MATTHEWS SETS NEW MARK
(By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, February 11. C. H. Matthews, the well-known distance runner, broke the New Zealand record for three miles in a specially-arranged handicap race at English Park this evening. His time, 14min 18 3-ssec, was nearly 9sec better than the former record held by J. W. Savidan, Auckland.
Matthews ran well within himself all the way and finished with a powerful sprint.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 36, 12 February 1936, Page 13
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