WORLD RECORD

Hokitika Guardian, 17 July 1933, Page 5

WORLD RECORD

LOVELOCK,S MILE

DISTANCE RUN IN 4.7 3-5 MINUTES

("United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright),

NEW YORK, July 15

At the Palmer Stadium, Princeton, New Jersey, shattering all world’s records for the one mile run- John Lovelock, of the Oxford University and Otago (New Zealand) University, today reeled off the distance in the epoch-making time of 4min 7.6 sec, thereby scoring a decisive triumph over Bill Bonthron, The Princeton University star } in the feature race of the track meet of the combined forces or the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and of Cornell and Princeton. A fast pace was set all the way,' Lovelock following Bonthron stride for stride until the home straight. Then he stepped out, and won going away by a margin of seven yards, despite the “Tiger’s” gallant attempt to sustain a last lap spurt, rhe New Zealander wiped out the world record of 4min 9 4-osec, made by Jules Ladoumozue,. of France, at Paris in 1931. Bonthron’s time was 4inin B,7sec. It also bettered the world’s record, in the most remarkable mile ever run j anywhere. The outcome of the race j surpassed the most sensational expec- j tations, putting Lovelock in ai class ! by himself among the world’s gift at miters. His mile is more than two j seconds faster than the best mile ever previously run in the United States. The watch showed Lovelock raced the last 440yds in 58.9 seconds. The British Universities secured a victorious start when John Thornton (Cambridge) defeated his team mate, Charles Stanwood (Oxford), the favourite, in ithe record time of 14.8 sec. for the 120 high hurdles for the meeting of lo.4sec.

U.S VARSITIES WIN MATCH

NEW YORK, July 15,

At Palmer Stadium, Cornell and Princeton Universities defeated Oxford and Cambridge by eight first pilaces to six.

Bonthron, after his tiring contest wi£h Lovelock, came back in the half mile to outsprint Pen Hallowell, of Oxford, and a former Harvard University ace, in the new meeting record of lmin obsec.