Harriers Win Vosseller Shield

With an outstanding display of team running the V.U.C. Harrier Club confirmed its position as Wellington's leading club by decisively winning the Vosseler Shield, a ten mile race for teams of ten, held on a gruelling course at Lyall Bay on Saturday, July 4.

While the day was cold and drizzly, conditions generally wore good, the beach was firm and not as tough going as in some years. In spite of the absence of runners such as Noel Taylor, A. A. Jelly and Brian Derwin there was a strong field of entries including last year's winning team from the Palmerston North Y.M.C.A. Harrier Club.

Ross Rawnsley, lust year's winner, had little trouble in repeating that success and in a slightly faster time. Clem Hake closed up on Rawasley over the last three miles and was about forty yards behind at the finish. Paul Keesing. Colin Candy and Mike " Trucbridge pushed each other along most of too way to finish fourth, sixth, and seventh. After two outsiders had finished Tim Beaglehole came in to give Vic six men in the first ten, an achievement rarely if ever bettered in Wellington. The other four to count were Peter Joyce (16th) who moved up well after starting too slowly, Dick Gilbert! (17th), Tony Gow (22nd) and John Holden, a seasoned veteran of many Vosseller Shield races (28th). There were several other V.U.C. runners who all completed the distance and appeared remarkably fresh at the finish.

The next big event, is the Provincial Championships at Trentham on July 25th.