BIG FIELD CONTESTS COLLEGE STEEPLECHASE
ANNUAL RACE AT KINGS BROWNE BEATS OWN RECORD Over 165 boys competed !n th e College annual steeplechase R. Browne established another recw» for the s£-miles course. His 34m 425, which lowered his last Y®"* record by 565. . The race was won bv a junior, ’ who, with a start of 4m on Bro • beat him to the tape by 30 yards. , On the run home Ball had a t 0 good lead on Browne, who seen ?g a ji be running stronger than the rest. J(, kept his lead and finished about yards in front of Browne. -j] The steeplechase attracted but w?, public interest owing to the weather. The finish was watch®* a group of officials only. The times of the leading comp* tors were as follow: —First, Ball 38m 10s; second, Browne (sco*. 425; third, Shaw (3£m), fourth, Ford (3m), 40m 20s; fifth, r (6m), 43m 245; sixth, Harkness h 41m 10s; seventh, Makgill ii 41m 10s; eighth, Hargrave ii '"-J 39m 465; ninth, Makgill i (4m). 345; tenth, Clarkson (ser), 37m eleventh, Harkness i (scrj, 37m o4s.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 468, 25 September 1928, Page 12
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