 She thought that this may have actually distracted her as her start was so good that she was expecting the race to be recalled.She won the WAAA Championships title for 200 m at the 1950 meeting at White City Stadium, which was her only WAAA title.At the 1950 British Empire Games in New Zealand, she was asked after arrival if she would like to compete in the high jump – only then finding out that she had been entered in the event without her knowledge.