AMATEUR ATHLETICS
LOVELOCK WINS THREE-MILE EVENT. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) London, June 13. In an inter-club match for the Kinnaird Trophy at White City J. E. Lovelock, representing the Achilles Club, won the three miles in 14min 20 l-ssec, a record for the contest, beating Hadland (Polytechnic Club) by 12 yards. The New Zealander ran with the leaders easily throughout the race sprinted over the final 100 yards and won amid enthusiasm. A. G. Brown won the 100 yards in 9 9-10 sec, beating Sweeney, the British and Empire Games champion, by inches. Brown won the quarter-mile in 48 3-10 sec, a record for the contest, beating G. L. Rampling, the British recordholder, by one yard.
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Southland Times, Issue 22916, 15 June 1936, Page 11
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