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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 290, 2 August 1932, Page 5

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(Press Assn.-

400 METRES EVENT

— By Telegraph— Copyright)

LOS ANGELES, Monday. The first Olympic record to tumble came unexpectedly in the 400 metres hurdles when Joe Healey (United States) completed the distance in 52.2 seconds. In the fourth heat Lord Burghley (England), drew first lane, Golding (Australia), second, Reis (Brazil), third, and Facelli (Italy) fourth. Sporting writers favoured Golding. As the runners took their places Golding was in his stride from the jump. He started so fast that it seemed likely that he would not only win the heat but possibly run the fastest heat of the day, even sup-erseding Healey's new Olympic record made in the third trial. The Australian maintained an obvious lead for 100 metres, when it was noted that Lord Burghley was catching up with the Australian. Then at a third of the distance the Englishman and Australian were abreast and Facelli was speeding up. Half way round the Australian fell back; he had sp*urted too hard, and he now seemed quite content to allow Lord Burghley to forge ahead of him. while Facelli lengthened his stride and was clearly willing. The iltalian took ; th-e last two hurdles in an easy, beautiful stride that ate up the distance. Lord Burghley, who ran second, was two yards ahead of the Australian over the last hurdle, and on the home stretch the Englishman looked back to see Golding almost directly behind him and the two Britishers ambled in. Golding was quite content not to compete for second place. There was a yard. between them. Facelli was ten yards in the lead at the finish. Fiftyfive seconds for the heat was slow, but i,t was- easily discernible that it was a tactical race, the Australian feeling his man out. He and Burghley : allowed Facelli to run as he pleased. The real contest will come in the gprm-fi-n;*! lafpV in dflV:'