Sporting and Athletic Records

IMPORTANT . While the following pages have been going throughthe press many new records—chiefly Cycling—have been set up, among them the following : — Cricket. The record for the first wicket in a first-class match was broken by J. T. BROWN and J. TUNNICLIFFE who going in first put on 378 runs for Yorkshire v. Sussex at Bramall Lane, 13 July 1897; and again by R. ABEL and W. BROCKWELL who put on 379 for the first wicket for Surrey v. Hampshire atthe Oval, 9 August 1897. Cycling. World's Records. 1 mile (F.S.) in im. 373 /58. by J. W. STOCKS at the Crystal Palace, 8 September 1897. 5—50 kilometres j Crystal Palace, 27 September 1897. 6 miles 10m. 404 /5S. 5 kilometres 5m. 10 „ 17m. 47 i / 5 S. 10 ,, nm. 20 ,I 36m. 51 /JS. 30 ,, 33m. 30 „ 54m. 44 I /5S. 50 11 56m. In 1 hour 32 miles 1086 yards, or 52.480 kilometres. ZSVJS. 22/53. 37 2 /5 s - SOV j S. 34—64 miles 1 New records set up by A. E. WALTERS at the 55 —100 kilometres j Crystal Palace, 29 September 1897. 40 miles 50 „ 60 ih. ih. ih. 17m. 36m. 58m. 113/5S. 563 /5S. 334/5S. 55 kilometres ih. 5m. 301/5S. 80 ,, ih. 36m. 22 I /5S. 100 ,. 2h. 3m. 84/5S. In 2 hours 60 miles 1205yards, or 97,660 kilometres. [p.TO.