TWO-MILE RECORD

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31767, 26 August 1968, Page 14

TWO-MILE RECORD

Bmin 19.6 sec By Clarke

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LONDON, Aug. 28. The Australian distance runner, R. Clarke, broke his own world record for two miles on the new tartan track at Crystal Palace in London on Saturday with a time of Bmin I9.osec. The 31-year,ald Australian, bronzed from his training in the Pyrenees, won an international race by almost 200 yards. It was oply ip th* first half-mile that he had any competition—he wa* almost 100 yd ahead of th* field in running the first mile in 4min 7.Bsec. Hl* 2000-metre time wa* Smln lt*ee. It was a brilliant performance >y Clarke, who finished at a torrid pace, yet appeared comparatively freshM- Tagg, one of Britain’s Olympic 10,0000 metres ep, tranis, finished second in smln 4?*»e, With th* Frenchman, G. vervoort, third in Smit) 4O.4see.

Second World Rtetrt Th* carnival produced n seeopd world record latar In th* afternoon whop Britain s 4 » 200 metros wemen's relay team recorded Imin ».Bhc. The team of M- Tranter, D, James, J- Simpson, and V, peat clipped six-tenths of « second off the previous best, set by Russia In 1987. The carnival wa* th* last home appearance for many of Britain’s Olympic ethletic squad-