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feature of the contest was the breaking of the world's 1600 metres record by Luigi Beceali, Italy's Olympic. champion, who Wwascloeked Svminutey 49" seconds for the "The previous mark of 3 minutes 49h "seconds was held by. the mous French runner, Jules Lad-
Jack Lovelock, the Oxford New zealander, also: made an attempt on the same record at Paris this after noon, but failed to do better than 3 mintites 522 seconds owing to lack of opposition. Lovelock ig the holder of the mile record of 4 minutes 78 seconds, which he set! up in America a few months ago—Reuter,
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