WORLD RECORD TIME EQUALLED
MISS D. LUMLEY IN FORM AT AUCKLAND (United Press Association) AUCKLAND, February 12. The New Zealand Empire Games representative, Miss D. Lumley, equalled the world’s record for the 100 yards women’s event on Saturday when she was competing at the open meeting held by the Mount Albert Amateur Athletic Club.
As there was a slightly following wind application for recognition of the performance will not be made Also the factor of the downward slope in the ground is to be considered. It is considered, however, that Miss Lumley ran the best race of her career and should fully extend Miss Decima Norman, the Australian and Empire Games champion, when the latter competes at -the Auckland women’s championships on March 11, and the Dominion women’s championships at Auckland on March 25. Miss Lumley’s time was llsec.
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Southland Times, Issue 23741, 13 February 1939, Page 6
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