Pedestrianism

78 modern pedestrianism. and another twenty that the captain should not go the distance in five minutes. They started at the fireof a pistol, and rantogether until withina hundred yardsof the end, when the captainmade a push, and won by about two lengths, the performance having occu­ pied four minutesand fifty-six seconds. Mr. Francis Martin, Tewkesbury, ran half a mile in two minutes and eight seconds, for a wager of one hundred guineas. The timeal­ lowed was two minutes andhalf. Bets were two to oneagainst himat starting, but he ac­ complished thetask apparently witheas.p. On Friday the 6th July 1804, a well con­ tested match for a mile, took place between Lord Frederic Bentincka, nd theHon. Edward Harbord, for a bet of one hundred guineas. The ground chosen,was from the second to the thirdmile stone on the Edgeware road; and they started about three o'clock, p. m. The race was closely run for more than half the way, when Mr. Harbord, owing to supe­ rior strength, gained considerably on his an­ tagonist, whom he left at a greatdistance be- v hind.