ATHLETICS.
(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association. ) HELSINGFORS, June 19. Nurmi won the 200 metres in 323 seconds, beating Wide’s record of 320 seconds. CHBISTCH UISCH, June 20. In the Canterbury cross country championship, ton thousand metres, if. McKee (*lO/52). was first, It. Hillary (Timaru 41/4) 2, G. L. Austin (41/22) 3. The course was heavy. There were 31 starters and 30 finished. LONDON, June IS. At Stamford Bridge, in the women’s inter-club nthotlies Miss Edwards (Middlesex) ran n furlong in 20 secs., heating the world’s record by one-fifth of a second. The race for the Senior Motor Cycle Tourist Trophy, Isle of Man, resulted : Alex. Ben not 1, J. Guthrie 2, T. Simister 3. J. W. Shaw 4. The winner averaged 68.41 miles hourly, a record.
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Hokitika Guardian, 21 June 1927, Page 1
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