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YESTERDAY'S < >PENIXO VKIIY FAST CINDER TItACK (Aust. *ud .N.Z Cable) (Received Aug. 1. ii p.m.) Los Angeles, July 31. The Olympic? battle began to-day, with 20,000 spectators present under a blazing sun. The cinder track proved lightning fast for the runners. KLLIOTT QUALIFIES Elliott. of Auckland, the first New Zealander to compete in ibis year’s Olympic (lames ran second in bis beat of 100 metres qualifying for the second trials. Ho was beaten by a Herman. Arthur .Tonalh. whose time was 30.0 seconds, the best of the day in the 100 metre's tests and equalling the Olympic record. Lord Burghley, < f England, and Holding, the' Australian, ran second and third respectively in their heat < f the 400 metres hurdles and both qualified for the second trials. Joseph Iloalv. of U.S.A., broke the Olympic record for the 400 metres hurdles when he won his heat in 02.2 seconds.
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Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3785, 1 August 1932, Page 8
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