The Wanganui Chronicle remarks in regard to the sports recently held there : That there was not only quantity, but quality as'well, was demonstrated by the very fast times put up in some of the events. When the time (9 3-sth sec) for the first heat of the 100 yards was announced, a feeling of surprise was common. The time (9 4-sth sec) for the third deepened the feeling, and it was thought that some world’s champions had visited Wanganui, but the spectators were soon disillusioned, as the discovery was made that the distance was three or four yards short. However, taking the professional events as a whole, the times registered went to show that the competitors were some of the best men that have stripped in the district,
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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 38, 14 February 1901, Page 4
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