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Trying her hand
Trying her hand

Trying her hand

Date8/19/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Trying her hand: Ruth Carrier, who was Miss Toronto of 1951, hurls the discus at the Metro Toronto Track and Field Centre yesterday. She finished second in her age class of women 50 to 54. Her spcialty, though, is middle distance running. She was first over 800 metres in her age class.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0036577F
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