N.Z. MARATHON RACE

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 October 1933, Page 4

N.Z. MARATHON RACE

WINNER’S GREAT PERFORMANCE

[PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION.]

WELLINGTON, October 15. With the words, “I’m terribly tired,” E. C. Brown, of Dunedin, Otago provincial representative and road champion, threw himself on the turf, a wearied runner, in the Olympic 20 miles marathon at Trentham on Saturday, after an epic struggle xsith A. L. Stevens, of Wellington. Sharing favouritism with Stevens, Brown at the outset forced himself away from the elite of the other clubs, with Stevens in close attendance, but such was the pace he set that he completely dropped the opposition in 12 miles, and he had definitely disposed of Stevens at the fifteen miles mark. The manner in which Brown covered ft mile, vaulting fences as itli consummate ease, showed the southerner to be a champion, and he electrified the crowd by running the first 15 miles of the course in under 90 minutes'. Alternatively walking and Tunning over the final phase, one lap of the racecourse, Brown, showing the rigours of the race, bravely breasted the tape amidst enthusiastic applause. His remarkable run had reduced the record set by A. L. Stevens by 4min 39sec., his time being 2hr lOmin. at C 6CS. A victim of pace and distance, Stevens fell eventually to J. Blanchfield, who ran quietly from a bunch of the teams to pass Stevens threequarters of a mile from V oms -, T1 * e first five men home were: E. C. Brown (Civil Service, Dunedin) Ist, 2hr lOmin. 37sec.; J. Blanchfield (Olympic) 2nd, 2hr 12min 23sec; A. L Stevens (Scottish) 3rd., 2hr 14min 33sec.; G. Campbell (Olympic) 4th.; T Olifent (Scottish) sth. The team placings were: Scottish, 30 points, Ist; Olympic 2.

30,000 METRES RECORD.

(Received October IG, 8 a.m.) CHICAGO, October 15. Zabala, winner- of the Olympic Marathon, captured the national amateur 30,000 metres record, n 104 minutes 45.6 seconds.