LOVELOCK WINS MILE

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 33, 8 August 1934, Page 9

LOVELOCK WINS MILE

FASTEST SINCE 188G

EVER RUN IN BRITAIN

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES .■ t •

United Tress Association— By Electric Telogvapli—Copyrlgiit. (Received August S, .noon.) LONDON, August 7. What could he do, if pressed, under favourable conditions? That was the loading question at the Empire Gamps today after J. E, Lovelock (New Zealand) had won the one mile event in the athletic se'etion at White City. It 'was a coldish, windy afternoon and the track was slow after heavy rain, but this did not prevent Lovelock producing one of the best performances in the history of English athletics. His was the second fastest mile ever ru.. in England, the fastest being that ot VV. G> George (professional) -recorded m 1886. The first quarter of the mile today was covered in 60 l-10sec, and the haltmile in 2min 7see. At the half-way mark four Englishmen were leading the New Zealander, who, however, was obviously striding with 'such consummate ease that lio always had the field at his mercy. Wooderson and Comes led into tho last lap, the. time for^the three quarters being, 3min 1- •sS-osec. Lovelock challenged with 220 yards to go, and lie passed, his opponents almost as if they were standing.- Ho won, easing up and looking round,. l>y six yards in the exceptional time of 4mh) 12,4-osee.

The start of fhe marathon had opened tho concluding da-x's events at White City, tho field, including Wright, winner in Canada in 1930, departing for the twenty-six miles jaunt into the,country with* tho band playing the "Long, Long Trail."

The British amateur champion, Rampling, ran one of the best races of his career in winning the 440 yds event, getting within measurable distance of the world's roeord and creating a British record. He never appeared unduly extended and won by 4,\yds in 48s'ec. Sweeney (England) created a precedent at Empire Games in? taking the sprint double. Ho is ouo of the finest athletes in England, and, like Sampling, ho is a soldier. Tho' 220 yds .was a' terrific race, Sweeney holding off Thcunissen's /desperate challenge by half a yard, with Rangoley a similar distance away in third place: Murdoch, tho British champion, was fourth. In the swimming section Ryan (Australia) won the 440 yds final in great style, clipping two seconds from the English record. ' Ho was not headed after taking the load in tho first lap. Wainwright, employing'a quicker stroke, clung to tho Australian, \vho won by three lengths. Wainwright also boat tho British record. Crump (New Zoaland) $vas in third place to 50 j^ards in the 100 yds freevstylo final, but a beautiful turn brought him into second .place behind Burloigh until Larsen's burst deprived tho New Zealander of second place by 3-55ec...." . i