Sporting and Athletic Records

WORLD'S RECORDS 2i 7 Distance Time Name Nationality Place Yards M. S. 440 i 48% R. Buttery (P.) British Newcastle 500 58 L. E. Myeis (A.) American Staten Is, 600 I II T. E.Burke (A.) „ New York 660 j I 22 L. E. Myers (A.) y, 880 k 1 537s C. H. Kilpatrick (A.) 1000 2 13 L. E. Myers (A.) » ,, 1320 I 3 2*/, T. P. Conneff(A.) ,, Travers Is. 1500 3 38Vd W. Snook (A.) British Birmingham Miles 1 m 4 iz 1 /^ W. G. George (P.) 2*4-1 Vi « 5 35% W. Lang (P.) 3J. t^lVe 6 43 1 / 2 \V. Cummings (P.) 33,^ i"/ 4 8 8'/ b W. G. George (A.) 2 o 9 11 *5 W. Lang (P.) London Manchester Preston London Manchester Bate 4 Oct. '73 29 May '80 19 Sep. '96 17 Jul. '80 21 Sep. '95 8 Oct. '81 21 Aug. '95 16 Jun. '84 23 Aug. '86 18 Jul. '63 17 Apr. '80 26 Apr. '84 1 Aug. '63 i On a banked-up track, straightaway, W. B aker ,American Amateur, covered the quarter mile in 47 s /,'?. at Boston, Mass., on 1 July 1886. The record for a grass track appears to be 49',»s. made by the American Amateur L. E. M ybrs at Blackburn, 1 Aug. 1885. j The path was a cinder track one eighth of a milein circuit. This was the first 660 yards, timed independently, of an exhibition half-milerun, with pace-makcrs. It should be noted that as this time was made in a half-mile run, 2 , U*. slower than present world's record (C.H.K ilpatrick's ), it is probable that C.H.K ii.patrick when making world's record for the half-mile, also beat world's record for three furlongs (660 yards); butit is impossible to be sure, as there was no separate timing of this distance on that occasion. A On a grass track L. E. M yrrs ,American Amateur, is creditedwith half-a-mile in im. 56'/ts. at Blackburn, 1 Aug. 1885. / The record for a grass track appears to be 3m. ia*/»s. made by W. P ollock H ill ,British Amateur, at Kennington Oval, London, 12 April 1890. m At Lillie Bridge Grounds. The best on record for a mile on a grass track is 4m. ig '/is. byW. G. G eorge , British Amateur, at Worcester, 21 Aug. 1884. it This was ina mile and a quarter race run at the City Grounds, Manchester.The time is usually given as 5m. 30s., but the figuresgiven here appear to be the more correct. o This was in a match against J. S andersom at the City Grounds, Manchester. The men were evenly matched, L ang winning by about 6 yards,the first mile having been covered in 4m. aS'/as. The record for a grass track appears to be 9m. 30",'ss. made by W. G. G borgb , British Amateur, at Catford Bridge, 26 July 1884.