The Archive · 1936

Old British Record Broken

London, Apr. 4.

A Si-year-old British record went by the boards at the White City stadium to-day when W. E. Eaton, PF. Noodt 2 Salford Harriers, won the Amateur Athlelie Association's ten mile cham-Pionship in the time of 50 minutes, seconds.

Eaton clipped 94 seconds from the HANDICAP Ford established in 1904 by Alfred Shrubb. was never extended and, but for a cold strongish wind, would probably have broken Nurmi's world record for the distance of 50 minutes and 15 seconds.

'A newcomer, V. W. Stone, Polytechnic Harriers, won the seven mile walk in the time of 52 minutes 212 seconds.—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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