Athletics

CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING. "5 NEMO HARRIERS.—5 MILE STEEPLECHASE (24 Feb., 1891). j Place. Name. Start. Handicap time. Net time. M. S. M. s. M. s- I White, W. J. I IO 31 8 32 18 2 Smith, S. A. ... ... O SO 31 11 31 41 3 Jones, J. J Scratch 31 13 31 13 4 East, E. C.* I 30 31 22 32 52 5 Brown, B. Y. ... 0 5 31 27 31 32 6 Kent, K. ... ... 4 0 31 44 35 44 7 West, N 1 30 31 5^ 33 26 B. A. Black (45 sees.), S. South (1 min. 30 sees.), andGeo. Green {2 min. 55 sees.) did not finish. It will be seen from the above that the start has simply to be addedto the handicap time; there is no trouble, con­ fusion, nor calculating besides this simple addition. All this takes along space to tell, but as this is one of the most puzzling pointsto beginners, andthis book is intended rather as a guide to them than as a treatise to those who are au fait with every detail of athleticism, wehave dealt with the matter very fully. If an open event, there would, between the namesand starts, be another columnfor "club or place " from which t e runners hailed. The finish should always be close to the running head­ quarters, so that men can at once get under cover and enjoy abath and sponge down. A copy of the handicap ought, as soon as compiled, to be sent toall neighbouring sporting andlocal papers, with par­ ticulars of time of start, etc. To thosewho do not send a representative a short eport, with tabular returns as above, ought to be forwarded, in order to secure publicity, asit is only by these means, and making the club attractive to members, thatit can hope tolive and make a name. * First nnplaced novice—wins club tankard,