The 100-UP Exercise

10 THE "100-UP" EXERCISE the Spartan Harriers' Novices' Steeplechase, over S} miles of country at Edmonton. He won comfort– ably, and this success was followed by a score or so of others at various distances from 440 yards up to 4 miles in different parts of the country. In the spring of the following year, 1879, he won the One and the Four-mile Amateur Athletic Championships at Stamford Bridge, the former in 4 minutes 26J seconds, the latter in 20 minutes 51; seconds; and he took the same events in 1880 in 4 minutes 28; second , and 20 minutes 45~ seconds. In the same year, the Midland Counties Cross country Championships of 101-miles fell to him, and many prizes throughout the country. His Victory over L. E. Myers. Owing to an accident in the early part of 1881, George was unable to train. Totwith tanding this, he put in an appearance at the :\lidland and ~ ational Cross-country Championships and def nded his l– and 1-mile titles at the A.A.A. Championships, but was beaten into second place in all four events. It was now that the late L. E. 1:yers, the American crack, paid his first visit to this country, challenging George to the !-mile, 1,000 yards, and 1,200 yard . George refused, offering to run the i, ! and I-mile. But Myers would not agree, and returned to America after carrying off all before him, including the 440-yards championship. But no sooner did he arrive on the other side than he cabled that he would run the distances named by George. if the latter would cros to New York.