CRUCIAL STAGE.—With the leaders still closely grouped, the New Zealand threemile champion, A. G. Pyne (Olympic), applies the pressure going into the back straight for the last time in the senior mile at the Canterbury athletics championships at Rugby Park on Saturday. Pyne won in 4min 9.9sec, 3sec outside his recent Canterbury record. Following Pyne are B. Smith (Technical, second), J. D. Macdonald (Riccarton, the defending champion, fourth), and D. Clements (University, third). BOTTOM: The first winner of a new trophy given for the mile, Pyne is shown being presented with the trophy by the donor, Mr H. I. Austad, chairman of the council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association. A life member of the association and the Canterbury centre, Mr Austad has been a resident delegate for Canterbury to the N.Z.A.A.A. in Wellington since 1925.

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30368, 18 February 1964, Page 18

CRUCIAL STAGE .—With the leaders still closely grouped, the New Zealand threemile champion, A. G. Pyne (Olympic), applies the pressure going into the back straight for the last time in the senior mile at the Canterbury athletics championships at Rugby Park on Saturday. Pyne won in 4min 9.9sec, 3sec outside his recent Canterbury record. Following Pyne are B. Smith (Technical, second), J. D. Macdonald (Riccarton, the defending champion, fourth), and D. Clements (University, third). BOTTOM: The first winner of a new trophy given for the mile, Pyne is shown being presented with the trophy by the donor, Mr H. I. Austad, chairman of the council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association. A life member of the association and the Canterbury centre, Mr Austad has been a resident delegate for Canterbury to the N.Z.A.A.A. in Wellington since 1925.