Sporting and Athletic Records

WORLD'S RECORDS 313 Distance Time Miles H. M. S. 58 37 85 9 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 8 29 30 32 33 34 & 1 7 14 1 14 45 1 22 38 1 30 34 ' 1 38 46V I 47 JI 1 !, 1 55 56 2 436 2 13 14 2 21 SS'/s 2 30 45 Vs 2 39 57 249 8 2 57 45 3 IS 45 3 25 6 3 35 14 345 " 336 13 4 6 4 5 4 19 o 4 34 54 4 45 15 4 55 32 5 5 25 5 14 52 Name J. Meagher (P.) J. W. Raby (P.) Nationality Place Date American New York 29 Nov. '82 British LillieBridge, 3 Dec.' '83 London 34^3 W. Perkins (P.) H. Thatcher (P.) W. Franks (P.) W. Howes (P.) 7^ 5:25 16 July '77 20 Feb. '82 28 Aug. '82 Agricultural 30 Mar. '78 Hall, Islington b With the exception of the technical records for the half and three quarter mile, this and the hour's walk are the only world's walking records not held by Englishmen. The best British time for the 8 miles is 58m. 44s., made by J. HifiBRRD (P.) at Lillie Bridge, 16 April 1883.