On Wednesday, August 17. V.U.C.'s harrier team, consisting of D. R. Scrymgeour (captain), F. D. O'Flynn, A. R. Burge, G. S. Farquhar. M. J. Hoffman, and S. K. Newall left for Dunedin to defend the Dixon Trophy at the New Zealand University Crosscountry Championship. On arrival at Dunedin the visiting teams were met by Otago representatives and taken to billets. On Friday a trip was made to Wingatui so that the visitors could walk over the course before the race. Of two laps, it was found to be dry and fast, the starting point being the bend coming into the front straight. From there the course led down the straight to continue over a gate and fence to turn left down a road for several hundred yards and then over a gate into a paddock with a gradual upward slope. After crossing two more fences it dropped to cross a ditch. A very steep climb was on the other side. At the top of the incline the course turned sharply to the left down a long gradual slope which led to half a mile of road. A left-hand turn, followed by 400 yards of railway and a similar distance of open field and a water jump, brought the course on to the back straight of the racecourse. The finishing point was in front of the grandstand.