Pedestrianism

modern" pedestrianism. 79 hind. The mile wasaccomplished in five mi­ nutes and a few seconds. On Tuesday fol­ lowing, his lordship ran a matchagainst Mr. Mellish over the BeaconCourse for fifty gui­ neas, whichhe alsolost by aboutfifty yards; Mr. Mellishhavingperformed the distance in thirty-eightminutes andten seconds. On the 1stof June the following year, Mr. Harbord again entered the lists as a swift runner, against Lord F. Beauclerk. They started in Lord , s cricket-ground; but the dis­ tance being only a hundred yards, and his lordship getting the advantage at first, Mr- Harbord was unable to make up in so short a space, and lost the match by two yards.— But he afterwards ran the same distance against Mr. Lambert, whom he beat almost without a struggle. On the 15th of July 1807, Lord F. Beauclerk beat the Hon. Mr- Brand in a short race, in Lord's cricket- grouud, the lattergentlemanbecoming quite WINDED * before he had runfifty paces. ^ It n a curious faet remarked by Mr. Jackson, and The