, and Rowberry, third, were also within the previous record time.

An innovation in the Club's programme was the sending of an eight-man team to participate in the National Centennial Relay Rare from the Takahe to Akaroa, a distance of forty-eight miles of laps averaging six miles per man. Forty-three teams were entered in this, the greatest race of its type yet held in Australasia, and in an exciting finish we led in the C.U.C. team to fill fourth place in the A Grade.

Once again we entered two teams in the Anderson Relay, finishing fourth in the A Grade and second in the B Grade. In the Sherwood Cup Race, O'Flynn was first man home, closely followed by Scott. S. J. Wilson ran well to win the trophy on the handicap.

The Club turned out in force for the Dorne Cup, and maintained its already good inter-Club record by finishing second to Scottish, the cup winners for the last ten years. Scrymgeour reaped the individual honours in finishing fourth.

In the Provincial Championships, three teams were entered in the Senior and one in the Junior event. The Senior A team finished second, with O'Connor, eleventh. The B team was fourteenth, and the Juniors, fourth. A pleasing factor was the splendid teaming displayed in all cases.

In the Club Championship Race, Scott was first, Cairns, second; Daniell, third; O'Flynn, Fourth. At the time of writing the Endeavour Cup race has yet to be run. Last year this trophy went to A. L. McCullough, Scrymgeour being first man home, followed by Henderson.

The Cairns Cup was last year awarded jointly to de la Mare and Henderson.

The team entered for the inter-'Varsity race is a strong one consisting of O'Connor, Scrymgeour, Scott, Cairns, Daniell and O'Flynn. We have hopes of success, but have worthy opponents in the Auckland team, present holders of the Dixon Trophy.

We are grateful for another season of generous hospitality by our unfailing hosts : Messrs. J. O. Shorland, F. E. O'Flynn, W. K. Scrymgeour, G. C. Sherwood, G. F. Dixon and A. G. Bagnall. "Baggy" proudly introduced us to an interesting mountain-forest trail in the hills behind Mahina Bay. Mr. G. C. Sherwood again unselfishly devoted two nights a week to the cause of ending the pains of tired muscles, and coaching those who took advantage of the training facilities available.