Sporting and Athletic Records

1 1 2 CYCLING—TANDEM Distance Time Miles H. M. s. i q 156V* j" 2 352 1 /. 3 548 1 /6 4 744V® 5 942 2 /5„ 6 r "51 4 / 5 j 7 1352 8 1547 9 /5 9 1748'/s 10 1949 11 21 49 12 2346 4 / s 13 255°*/* 14 2749V5 15 2952 4 / 6 16 3i50 17 3353 18 3553 , / g Riders J.Parsley F. Beaver Nationality Place Date British Crystal Palace 16 Sept. '96 R. P. Clark F. Battersby 22 Oct. '96 g This record was equalled by R. P. C LARK and F. B ATTKRSBY when they established the amateur hour record. See next note (V). r These records from 6—30 miles were undoubtedly set up as here shown. The times were taken by E. A. Powell , most careful and accurate of time-keepers but for some occult reason, based on a purely technical objection, theRecords Committee of the N.C.U. refused to consider them, and retained on their register a series of records, which are no longer records, credited as follows: 6 miles[12m. S4 '/sS.] to F. W. Weatherley and W. Rosser at Catford,6 July 1895; 7 —10 miles [10 miles in 2ira. 41*^.] to F. R. Goodwin and S. J. Prkvost at Wood- Green, 9May 1896;11—18 miles and 25 miles [ssm. 44'^.] to F. W. Weatherley and W. R osser as above; 19—24 miles [20 miles 44m. i2'/ t s.]and 26—30 miles. [30 miles ih. 6m. 39 , /6s.] to J. B. Cooke and W. S. Yeoman at Heme Hill, 6 July 1895.