Athletic News.
Telegraph. Press Association. Copyright
Auckland, November 21.
The Auckland Amateur Atbletic and Cycle dab's sports at the Domain yes tarday were attended by about 6000, and the racing was very interesting. In the one-mile walk F. H. Creamer, exAustralasian champion, and D. Wilson, Australasian champion, fought out a brilliant battle, Creamer eventually winning in tbe magnificent time of 6min 37 2-ssec, thus establishing a fresh world's amateur record. The previous record was 6min 29 3 ssec.
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Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 122, 22 November 1897, Page 2
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78Athletic News. Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 122, 22 November 1897, Page 2
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