ATHLETICS.
VISITORS FROM AMERICA. : Wellington, Nov. 23. Mr. Talbot, secretary of the New 5 Zealand Amateur Athletic Associa , tion, has been advised by cable thai 4 L ruuack, a well-known athletic ■ writer of San Francisco, is prepared to bring a team of athletes to New Zealand including Horine, Smithson. McClure, and Corteney. They will compete at all the big centres and | probably at Wanganui, Timaru, and Mastertcn. Their expenses will run i into over £3OO. I A HIGH CLASS TEAM. | Wellngtoii, Now 23. i With regard to the American j athletic team. Uninack will be I manager. Horine and Richards arc high jumpc-'-. The fc-mcr holds the world’s record, and i- the man whom : t is wished to secure in preference, io who is quite so good. For the if- 4 Smithson holds j i world’s record for hurdles ; Me- j Lure is the best dL<. ukt man in the ! half mile, but he is a good. quarter- i mi'e man also. The team therefore-: i- of the highest class.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 300, 23 November 1912, Page 5
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