WOMAN'S RACE
TWENTY MILE ROAD WALK. GRANDMOTHER COMES FOURTH. MISS JAMES DROPS OUT. (United Press Association—Copyright). (Received This Day, H. 15 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. *Among the five finishers out of 13 starters in a 20-mile road walking race was Mrs Baxter, who is 54 years of ago and is a grandmother. Displaying amazing -endurance, she came fourth. She wore a long dress, in contrast with the" other competitors who were attired in shorts. The winner was Miss Sayers aged 19, of Earlwood. Her time was four hours two minutes. Miss Esther James (New Zealand) who issued the challenge that culmin-/ ated in the race being held, collapsed at Chullora, and was unconscious for several minutes. She recovered and continued, but sprained her ankle and knee at Atshfield and dropped out.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 153, 10 April 1933, Page 5
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