Manual of British Rural Sports by Stonehenge 17th Edition

632 PEDESTRIANISM. PNOSESSIONAL EUNNING (continued). Distance. Time. Name. <v to Weight. Height. Date and Place. Timekeepers or Referees. H. M. S. st. lb. ft. in. 40 to 6 . 0 0 G. Littlewnod,29 26 10 8 5 7i Nov 24, 1884, West­ minster Aquarium. G. W. Atkinson, 84 miles. 11 9 50 Sheffield. Sporting Life. 85to 11 17 35 C. Rowell,3o 29 10 0 5 6 Feb. 27, 18S2, H Busbey Turf, 150 miles. 22 28 25 Cambridge. New York. Field, and Farm. 151 to 25 24 35 J. Huglies.a 1 32 10 10 5 7 Oct. 24, 1S82, ,, 157 miles. 26 52 25 New York. 158 to 27 3 30 C Rowell,32 Cambridge. 29 10 0 5 6 Feb. 28, 1882, H. Busbey, Tvrf 230 miles. 41 3 15 New York. Field, and Farm. 231 miles. 42 31 0 Ditto.33 23 „ „ Nov. 2,1880, G. W. Atkinson, Ditto.3+ Agricultural Hall. Sporting Life. 232"to 42 44 5 29 19 „ Feb. 2s to Mar. 2,'82 H. Busbey, Turf, 366 miles. 82 46 50 New York. Field, andFarm. 387 and 82 59 5 P. Fitzgeiald,35 37 11 11 5 103 May 1, 1884, » 388 miles. 83 15 30 Long Island City. New York. 3SSto 83 31 55 C. Rowell,36 29 10 0 5 6 March 2, 1882, »• 392 miles. 84 1 20 Cambridge. New York. 393 to 84 22 20 P. Fitzgerald 37 37 11 11 5 10| May 1, 1884, 447 miles. 95 41 5 Long Island City. New York. 448 to 98 25 0 G. Hazael,33 Deptford. 36 — 5 7 March 3, 1882, 453 miles. 99 22 0 New York. 454 to 99 37 15 P. Fitzgerald,3' 37 11 11 5 101 May 2 and 3, 1884, H. Busbey, SSfimiles. 118 5 30 Long Island City. New York. 537 to 119 7 5 G. Hazael,4o 36 — 5 7 March 3 and 4, 1882, 578 miles. 131 18 5 Deptford. New York. 579 to 132 21 5 P. Fitzgerald/ 1 37 11 11 5 10J May 3, 1884, New York. H. Busbey. 610 miles. 140 34 40 Long Island City. F URTHER D ETAILS OF P ROFESSIONAL R UNNING P ERFORMANCES. 1 Seward beatC. Westhall by3 yds. at Emmerson's Ground, Ealing. 2 Johnson beat Brown, of Manchester, in a match of 130 yards, at the Fenham Park Groumls. There was a strong wind behind the men. 3 In an attempt to beat the record, Hutchenssucceeded In equalling it, running against the wind: subsequently running the reverse way of the track, Hutchens covered the distance in the fastest time on record. The path was somewhat lieavyfrom the effects of continuous rains. D. Isaacs, receiving 17J yds. start, was the pace maker. 4 Westhall boat W. Hayes, ofRuddington, by 2Jyds., on the Bellevue Ground,Manchester. 5 Seward beat C. Westhall, by 2Jyds., on F.aye's Ground, GannickCorner, Burnet. 6 Hntchens, runningagainst time fit Lillie Bridge, on May 0, 1885, succeeded inimproving con­ siderably upon the previous record of 22J sees., accredited to G. Eastham since Oct. 28,1845. 7 Hutchens, startingfrom scratch in a 300-yards handicap, at the Powderhall Grounds, Edinburgh, won the final heat from W. M. Masters, 30yds. start, and P. Tolfer, 25yds., by 3yds. 8 Walsh beat H. Whitehead,Hyde, by 3yds., on the Royal Oak ParkGround, Manchester. 9 Brian beat the late G. Moore, Leicester, by 3yds., on theDoncaster Racecourse road. 10 Buttery, from scratch in J mile handicap, on Gateshead Borough Ground, beat by 1yd.A. Perie, Kelso, 20yds.; P. Bridge, Blackburn, 19yds. ;and R. Herdman, Shields,23yds. 11 Nuttall beat S.Albison, Bowlee, by three-quarters of a yard, on the City Ground, Manchester, in« heavy snowstorm and driving wind. Ia Pudneybeat H. Magetts, Oxford, easily, on the turnpike road between Salt Hill and Burnhaa Lant, Slough. I 3 Jackson beat J. Wantling, Derby,by 10yds., ina race from Tattenham Corner to the judge's box, on Epsom Racecourse, after knocking down a man who Impeded him close home. Hewitt won by 2Js. a match to run half a mile in less than 1m. 55|s.;quarter mile, 51js. Nasty truss wind. 'S in a 1000-yards sweepstakes at Borough Grounds, Preston, Cumings beat W.Duddle by Cyds.