The Spike Golden Jubilee Number May 1949
NEW ZEALAND RECORDS
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NEW ZEALAND RECORDS
M. Leadbetter, 100 yards, 9.8 secs, in 1927 (now New Zealand best performance).
R. W. Lander, 120 yards hurdles, 15.2 secs in 1927 (no longer record).
F. S. Ramson, 440 yards hurdles, 56.8 secs in 1927 (Ramson's record has since been beaten by a Canterbury College athlete, A. T. Anderson, and J. M. Holland, of Auckland).
In addition, G. J. Sceats for some time held the best New Zealander's performance in the High Jump at 6 feet, a height which has since been beaten.