Pedestrianism

modern pedestrianism. 89 shire,four mileson the York course, for one hundred guineas, which he won in twenty minutesand twenty-one seconds. "Wood was the favourite, andthe bets were five to one on his success. Brown, however, five years be­ fore, (the 16th January 1797,) beat Wood in a race of four miles, near Knavesmire, by abouta distance,having performed the whole in twenty-one minutesandthirty-five seconds. But some liquor having been given to Wood just before starting, he fell sick at the three- mile-stone, and, owing to this circumstance, it was supposed he lost the match. On the 23d of August 1802, he ran four miles for four hundred guineas, against William Wil­ liamsof Ruglyn in Glamorganshireo, ver Lau- trissent Coursein Wales,whichhe woneasily. Betting was even at starting, but after run­ ning two miles, twenty to one were offered on Wood. On Mondaythe 14th ofJune 1806, a match forfourhundredguineaswasdecidedbetween Wood and Jonathan Powlitt, a famous Lan-w cashire pedestrian, in favour of the former. M The