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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 14, Issue 11 (February 1, 1940)

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On February 17th four of New Zealand's best milers will make an attempt on the world record of 17 min. 16 1/5 sec. for the fourmile relay, each man covering one mile. While wishing the challengers all the luck in the world, I am not wishing to be a pessimist when I state that they have but a remote chance of achieving their ambition. At the time of writing the personnel of the New Zealand team was not known, but the most logical selection would be Boot, Matthews, Pullar and Wade. To better the existing record, the New Zealanders would have to average 4 min. 16 1/2 sec. for each mile. This is time seldom done in competitive miles in New Zealand, but in the record attempt each runner would have to make his own pace, unless another team could be fielded capable of making the earlier pace. Boot, Matthews, Pullar and Wade make the best quartette of New Zealand milers in our athletic history, but the task of beating a record made in competitive racing is always difficult—and well-nigh impossible in unpaced racing. The venue will be the fast track at Masterton, where Randolph Rose set his New Zealand record of 4 min. 13 3/5 sec.