Attack on World Relay Record
B There i a psossibility of four == B well-known New Zealand ath- H g letes attacking the world four sj B miles relay record at Masterton == ■in February. They are V. P. ■ Boot, C. H. Matthews, W. A. C. g B Pullar and T, Allen. The exist- e ■ ing record of 17min 16 l-ssec ■ gj was established in 1937 by an g B American team. This is an aver- || g age of 4min 19sec a man. Boot H g and Pullar have both beaten this g s time, while Allan has run 4min g | 20sec. Matthews is the British H g Empire champion over three g = miles and six miles and he holds g I the New Zealand record for two B g miles at 9min 14 3-ssec. The g s Masterton track is regarded as g ■ the fastest in New Zealand, it = g being there that R. A. Rose ■ == created his mile record of 4min g | 13 3-ssec in 1925. ■
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Southland Times, Issue 24010, 28 December 1939, Page 11
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166Attack on World Relay Record Southland Times, Issue 24010, 28 December 1939, Page 11
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