ATHLETIC RECORD.
THREE-MILE RUN. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 11. C. H. Matthews, the well-known distance runner, broke tlie New Zealand record for three miles in a spec-eially-arranged handicap race at English Park this evening. His time, 14.18 3-5. was nearly 9sec. better than the former record held by J. W. Savidan, Auckland. Matthews rail well within himself all the> way and finished with a powerful sprint.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 63, 12 February 1936, Page 11
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67ATHLETIC RECORD. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 63, 12 February 1936, Page 11
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