Sporting and Athletic Records

114 CYCLING-TANDEM Distance Time Miles H.M . s. 45 1 40 59% 46 1 43 h'/s 47 1 45 29 3 ib 48 1 47 45 1 / 8 49 1 49 58 4 /5 50 1 5 2 1375 Riders J. B. Cooke W. S. Yeoman Nationality Place Date British Herne Hill 6 July 1895 to the end World's Amateur Records are N.B.—From 51 miles also World's Records, which see, pp. 108—no. (ii) BY TIME Riders Place Time Hours Date 1 s 30 Crystal Palace 22 Oct. 1896 Distance Miles Yards R.P.Clark ) F. Battersby ) N.B.—From 2—12 hours (the end) World's Amateur Tandem Records are also World's Records. British Records (i) BY DISTANCE A. Flying Start Riders Distance Miles Time H- M.S. Place Date 24-/5 33% 1 4275 S. B. McGregor (P,)| G . A. Nelson (P.) j A. J. Watson (P.) ) J. Platt-Betts (P.) j Crystal Palace n Nov. 1896 Catford 2 July 1896 B. Standing Start British Records are also World's Records, which see, p. 105. s The record officially recognized is 27 miles 20 yards, made by J. B. C OOKE and W. S. Y EOMAN at Herne Hill, 6 July1895. See note (r) p. 112.