Sporting and Athletic Records

ROLLER SKATING 287 Distance Time Name Place Date Miles H. M. S. '/< 2 15% J. F. Donoghue (A.A.) LingayFen 23 Dec. 1890 1 s 3 7 , /» F. Ward (A.A.) Peakirk 8 Feb. 1895 2 7 12 A. E. Tebbitt Leytonstone 20 Feb. 1895 3 104S » The remaining British Amateur Records are also British Records, which see above. II.—ROLLER SKATING British Records Distance Tune Name Place Date Miles H.M. S. 1 2 50% F. Delmont (P.) London 27 Aug. 1890 2 6 4 i /» „ „ 26 July 1890 3 8 SI 1 /. W. Curtis (P.) „ 5 April 1891 4 12 11 »> 4 Aug. 1890 5 15 4i » »> 2 Aug. 1890 5° 2 53 30 J. A. Snowdon (P.) „ 11 May 1892 Six D AYS' R ACE Twelve hours a day. 15 Laps to the Mile. Days Miles Laps Name Place Date 1 178 5 J. A. Snowdon London 4—9 Apr. 1892 (Brit. P.) 2 333 6 » » •> 3 453 8 » » » 4 555 12 99 99 99 5 678 10 99 99 99 6 804 7 99 99 99 s Thebest time for the mile made by a British Amateur appears to be 3m. iz'/ss. made by L. T EBBITT at Amsterdam, 8 January 1889. In England, the best is 3m. 13'es. made by H. A. P ALMBK, at Hendon, 6 February 1895.