Lancefield Gift
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Trophy returns ‘home’
As a follow-up to the recent Lancefield Gift held for the first time in about 60 years, a silver trophy presented to the 1964 winner has now been donated so it adds to local history. The winner, Gerald Walsh, and his wife Gael, were thrilled to attend the 2024 Lancefield Gift on November 16, and…
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High hopes for Gift
After an absence of about 60 years, the Lancefield Gift is well and truly back as a major athletics fixture in Victoria. This was the overwhelming conclusion after the very successful Community Bank Lancefield Gift meeting was staged on Sunday. The 1980 Stawell Gift winner John Dinan predicted that Lancefield could eventually become the second…
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Must be a ‘ring-in’
Back in 1964, Gerald Walsh won the Lancefield Gift by three metres in a brilliant time of 11.9 seconds, and his performance led to unfounded claims that “he must be a ring-in”. So much so, that his winner’s prize money was held up for a week before he was finally paid. On Sunday, 87-year-old Gerald…
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Lancefield Gift revival
An event that was once one of the features of the Macedon Ranges sporting calendar is returning after an absence of more than 60 years. Lancefield is gearing up to stage one of Victorian athletics major events. The 2024 Bendigo Bank Lancefield Gift meeting will take place on Saturday, November 6. Athletes and fans from…