CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20987, 16 October 1933, Page 13

CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING

JSROWN WINS 20 MILKS MARATHON (PRESS ASSOCIATION TZLECIRAM.) WELLINGTON. October 15. With the worls, "I am terribly tired," E. C. Brown (Dunedin), the Otago provincial representative and road champion, threw himself on the turf, a wearied winner in the Olympic 20 miles marathon at Trentham on Saturday, after on i-tie struggle with A. L. Stevens (Wellington). Sharing the favouritism with Stevens, Brown at the outset forced himself away from the pick of the other clubs with Stevens in close attendance, but .such was the pace he set. that he completely dropped the opposition in 12 miles, and had definitely disposed of Stevens at the 15 miles mark. The manner in which Brown covered the mile, vaulting the fences with consummate ease, showed the southerner to be a champion, and he electrified the crowd by running the first 15 miles of the course in less than 90 minutes. Alternately walking ana running over the final phase, one lap of the racecourse. Brown showing the rigours of the race, bravely breasted the tape amid enthusiastic applause. His remarkable run had reduced the record set by A. L. Stevens by 4min 39sec, his time being 2hrs 10mm 37sec. A victim of the pace and distance, Stevens fell eventually to J. Blanchfield who ran quietly from the bunch of teams to pass Stevens three-quar-ters of a mile from home. The first five men home were:—

E. C. Brown (Civil Service, Dunedin), 2hrs lOrnin 37sec .. 1 J. Blanchfleld (Olympic), 2hrs 12min 23sec .. •. 2 A. L. Stevens (Scottish), 2hrs 14mm 33sec .. • - ■•'•'' C. Campbell t Olympic) .. . . 4 T. Oliphant (Scottish) .. .. a The team placings were:—Scottish 30 points, 1; Olympic 2.