D.G. LOWE GETS WORLD’S RECORD FOR 800 METRES.
BEATS DR PELTZER BY FOUR METRES.
(United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received August 20, 11.30 a.m.) BERLIN. August 19. The 800 metres race was won by D. G. Lowe (Britain) in lmin 51 l-ssec* by four metres, a world’s record. Dr Peltzer was second. His time was lmin 52 l-ssec. Bocher (Germany), time lmin 53 9-10 sec. was third.—Australian Press Association—United Service.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18545, 20 August 1928, Page 10
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