ATTACK ON RECORD
WORLD FOUR-MILE RELAY TIME 1 4-5 s SLOWER (By Telegraph.—Press Association) MASTERTON, Sunday The feature of an athletic meeting held yesterday afternoon at Masterton in the presence of a large attendance aiul In favourable weatner the attempt made bv T. Allen, W. C. Fullar, C. 11. Matthews and V. P. Hoot on the four-tulle relay rare world record or I7m 16s, held by Truitt. Miilth, Urea d and Lash, of Indiana I nl versify. United -tales. It was established at Philadelphia. The Ma-terton track was in rasi condition, but the attempt on the record railed by J 4-5.», the official time b. ing given as I7tn 17 4-ss. The times or the respective runners were: Puilar. 4m 21 1-s>; Allen, 4111 1 J
Pullar - si.• cap on the other runners, but Root made a desperate attempt as last man. However, he found the elTort in the last halfmile too great. He did the quarter-mile In 6us and the half-mile In 2m ss.
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Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21042, 19 February 1940, Page 11
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165ATTACK ON RECORD Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21042, 19 February 1940, Page 11
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