LOVELOCK'S GREAT WIN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 186, 7 August 1936, Page 6

LOVELOCK'S GREAT WIN.

By his phenomenal in the 1500 metres Olympic race J, E. Lovelock has made good his claim to rank sis one of the greatest of all middle-distance runners. In a race where nve out of the six competitors broke the Olympic record, and two eclipsed the world record, the brilliant. New Zealand miler ar.iazed the crowd by the apparent ease with which he ran to viClory. In form, Lovelock has extraord nary reserves of speed, but these had been lacking in recent performances. It was doubted whether he would be able to •produce his winning dash on this occasion, | hence the greater sensation created by his final "electrifying dash." The time, 3.47.8, is 3.4s below the Olympic record and Is better than W. R. Bonthron's world record. Lovelock's performance is a triumph of physical fitness and technique. When the champions of the world meet together in the athletic stadiums of Europe, those from these Dominions are heavily handicapped. Fortunately for LoVelock, his studies at Oxford have given him the opportunity of becoming fully acclimatised, and of meeting his rivals on t-Ven terms. His win reflects lustre upon the athletes of this Dominion.