Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 7, No. 8. August 9, 1944

Harriers

Harriers

The Club Championship race held at. Silverstream on July 29 was notable for the fast times recorded and the close grouping of featured runners. McDowall comfortably clipped half a minute off Rowberry's epoch-making time of last year, followed by Olsen, then Hawke, Segedin, Daniell and Roxborough. This six will constitute our representative team and if this race is any guide should do well at Canterbury. Hawke is our Junior star, and it may be that his light will escape from under our bushel when the provincial races are run. Congrats, to Segedin for winning the handicap race.

The previous week's run was mostly a slow pack affair. When we left the fast pack were languidly undressing and when we returned they had thought better and were knotting ties again and showing no signs of wear or anything. Well, the slows visited the upper reaches of Butterfly Creek, then returning to Ye Olde Logge Cabine, fished several of its tin walls out of the creek; and then set off down Gotland's Valley. By now mud had become a plaything and joyous groups splashed and gambolled whenever they found particularly deep patches. The more earnest just swam, remembering the retorts they should have made two years ago to the woman who fence-leaned and asked "Why aren't you in the Army?" They hoped she was still there. When we eventually did get back to good enamelled roads she was. "Why aren't you working?" Too subtle —stumped again!