Sporting and Athletic Records

196 MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Iceboat Sailing 15 miles in 20m. 40s. by the S CUD at Redbank, N.J., 22 Jan. 1883. 20 miles in 24m. 30s. and in 25m. 48s. (2 heats) by the H AZE, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 6 Feb. 1883. 25 miles in 30m. 5s. by the D READNAUGHT at Redbank, N. J., 26 Jan. 1884. Kite Flying Nine Eddy Kites attached to three miles of piano wire sent up 9,388ft.; anchored on a hill 625 ft. high, making a total of 10,013 f eet above sea level. At Blue Hill Observatory, nearBoston, Mass., 9 Oct.1896. Knur and Spell The longest knock on record is a 16 score made by T. C OCKCROFT at his seventh rise in a match with T. H OWSON at Halifax, 28 Sept. 1872. The longest knock with a pot knur appears to be 14 score and 5 yards made by A RTHUR T ODD at Cardigan, 19 June 1886. The largest total made in a single five rises is 68 score made by S. Moss in a match with T. C OCKCROFT at Halifax, 3 April 1869. The best score made in a contest of 30 rises with pot knurs appears to be 290 score made by M. C OOKE at Barnsley, 5 July 1879. Lacrosse England v. Ireland 188 1 —1896. I RELAND has won 12 times, E NG­ LAND 3 times (in 1888, 1890 and 1896) while the game in 1894 was drawn. I RELAND have scored 85 goals to E NGLAND'S 59. In 1883 I RELAND won by 12 goals to 6, and in 1887 by 10 to r. North v. South 1882—1897. N ORTH has won 14 times and S OUTH only twice