Hunt massacres opposition

Ian Hunt, who finished third in the 6 miles Easter Tournament, massacred the opposition in the VUW Harrier Club's Novice Cup Race.

He turned in a record-breaking performance of 13 min. 46.8 sec. for the hilly 2½-mile course run from the Worser Bay Surf Club.

His time took 9 sec. off the record set by Dave Bullock in 1967.

But the open record of 13 min. 40 sec. set by Tony Woolhouse in 1967 escaped unscathed.

The Novice Cup is competed for by harriers who have not won a major cross country race since leaving secondary school.

Second in this year's Novice Cup was a newcomer to the club from Switzerland, Peter Koenig.

He returned a creditable 14 min. 6 sec. to be 10 sec. clear of club captain Tony Burge who finished third in 14 min. 16 sec.

Last year's Novice Cup winner, Ian Stockwell, won the Open Race in a lime of 13 min. 55 sec.

Second was the titleholder Tony Woolhouse in 15 min. 11 sec. and third well back was Dave Bullock.

The V.U.W. Harrier Club in a special general meeting held recently elected its fourth ever Life Member, John Riseborough.

John Riseborough, a stalwart of the club for the past 21 years, besides representing Vic at Winter Tournament while a student was also a delegate to the harrier subcommittee of the Wellington Centre for 10 years and a Vice President of the Victoria Harrier Club since 1958.

Not least of his work for the club has been his laying of the course each year for the Club's own champs held at Paekakariki.

The other life members are Dr. F. B. Shorland, Dr. J. C. Hawke and Mr. G. C. Sherwood.

Highlights for club members this year promise to be the trip to Massey, the centre champs at Blenheim, Winter Tournament at Dunedin, the Wellington-Masterton relay and the Takahe-Akaroa relay at Christchurch in September.