Appendix Six: My Track Record
1953 Echuca: Second in 440 yds heat off 24 yd handicap.
1954 Shepparton: Second in 440 yds heat, off 24 yd handicap.
1954 Cobram: First in Gift Heat 13.0 secs off 7.5 yd handicap.
1954 Yarrawonga: Third in 880 yds Final.
1955 Shepparton East RSL: Third in 880 yds Final. Third in Mile Final.
1955 Echuca: Third in 880 yds Final.
1956 Echuca: Third in 880 yds final to Geoff Cooper – the brilliant Aboriginal
footballer from Kyabram and Peter Sheales the World 880 yds and Mile Record
Holder.
1957 Bendigo 1000: Second in 880 yds Final to Brian Frawley (Danny Frawley’s
father) Time: 1 min 47.8 secs. Then 3 hours later:
First in Bendigo Mile, Time: 4 min 3.3 secs off 125 yds.
1957 Stawell: First in Stawell Handicap 880 yds Time: 1 min 49.4 secs off 46 yds.
1957 Bendigo Easter Fair: Third in Mile 4.01 min (I was placed 7th by judges).
1958 Bendigo 1000: First in Heat of 440 yds. I was interfered with in the final by
G.Treacey 1959 Stawell Gift Winner.
1958 Wangaratta: Second in 880 yds.
1958 Stawell: Third in Federation Mile. I was interfered with in last lap.
1959 Wangaratta: First 880 yds Final. Time: 1 min 49 secs off 36 yds.
1960 Wangaratta: Second in 880 yds Final. Time: 1 min 49 secs off 28 yds.
1960 Moorabbin: Third in Moorabbin Gift Final to K. White.
1960 Echuca: Second in Echuca mile Final to Neil Colston in 4 min 11 sec.
1961 Stawell: First in Jack Donaldson 220 yds. Time: Ran the same time of 20.5
seconds in heat, semi final and final.
1961 Yarroweyah: First in 75 yds Sprint Final. Time: 7.2 secs off 10 yds.
First in Yarroweyah Gift Final. Time: 12.5 secs off 10 yds.
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1962 Bendigo 1000: Third in 440 yds Final. Third in final of Bendigo Mile.
1962 Echuca: Third in Echuca Gift Final.
1962 Echuca: First in 75 yds Lenne Sprint Final, Time: 7.1 secs off 9.25 yds.
1963 Maryborough: First in Maryborough Gift Final. Time: 12.0 secs off 10.75
yds
Second in 75 Sprint Final off 7.5 yds to M. Timothy 11.0 yds in 7.1 secs after
being penalised from 9.25 to 7.25 yds for winning Echuca 75 yds sprint final
and the Maryborough Gift.
1964 Stawell: Trained Noel Hussey to win Stawell Gift final. Time: in 12.1 secs
off 8.5 yds.
1966 Yarroweyah: First in 880 yds Final, 1 min 50 secs off 50 yds.
1966 Bairnsdale: Trained John Kemp to win Bairnsdale Gift 12.1 secs off 9.5 yds.
1968 Echuca: Trained Brian O’Neill to win Echuca Gift in 12.1 secs off 9.25 yds.
1969 Stawell: Trained Ray Riordan to win Victory Mile.
1969 Echuca: Trained Barry Thomas to win Echuca 880 yds.
1970 Bendigo: Trained Graeme Williams to win Weeroona Mile.
1970 Lavington NSW: Trained Bryan O’Neill second in Lavington Gift.
1970 Yarroweyah: Trained Bryan O’Neill to win Yarroweyah Gift.
1972 Wangaratta: Trained Graeme Johnson to win 100 m sprint final and second
in Wangaratta Gift Final.
1972 Bendigo: Trained Graeme Johnson second in Bendigo 1000.
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