Pedestrianism

90 MODERN PEDESTRIANISM. The parties started to run five times round what is called the four-mile course at Doncas- ter ; and for the first mile they ran elbow to elbow ; after which. Wood took the lead for about forty yards, and continued so tillnearly the four-mile winningpost, when Powlittmade •an exertion, passed him, and led forabout ten yards, when Wood again tookthe lead, appa­ rently with ease, and, passing his antagonist several yards, continued to leavehim for the remaining threerounds. Wood did not appear to be the least dis­ tressed, and ran the distance in fifty-one mi­ nutes andtwenty-four seconds, Powlitt being nearly a minute longer. The distance waesx­ actly ninemiles, one-quarter, and three hun­ dred yards ; twice round the course at Don- caster being three miles, three quarters, and thirty-two yards. The roundswere as under: First time round the course, 10 min. 12 sec. Second do 10 do.... 23 do. Carried over, 20 min. 35 sec. Third