Bredin on Running & Training

134 RUNNING AND TRAINING. have seen him credited with equalling this time on many other occasions, I should be inclined to think he was at least one yard faster on that day than on any other in public. Bell was supposed to be a rot man; certainly I have seen no winner of this championship since '9S who, in my opinion, could have given him two yards and a beating in a century, with the possible exception of last year's winner, and as I was unable to attend the meeting, and did not see the American at any other time, I can form no opinion of his ability. The quarter was run in one heat, consisting of five starters. A. Ovenden, a good sprinter, who had shown time equal to so~, and 0. G. Holmden, a 51 man at his best, were my most formidable oppo– nents. Allowing Ovenden to make the pace until we turned into the straight, of about 120 yards in length, I came away, and won somewhat easily. Had I run right out from the start, perhaps I should have also shown my best time in this race, but the pace was too slow during the first 220 yards for any chance of beating record; in fact, passing one of the watch-holders just after the finish, on my way back to the pavilion, I guessed the time to be no better than so·!, whereas it was officially returned as 49tc· However, I was not running for time, but to win, which is frequently quite another matter, although it seems to be the fashion nowadays to question the bona fides of any race, either amateur or professional, in which a well-known and first-class performer is defeated in a slow time. The height of my ambition for the time being attained, I only turned out some hour later for the half-mile to please old Nat Perry, who had already invested a few