Sporting and Athletic Records

20 ATHLETIC MEETINGS Event Time Name Year I mile run M. 4 S. 24% G. W. Orton 1894 5 miles run 25 28 s i- 0 E. C. Carter 1887 1 mile walk 6 36 S. Liebgold 1894 3 miles walk 22 8»; 5 G. D. Baird 1883 Hurdles (120 yards) 15% S. Chase 1894 „ (220 yards) 25 V* H, H. Morrell 1891 Distance ft. in. High Jump 6 OVJ W. B. Page 1887 Long Jump 23 4 Vs C. S. Reber 1893 Pole Jump 11 o'/i H. P. Baxter 1883 Putting the Weight 47 0 G. R. Gray 1893 Throwing the Hammer 140 11 J. S.Mitchell 1892 Throwing 56 lbs. weight 35 3 V 8 J. S.Mitchell 1891 London Athletic Club Meetings—Best Performances Six meetings held yearly. N.B.—Hurdles—Grass track: 10 hurdles 3ft. 6in. high, driven in firm. Putting the Weight—i61bs.: from a 7ft. square. Throwing the Hammer—i61bs.; hammer 4ft. long; from a 9ft. circle. Event 100 yards run 120 yards run 150 yards run 200 yards run 220 yards run 250 yards run 300 yards run 1 U mile run Time 10 sec. 11 4 /6 „ ^4 Z® » i 9 4 /» .. 21 *lb „ 24% » 31 1 /* » 48^ » Name M. Remington W. P. Phillips R. Downer C. G. Wood Pelling Downer C. G. Wood E. H. Pelling C. G. Wood E. C. Bredin j W. |A. j E. H. I A. R. Year 1891 1882 1895 1887 1889 1895 1887 1888 1887 1895