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SAVIDAN'S DEFEATS

AUSTRALIAN TITLE COMMENT ON RUNNING FORM OF DOMINION TEAM A special correspondent, writing from Sydney in description of the recent Australian cross-country championship, says that New Zealand, with four men finishing in the first eight, and the whole six men in the first 13, performed exceedingly well, and quite "tip to expectations. The New Zealanders easily defeated the individual State teams, but the points of the first four Australians to finish were better time, those of the first Jour New Zealanders, The speed at which the race was run will be judged from the fact that Sheaves, Puilar, Patterson, Cnlman and Cooper all broke the old Australian record of 33m 22s by a substantial margin. The actual time b;v Sheaves, 32m 19s, was exceptionally fast, and lias never been approached in New Zealand. f . J. W. Savidan, of Auckland, was strongly fancied for' the individual honours, and his defeat was a big shock to New Zealand supporters, while ifc was certainly strange to his team mates to see him dropping back after four miles. However, it was he who had borne the brunt of Sheaves' pacing, as he had gone out to try and craclc up the Australians, and make.it easier for the rest of his team. W. Pullar, second, and N. F. Cooper, fifth, both ran the fastest distance races of their careers, and both were absolutely all out in the closing stages. Pullar's performance was full of merit and he finished with a fine burst to secure second position from Patterson. Cooper also had a hard individual' struggle with Weightinan, but, although he dropped him 600 yds from home, he could not get up to Colmari. J. Piddington, eighth, ran a fino race also, and his ninth placing in such a field was good. R. Geddes, 11th, and A. L. Stevqns, 13th, both ran true to form, doing all that was expected of them by running a faster six and a-quartor miles than- they had ever done in New Zealand,. Altogether, the team made quite a satisfactory shownig, and the big contingent of New Zealanders which was present to see the contest was well satisfied. 'lhe entire course was grass-covered, but was as hard as concrete, and only the shortest of spikes were suitable for shoes.

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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22210, 10 September 1935, Page 7

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SAVIDAN'S DEFEATS New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22210, 10 September 1935, Page 7

SAVIDAN'S DEFEATS New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22210, 10 September 1935, Page 7