TRIBUTES TO J. E. LOVELOCK

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 186, 10 August 1935, Page 4

TRIBUTES TO J. E. LOVELOCK

TRAVELLED 3000 MILES FOR THE RACE

The smiling, curly-haired New Zea- ( lander, Jack Lovelock, who travelled 3UOO miles for a single race that took him exactly 4min. 111-ssec. to complete, and which brought him the most gratifying victory- of his brilliant career, had ample reward for his travels (states a Princeton message in the Daily Mail). Pitted against the fastest mile runners m the world here, at the Palmer Stadium, Lovelock drove his spikes into hard, black cinders to vanquish five others in the field, including the redoubtable Glenn Cunningham, world record holder, and "Bill” Bouthron, Princeton University graduate and favourite of a crowd of ’ 40.000. Although Lovelock failed to equal or bieak the record established here at Princeton one year ago by Cunningham. who ran the mile in 4min. fi 7-I'Jscc., the New Zealander was in every respect satisfied with his performance. "After all,” said Lovelock, as he walked towards the shower room after facing a battery of photographers I and newsreel men, "I was not running for time, i never run for time. 7 went into the race determined to du my best. ] am glad 1 won. 1 enjoyed it, immensely. but Cunningham and Bonthron certainly made me earn mv victory. They kept me stepping, and H was no easy job to defeat them. "You can tell the Daily Mail 1 am

I happy 1 won, and that it was certainly worth 300(1 miles of travel.” Lovelock said his wind was “solid” during the race. To Bonthron. who came in second. Lovelock’s performance was “splendid.” "I am certainly glad he won.” said Bonthron. "He is a pretty good friend of mine. As for the race, it was great. 1 guess Lovelock can beat me four times out of five, anyway.” Before the race was half over Love lock’s victory seemed inevitable, for, although Cunningham set the pace, Loveluck was on Glenn's heels. At the three-quarter distance Cunningham still had hi s scant lead over the L’ka I longer from across the seas. Bonthron, finding the going getting tougher, relinquished some ground to the black-clad gallant Lovelock. By this time everyone could picture the outcome. They all knew that Cunningham’s advantage was not sufficient to withstand the final brilliant last.quarter sprint that only Lovelock can put on. Nonchalant, unworried, the New Zealander, as tiny were going into the straight, swept past the record holder an.l gracefully breasted the curd first. Cunningham was even passed bv Bonthron. but the latter Vuul.t m.'r '■ope with the final spurt that brought roaring thoii.-auds to their feet with