Hurrah!

The Harier Club emits a modest cheer for itself. We have at last beaten Scottish in a teams race, having been consistently second to them in inter-club events for years. Giff Rowberry, Myles O'Connor, Ian McDowell and Peter de la Mare were the team, and they did the trick in the Ingram Cup race at Miramar last Saturday. There was a minor hitch, however. The race happened to be a sealed handicap, and when the handicaps were adjusted our "A" team was only third. To soften the blow the "B" team, Ian Morton, Dorian Saker, Peter Marchant and Frank O'Kane, was second. Add to this that Giff and Myles were second and third in the individual placings, and there is good reason for the slight cheer earlier in the piece. These events did not go uncelebrated.

The names of two former Harrier Club members appeared in Air Force announcements recently. Gordon Brewer, who ran with us all the 1940 season, has been awarded the D.F.[unclear: (y] while Norman Holmes, who in the same season was awarded the cup for the most [unclear: improved] runner, has been reported missing on operations. Our congratulations are for Gordon, and our most optimistic hopes for Norman. Also, while Saturday's race was being run, Frank O'Flynn was regretfully observing the law about no liquor on trains as the New Plymouth express carried him towards his aerodrome defence unit in Taranaki.