MILE CHAMPIONSHIP
WON BY NEW ZEALAND RUNNER,
SPORTS MEETING IN SYDNEY
By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright SYDNEY, February 5.
Leading all the way, Vernon Boot won the mile championship of New South Wales at the sports ground with the utmost ease. From halfway he had to make his own running. He finished with a long sprint, but was well within himself, his beautiful striding undisturbed. Winning by a margin of 35 yards, his time of 4.17 1-5 was 4 3-ssec under A. J. Hillhouse’s Australian record, but Alford (Wales) registered 4.11 3-5 at the Empire Games which time is still awaiting official recognition. The sports ground track with five laps to the mile has not such a fast surface as the cricket ground, moreover breezy conditions prevailed on Saturday afternoon. The sensation of the meeting was the defeat of Miss Decima Norman. Empire Games titleholder, in the 100 yards. She held an apparently commanding lead after 90 yards, but Miss Joyce Walker, with an irresistible’ finish, equalled the world’s record of 11 sec. to win by a foot. Miss Norman had the consolation of easily winning the broad jump and subsequently winning the hurdles in 12 1-10, breaking the Australian record by a tenth of a second.
Brian Dunn, still a junior, won the 100 yards senior. The time returned, 3-ssec, in the heat and final, equalled Carlton’s Australian record, but is unlikely to be recognise’d, as there was a strong assisting breeze. Results:
Mile. —V. P. Boot (New Zealand), 1; J. Gleeson (New South Wales), 2; S. Hickson (New South Wales), 3. Time. 4.17 1-5.
100 yards, women. —Miss Joyce Walker (New South Wales), 1: Miss Decima Norman (West Australia,) 2; Miss Eileen Wearne (New South Wales), 3. Time, 11.0, equals the World's record. 90 yards hurdles, women: —Miss Decima Norman. Time, 12 1-10, an Australian record.
100 yards, men. —D. B. Dunn (New South Wales), 1; W. J. Burfein (Queensland), 2. Time, 9 3-5.
Broad Jump.—D. B. Dunn, 24ft 6Jin, a quarter of an inch under’ the Australian record.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 February 1939, Page 3
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