ROSE’S GREAT RECORD

Hokitika Guardian, 8 March 1926, Page 4

ROSE’S GREAT RECORD

.MAY MEET NL'RiJI

Bv running tho mile at Al a.-, tend on on Thursday evening in -tmin 13 3-5 secs. Randoipli A. Hose established a world’s record for this distance for a grass track. The world’s record lor any track is held by l’aavo Nurmi, who did 4min 10 2-osecs on a cinder track at Stockholm in 1923. A visit front Nurmi was discussed last year by the council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, who waited as a deputation on the Prime .Minister and placed before him two alternatives. The first, was to get the High Commissioner to act with the Finnish Legation in an endeavour to get Nurmi to tour New Zealand. Tinsecond was that, in the event of Nurmi not being able to come to New Zealand, the Government should, in view ol Ihe great advertisement for the Dominion, subsidise an amount that would piovide for sending Hose Hume lor the English championships, at which it was anticipated Nurmi would he a competitor. A reply was received Ironi the lltgn Commissioner's oHice to the ell eel that Nurmi could not come to New Zealand this season, hut he thought he wmilo he able to make the trip in the European autumn, that is, equivalent to spring in New Zealand. 11 seems, therefore, that: there e-c-verv chance of bringing the world’s record holder out here early next season. At all events the New Zcalam Council is sun- to leave no stone unturned in its endeavour to get him T make the trip. . A visit front Nurmi would give tin amateur sport an tmparallelled boost The present visit of the American nm nets has placed it in a position wliici il has never before attained m 1-e

Dominion, it wmi'd he more henoliein. 1,, pose l<> meet the Einn on his own ground, though if the New Zealand-,' iiail the opportunity of r,inning mi tin--1-,,-st class ciinter tracks on which Nurmi pul up all li.is re, orbs, and ul traiumu and competing under the lies! diniiittc i onditioits. there i- mi telling what times lie would establish. When lit and well Rose has never been beaten, ami. m la-'t. neter tuliy extended. Th.- tael that he won by a margin of seventeen yarns .... I hitr-:-<|av night makes il reaMiimh v lair .. assume that be might have been aide l() e„, a hit faster if he had had to iiglit every im h ~t the ground ' |.caving mil lto-e. the tour best long distance ruins 1 - in the world are reckoned I . '»• Rmivo Nurmi (EinlatuD. Willie R i tula il-mlaml). Lhnd ‘■>*hu ( America) and Huk*-r (America). I here is practically very lit He dlllerence between Kitola and Halm, and so it can t:e fairly claimed tlu.l H "" tm- P l ”'] 1 * himself the second hesl rusm r In to" wm-hl at lhe present time. _ Wliat New Zealanders limv " v l " see Is that Huso be given at, ul'V-.r- , units either here or abroad ol proving himself the very best in th- world. 1 . Now Zealand Gouueil m m:i'<- t'- T'' busy in order that ID-" may no M-en tiiat. opportunity.