Harrier Club

With another season drawing to a close, the Harrier Club is left with pleasant memories of windblown heights above Island Bay, and a winding ribbon of sand through the lupins at Lyall Bay, or perhaps of rain and mud at Khandallah. Nor can we forget the many welcome sups round friendly firesides where old friendships were strengthened and new ones made.

The Club this year is essentially a young one, very few members having had more than two years' acquaintance with it. They are, however, not a whit less keen than the runners of previous years, and every Saturday sees a fine muster no matter what the weather may be.

The Novice, which as usual was the first race of the season, was won by Burge, with O'Flynn second, and Newall third. In the Sherwood Cup handicap Scrymgeour repeated his performance of last year, being first man home, followed by Burge and O'Flynn, while Farquhar was the winner of the handicap and Cup. A pleasant feature of the event this year was the running of the race from the home of Mr. G. C. Sherwood at Paekakariki, Mr. Sherwood laying the trail himself. In the 10,000 metres Club Championship, Scrymgeour was again the winner, followed by O'Flynn and Newall. The only Club race page 83 yet to be run is the eight mile handicap for the Endeavour Cup, won last year by Newall.

The club was presented this year with a handsome trophy known as the Cairns Cup, which will go each year to the most improved runner during the season. We take this opportunity of expressing our appreciation to the donor.

In inter-club events the Club has not been able to maintain the high standard set last year. In the Dome Cup the Club came seventh, Scrymgeour being eighth man home. In the ten mile Vosseler Shield race the Club pulled up to fifth place.

We regret to relate that we lost the Dixon Trophy to Otago in the N.Z.U. Cross Country Championship, held at Dunedin, although we had the pleasure of seeing Scrymgeour carry off the individual honours. The team, Scrymgeour (Captain), O'Flynn, Hoffman, Newall, Farquhar and Burge, which travelled to Dunedin to defend the Trophy was in strict training for weeks, but was soundly beaten by a superior team.

In the Provincial Championships, run the week after the N.Z.U.C.C.C., the Club came sixth.

We again wish to express our appreciation to our hosts and hostesses, and to the many good friends of the Club, to whom so much of the success and enjoyment of the season was due and especially we would mention Mr. G. C. Sherwood who has given up so much of his time to act as trainer, adviser and friend to the Club.