ATHLETICS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1932, Page 6

ATHLETICS

NEW RECORDS BROKEN

(United Press Association--By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

MONTREAL, August 19. In wiimjug, ijhe 44() yjtrjjg^, hmrdles, Lord Burghley "(Britain’s Olympic team captain) established a new Canadian record of 55see flat, or four seconds t better thjih s the; ;> fild ma?k. Rurghley, d^f otipted,, the. /idea that an all. Empire team .in the future Games, might make a great, r demonstration Qf u £trejigth against the United .States ,in. particular, .He said -. , “I have. pot of , ; thb. suggestion. The idea ,’of,, thp is to.. have a , good /close, compe;tit}on r .. It. does not matter \V(h° so.. , long as - a. fine -sporting spirit prevails. We had that at Los.. Angeles..,; Rampling (Great Britain) ran a dead heat in-the. 440 . yards. J.oubert ~ (Soujth. Africa) wpn the, 100 .yards, j beating, .page (Great Britain) by .two ..yards ip 9 4-f>.,secs. , : ;Tsy,ensou ;‘defeat-- .. ed Bihrris and Bailey, fellow, .Britons, j in the, three mile. "SfLyardv ■ (the, time being 14; mins:. 26 2-5. secs,' a 1 ; new .reqord.,. A-,*. . V;C j LOVELOCK’S RECORD. . :

MONTREAL, Aug. 19,

Unleashing ,a in the final two hyndred. yards, Jack Lovelock,.. the i New . Zealander, stepped the fastest mile ever rnm.qvera-dirt' ■ track ,pf the dpc^l. Athletic Asspciatiqn.Jas^ the. .Olympic competitors, of i( Great., Britain,. > New Zealand v and South. Africa Imatpb.ed: , strides with Montreal track stars -on) .Friday, . - : , M , : Ijpvelock outran rfeye, competitors to win ,jn. 4min .14 1-A, sbes, of a spcond, behind the Canadian record sev .by pfiGi-eat. Britain, at Haxhilf ton.; two years - ago, and .fpur-fiffhs of a .second under the previops. track record by Joie Ray (United. States). .. The trackwas sloyj 'otyipg to, .repent raips. .Lovelock beat Topi Fyenson,, of .Great Britain, by fo-fty yar.ds. .