GENERAL NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 31, 5 August 1933, Page 6

GENERAL NOTES

■ . W..J.-Savidan w.pri^lie 10,000 metres ''Auckland,'championship recently, and! appears ,to be/in; excellent shape for the Now; Zealand jbitlo race. ;; Peter Wilson states that he is giving iup competitive racing after this season, although hb.hopes still to turn out for the club's "ordinary runs. : : The Australian 10,000 metres cross-, .country'championship is being held at] : 'Mftrilb>yrnong,"'Victoria, today. Great ■interest is..being shown in the race in .'Australia., owing to the brilliant form being show.n by Fred Colman (Victoria), •the title-holder, and Bill Barn'ick (Tasimania), the Olympic Games competitor. Kunning over the distance recently, Barwick registered 32min 52 2-ssee, as against the previous Australian record of-33nii.il 32seu made by Alec Hillhouso (Victoria) in 1029. Colinan, in winning the Ferguson Memorial race . recently, covered the distance in 33min 2sec, which also bettered tho record. It apipoars likely that there will be a battle i'oyal between these two runners. Barwick is greatly fancied for the race. He broke two Tasmania^ records and ouo Australian record recently in tho course of three weeks. He has never boon in better form, and his recent performances stamp him as one of tho best distance runners in Australia. The principal competitor from New South Wales in this race will be Jack Sheaves, who recently won the 10,000 metres New South Wales title for the third year in succession, his time, 33min 43sec, being a record for the State, beating his own previous figures by 17scc. There will be at least four States represented in tho race, namely, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania. The winner 'of the teams'event-will very'-pf obably be Victoria,