The Dome Cup

On Saturday, June 30, the Dorne Cup inter-club harrier race was held at Petone. Out of the ten clubs represented at this race the only serious rival to the Victoria pack was the Scottish club, which has gained the trophy for several years past. Although Scottish again came first, the VUC representatives gave them a good run for their money and came a close second, awakening them to the fact that if they trained to the same extent as Scottish they would have no difficulty in carrying off the prize. As it was, however, the winning club came nearer to being beaten than it has for some time past.

Although the five-mile course consisted mostly of road, there was also a portion of beach and track, which generally encouraged good running. Our first man in, Trev. Collier, came eighth out of the 147 competing, Ian McDowall and Dick Daniell coming ninth and tenth respectively. The next in for Victoria Club were in the following order: J. Haldane, J. C. Hawke, I. Lang, J. Saxton, M. O'Connor, P. Whittle, and S. Seagar. The total points secured by VUC were 247, Scottish obtaining 220.

Unfortunately two of our best runners, Peter de la Mare and Marc Poole, were unable to compete as Peter had left the district and Marc had injured his foot in a previous run. Nevertheless, the results of the race and the enthusiasm shown by the 27 members who ran, indicate that the club is rapidly increasing its strength and may, next year, be able to carry off the prize.