Sporting and Athletic Records

WORLD'S AMATEUR RECORDS 323 Distance Time Miles H. M.S. 1a 1'/a a 6 29»/ 5 10 9 4 / 5 Name NationalUy Place Date F. P.Murray American NewYork 27 Oct. 1883 W. J. Sturgess British London foJune 1896 2 a 13 33 » .. .. 3 21 Q'/s F. P. Murray American New York 6 Nov. 1883 4 28 24 W. J. Sturgess British Manchester 3 July 1897 5 36 27 11 >, 11 19 Oct. 1895 6 43 58'/. 11 » 91 .. 7 8 5i 27 58 56 11 " 11 >> " 9 1 9 3 i9 / S 11 26 Sep.1895 10 1 17 38V 5 11 » 11 11 1 25 si'U 11 >. 11 >. 12 134 41 • » •> 11 13 143 4275 11 .. 11 14 6 1 5143 T. Griffith „ London 3 Dec. 1870 a World's Amateur Records for 2 miles :— a grass track appear to be as follows up to Miles '/» '/• 1 iVt 1 3° 3 10 4 55 6 40 Name W. J. Sturgess H. Curtis W. J. Sturgess Nationality British Place Date jH^ W^j s Aug London 4 Oct. 1890 IO 13 2 13 33 W. J. S TURGKSS' time for the mile at High Wycombe as above was 6ra. 41s.1 thus tieing A. B RADY'S Australasian Amateur Record (also on grass) made at Auckland, New Zealand,14 November 1894. b The Southern Committee of the A.A.A, at ameeting on 30 October 1896, among other records made by W. J. S TURGESS passed one for 14 miles of ih- 52m. 59'/»s., thus practically ignoring the record given above standing to the credit of T. G RIFFITH. Seeing that G RIFFITH'S record for 15 miles of zh. om. 27s. made at the same time as that for the 14 miles, is acknowledged by the A.A.A., this action seems a little inconsistent. The explanation seems to be that G RIFFITH'S records were made in a match against time, though why a distinction should be drawn and what precise value may attach to it, is not so easy to explain.