Athletics: Oakely Harriers and Aldenbhan Harriers Interclub Run: How uncommonly queer it is: so sure as there is an important event set down for decision from Mrs. Blade’s famous hostelry, the Boilean Arms, dirty weather prevailed. Perhaps the Oakley Harriers are on the wrong side of the clerk of the weather’s book. However, anything proved preferable to the weather experienced of late, that is, from a harriers’ point of view. For although the knight of the long steel blades may welcome Jack Frost with open arms, it is but a sorry reception he receives form the bearers of canvas shoes … The old five-mile course was selected and proved very heavy goin, particularly Ferry Landing, … The Barnes pack scored a brilliant victory. The winning team being as follows: F. Fitzgerand, 1st; J. J. M. Bassett, 2nd; W. B. Sims, 3rd; C. J. Gabriel, 4th; H. J. Smithson, 9th; and J. B. Pinsent, 10th; W. Christholm finished fifth and first man home for the visitors. Feitzgerald ran splendidly and was never extended, winning comfortably. …
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