Fifty Years of Progress 1880-1930

STATISTICS TWO MILES STEEPLECHASE-continued 1905 A. Russell, Walsall H. and A.C. M, s. 1906 A, Russell, Walsall T.H.H. 1921 P. Hodge, Surrey A.C..... II 57¼ 1907 J. C. English, Manchester A.C. 1922 P. Nurmi, Finland......... II ut 1908 R. Noakes, Sparkhill H. 1923 P. Hodge, Surrey A.C..... II 13f 1909 R. Noakes, Sparkhill H. 1924 C. E. Blewitt, Birchfield H. rr 2 1910 J. C. English, Manchester A.C. 1925 J. E. Webster, Birch- 1911 R. Noakes, Sparkhill H. field H ............ ...... .. II If 1912 S. Frost, Sparkhill H. 1926 J. E. Webster, Birch- M, s. field H ..................... IO 34¼ 19 r 3•c. H . Ruffell, Highgate H. II 3t 1927 J. E. Webster, Birch- 1914 S. Frost, Sparkhill H ....... II IO fieldH... .......... ........ II 6 1915-1918 No Contest-European 1928 J. E. Webster, Birch- War. field H ..................... IO 44-t 1919 P. Hodge, Surrey A.C..... I I 53! 1929 E. H. Oliver, Reading A.C. 10 53¼ 1920 P. Hodge, Surrey A.C..... II 22-t As the distances and conditions differed at each meeting from 1879 to 1912 the times are not given. • Io 1913 the conditions were standardised. SEVEN MILES WALKI G M, S, 1866 J. G. Chambers, C.U.A.C. 59 32 1867 J. H. Farnworth, Liverpool A.C....................... 58 12 1868 W. Rye, L.A.C............. 57 40 1869 T. Griffith, S. Essex A.C. 58 35 1870 T. Griffith, S. Essex A.C. 55 30 1871 J. Francis, S. Essex A.C.... 58 9 1872 T. R. Hogg, L.A.C......... 57 22 1873 W. J. Morgan, Atalanta R.C. ...................... 54 57 1874 W . J. Morgan) Atalanta R.C..................w.o. 55 26! 1875 W. J. Morgan, Atalanta R.C... .................... 53 47 1876 H . Venn, L.A.C... .... ..... 55 ut 1877 H. Webster, Stoke A.C.... 53 59! 1878 H. Venn, L.A.C...... ...... 52 25 1879 {H. Webster, Stoke A.C. 52 34½ H. Venn, L.A.C....w.o. 56 10 A.A.A. 1880 G. P. Beckley, L.A.C....... 56 40 1881 J . W. Raby, Elland...... .. . 54 48¼ 1882 H. Whyatt, N.F.C.C...... . 55 56½ 1883 H. Whyatt, N.F.C.C...... . 59 15 1884 W. A. Meek, W.S.A.C., N .Y.......... . .......... . . 54 27 1885 J. Jervis, Liverpool A.C... 56 10f 1886 J. H. Jullie, Finchley H .. . 58 30¼ 1887 C. W. V. Clarke, S.A.C... 56 59¼ 1888 C. W. V . Clarke, Manhat- tan A.C...... .. ..... ... ... 57 8¾ 1889 W. Wheeler, Southampton A.C. ...... .......... .... .. 56 29f M. S. 1890 H. Curtis, Highgate H.... 52 28f 1891 H. Curtis, Highgate H .... 54 9¼ r 892 H. Curtis, Highgate H.... 55 56-g- 1893 H. Curtis, Highgate H .... 56 37¼ 1894 to 1900 distance reduced to four miles. 1901 J. Butler, Poly. H .......... 54 37 1902 W. J. Sturgess, Poly. H ... 52 49f 1903 J. Butler, Poly. H .. ..... ... 56 17¼ 1904 G. E. Larner, Brighton and C.H.............. .. .. .. .. . 52 57f 1905 G. E. Larner, Brighton and C.H ......... .. ..... .... ... 52 34 1906 F. T. Carter, Queen's Park H. ······· ··· ······ ··"· ·· ·· 53 20¼ 1907 F. B. Thompson, L.A.C... 52 46! 1908 E. J. Webb, Herne Hill H. 53 2f 1909 E. J. Webb, Herne Hill H. 52 37 1910 E. J. Webb, Herne Hill H. 51 37 19II G. E. Larner, Highgate H. 52 8 1912 R. Bridge, Lanes. W.C.... 52 45¾ f * R. Bridge, Lanes. W. C.) 1913 *H.V. L. Ross, Uxbridge ~ 52 Bf l and W. Middlesex A.C.) 1914 R. Bridge, Lanes. W.C.... 52 32 1915-1918 No Contest-European War. 1919 W. Hehir, Surrey A.C... .. 53 23! 1920 C. S. Dowson, Queen's Park H .. .. ........ ... .. .. 53 50 1921 H . V . L. Ross, Herne Hill H . ·········-- ··.. ... ...... .. 55 48¾ 1922 G. H. Watts, Surrey W.C. 53 24¼ 1923 G. H. Watts, Surrey W.C. 54 35f- • Dead Heat. 1 43