Manual of British Rural Sports by Stonehenge 17th Edition

PROFESSIONAL RUNNING. C31 SECT. 4.—PROFESSIONAL RUNNING. Distance. Time. Name. <5 Weight. Height. H. M. s. st. lb. ft. in. 120yards. 0 0 Hi G. Seward, 1 New- 29 10 9 5 7 liaven, Connecticut 130yards. O o W.Johnson, 2 New- — — — castle-on-Tyne. 12 91 140yards. 0 0 13? H. Hutchens, 3 27 5 lOJ London. 150yards. 0 0 15 C. Westhall.4 28 9 12 5 10 200yards. 0 0 19J G. Seward,5 29 10 9 5 7 Connecticut. 220yards. 0 0 21< H. Hutchens,6 27 12 9J 5 10J Putney. 300yards. 0 0 30 Ditto.' 26 12 6 5 10J 350yards. 0 0 40 G. Walsh, 8 28 10 7 5 0 Royton. 8 8 400yards. 0 0 45 T. Brian,9 20 — Bradford, Yorks. Quarter 0 0 48i R. Butteiy, 10 29 11 3 5 91 mile. Sheffield. 600yards. 0 0 59 J. Powers. — — — 600yards. 0 1 13 J. Nuttall," 22 10 4 5 8 Manchester. 700yards. 0 1 29 J. Pudney, 12 26 8 5 5 6J Mile End. 800yards. 0 1 50 W. Jackson, T 3 . 22 11 6 5 11 Stockton-on-Tees. Halfmile. 0 1 53J F. Hewitt,^ 27 10 0 5 SJ MillwalL 1000yards. 0 2 17 W. Cummings/S 23 8 7 5 6i Three Paisley. 5 8J 0 3 7 W. Richards, 1 ® 27 10 5 qnrtr.mile. Millwall. 1mile. 0 4 16J W. Cummings, 1 ? 23 8 7 6 61 Paisley. 1Jmiles. 0 5 36 W. Lang, >8 24 9 10 5 8 1Jmiles. Middlesborough. 5 61 0 6 43J W. Cuinmings, 1 ' 22 8 7 Paisley. 2 miles. 0 9 UJ W. Lang,™ 24 9 10 5 8 3 miles. Middlesborough. 5 2i 0 14 36 J. White, 21 25 7 10 4miles. 0 19 36 Gateshead. „ „ 5miles. 0 24 40 ,, 6miles. 0 29 50 7miles. 0 34 45 ,, 8miles. 0 40 20 J. Howitt, 22 31 7 8 5 2 9miles. 0 45 21 Norwich. t9 ,, 10miles. 0 51 6? W. Cuminings, 2 3 a 27 8 9 5 7 11miles. Paisley. 0 56 52 L. Bennett, 23b 37 11 12 5 9 12miles. 1 2 2J Indian Reservation „ ,, 13miles. Cattarangns Co. 1 10 31 J. Howitt, 2 4 31 7 8 5 2J H miles. 1 16 12 Norwich. 15miles. 1 22 0 16miles. 1 28 6 17miles. 1 38 53 G. Hazael, 2 S 32 9 10 5 7 18miles. 1 45 1 Deptford. i9 Wmiles.' 1 51 14 ,, 20miles. 1 56 38 J. E. Warbnrton, 26 37 10 3 5 10 21to Huslingden. 2 8 36 G Mason, 2 ' 30 9 8 5 CJ 30miles. 3 15 9 Shadwell. 31to 3 22 51 J Bailey, 28 — — — 48miles. 5 44 6 Sittingbourne. Date and Place. May 3, 1847, Ealing. Feb. 9, 1867, New- castle-on-Tyne. June 8,1885, Lillie Bridge. Feb. 4, 1851, Manchester. March 22, 1847, Barnet. May 11, 1885, Lillie Bridge. Jan. 2, 1884, Edinburgh. April 13, 1872, Manchester. Feb. 28, 1841, Doncaster. Oct. 4, 1873, Gateshead-on-Tyne. Sept. 5,1881. Med- ford, Massachusetts. Feb. 20, 1864, Manchester. April 7, 1856. Slough, Bucks. Nov. 2, 1826, Epsom Racecourse. Sept. 17,1871, on Riccarton Road, Lyttleton, Australia. " April 30, 1881, Preston. June 30,1866, .Manchester. May 14, 1881, Preston. July 18, 1863, Mnn Chester. April 17, 1880, Preston. August 1,1863, Manchester. May 11, 1863, Hackney Wick Ground. June 1, 1852, Copenhagen Ground. Sept, 28, 1885, Lillie Bridge. April 3, 1863. West London Ground, Brompton. March 29, 1852, Copenhagen Ground. Islington. Dec 10, 1877, Lillie Bridge. May 29, 1880, Blackburn. March 14, 1881," Lillie Bridge. March 14, 1881, Lillie Bridge. Timekeepers or Referees. E. Smith, of Bell's Life. W. Oldham. N.Perry, T.Grifiith, R. Watson, &c. J. Roberts, West London Ground. E. Smith, of Bell's Life. N.Perry, T.Griffith, and others. J. Cooper, Manchester. J. Holden, Sen., Manchester. W. Oldham. G. Hardy, Manchester. W. Price, Hackney Wick. R. Bum, Darlington. H. Cowen, A. Redwood, and — Smith. M'Lachlan.' G. Hardy, Manchester. G. W. Atkinson, Sporting Life. J. Holden, Manchester. Representative of Sporting Life. J. Holden. Manchester. H. A. Reed, London. J. Garratt. R. Watson, Sporting Life. G. Martin. E. Drinkwatcr, Williamstown. G. W. Atkinson, Sporting Life. T. R. Allison. M. Cobbett, Sporting Life.