WITH WINGS

NZ Truth, Issue 1214, 7 March 1929, Page 14

WITH WINGS

(From "N.Z. Truth's" • Christchurch :-y v-.; .(■■'Kep.);-'' , y : ,-- .;'* .;■ y To equal a record and break one .! in''' successive • starts was "the, '.. achievement of Miss Evelyn Mar- ' tyn, at ..Christchurch, ein Saturday' ; {.night.' -\ : ■ yy '. -.'V y '>' : jVyjISS MARTIN: .won the riationai--IVi women's i'o'6 yards title, at 'Weii^ ingtonyand brilliantly reproducecl Her. form against .the best lad,y spi-iritersf m Canterbury -when' she wbn her heat, in' 11. 3-5, equalling the record, 'y, ;'-.'y y In the : final she "crossed theiine a yard ahead of -Miss V. Boyd.'ih : ii, 2- 5 sees.V making new .time .for ,New Zealand/ ' ; ■: '"■■'.•'■•■' . ■■ '-.'-^ : : ; '•■ .-•/.'■''■■ v .'■' The night was 'cold, and -they.run-\' ners received no assistance y.fromy the track, which made .!,ttie Christchurch girl's performance all the more. merits orious. , > . -j.;.- : „ .. '•■= '.-', ."-,."'.''• '-' \ She lias every claim' to be - classed alongside Misses Wilsoiv and Mantari as' the bestfla'dy sprinter the 'Dominion has produced. ' ' ' ' '> •: •:'■'• • .