RUNNER’S FIFTH WIN
Edmond Cup Steeplechase N.Z. CHAMPION IN FORM oßy Tclcgrapn—Press Association. Dunedin, June 11. Running a confident race from start to finish, J. G. Barnes, -of Civil Service Harriers (New Zealand mile and crosscountry champion) won the Edmond Cup Steeplechase over a three-mile course at Wingatui yesterday afternoon for the fifth time, this making his third successive victory. Overhead conditions were favourable, the weather being warm and sunny. Despite the heavy nature of the course, Barnes rah one of his best races, being in cither the first or the second position all the way, and being out on his own the second time round. The winner’s time was 17min. llsec., a meritorious performance considering the adverse state of the track, and 23 seconds faster than his own winning time last year. Barnes was not distressed at any stage.
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Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 219, 12 June 1933, Page 4
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