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This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.
Up-to-date information can be found elsewhere in Te Ara.
Senior Grass Track Events
Half-mile
|
Season
|
Winner
|
Centre
|
|
Time
|
|
|
|
Min.
|
Sec.
|
1951–52 |
J. Anderson |
Auckland |
1 |
1.8 |
1952–53 |
R. Johnston |
Waikato |
1 |
7.2 |
1953–54 |
R. Johnston |
Waikato |
1 |
56.5 |
1954–55 |
D. Smith |
Wellington |
1 |
24.2 |
1955–56 |
W. Johnston |
Waikato |
1 |
14.5 |
1956–57 |
W. Johnston |
Waikato |
1 |
11.2 |
1957–58 |
Abandoned – bad weather |
|
.. |
.. |
1958–59 |
W. Johnston |
Waikato |
1 |
10.5 |
1959–60 |
W. Johnston |
Waikato |
1 |
21.4 |
1960–61 |
W. T. Johnston |
Waikato |
1 |
9.4 |
1961–62 |
D. B. Smith |
Wellington |
1 |
15.1 |
1962–63 |
D. B. Smith |
Wellington |
1 |
7.7 |
1963–64 |
M. W. Grace |
Auckland |
1 |
10.9 |
1964–65 |
P. Robinson |
Southland |
1 |
19.6 |
One Mile
|
Season
|
Winner
|
Centre
|
|
Time
|
|
|
|
Min.
|
Sec.
|
1951–52 |
Abandoned – bad weather |
.. |
.. |
|
1952–53 |
L. Crossley |
Waikato |
2 |
27.4 |
1953–54 |
R. Johnston |
Waikato |
2 |
43.7 |
1954–55 |
W. Johnston |
Waikato |
2 |
37.5 |
1955–56 |
W. Johnston |
Waikato |
2 |
36.7 |
1956–57 |
W. Johnston |
Waikato |
2 |
38.8 |
1957–58 |
Abandoned – bad weather |
|
.. |
.. |
1958–59 |
W. Johnston |
Waikato |
2 |
38.5 |
1959–60 |
B. Bowden |
Waikato |
2 |
50.5 |
1960–61 |
W. T. Johnston |
Waikato |
2 |
25.6 |
1961–62 |
J. Bigwood |
Waikato |
2 |
50 |
1962–63 |
W. T. Johnston |
Waikato |
2 |
37.6 |
1963–64 |
N. Robinson |
Auckland |
2 |
48.7 |
1964–65 |
C. Appleby |
W.C.N.I. |
3 |
2.2 |
Three Miles
|
Season
|
Winner
|
Centre
|
|
Time
|
|
|
|
Min.
|
Sec.
|
1951–52 |
Abandoned – bad weather |
.. |
.. |
|
1952–53 |
L. Wright |
West Coast |
7 |
54.9 |
1953–54 |
L. Crossley |
Waikato |
8 |
9.5 |
1954–55 |
W. Johnston |
Waikato |
7 |
53.9 |
1955–56 |
W. Johnston |
Waikato |
7 |
42 |
1956–57 |
W. Johnston |
Waikato |
7 |
13.8 |
1957–58 |
Abandoned – bad weather |
.. |
.. |
|
1958–59 |
R. D. Johnstone |
Auckland |
8 |
8.9 |
1959–60 |
A. Walsh |
Auckland |
8 |
32.2 |
1960–61 |
D. B. Smith |
Wellington |
Not taken |
|
1961–62 |
D. B. Smith |
Wellington |
|
|
1962–63 |
R. D. Johnstone |
Auckland |
6 |
55.8 |
1963–64 |
M. W. Grace |
Auckland |
7 |
46.6 |
1964–65 |
A. J. Ineson |
Southland |
Not taken |
|