The 100-UP Exercise

INTROD CTION 15 picked men from all the best athletes of the day, meeting and beating fresh opponents in each race. 7he steeplechase came last in order. Wills of O~·ford -University had kept himself specially for this event, and was regarded as a certainty. George waited on him in the race, and though almost fagged out, kept within about 20 yards of him until the straight was reached. The water-jump was about 30 yards from the finish; and all the competitors had been jumping religiously into the water throughout the race. Will clear d the hurdle, and for the last time took a ducking ; but George made a supreme effort: he sprinted and leapt, clearing the hurdle and water, jumping well over 18 feet in all, and landed on the other side ju t as Wills wa getting out of the water. Impetus carried George past the post, the winner of what wa probably the grandest race and best 1::er– formancc of his extraordinary career. During thi same year, George put up new record for almost every distance from 1,000 yards up to 12 miles at . Stamford Bridge, the London Athletic Club having arranged a series of handicaps nm in the evenings to suit hi convenience, afterward pr senting the incomparable runner with a magnifi– cent 22-carat gold shield with all the records estab– lished by him engraved ther on. 1883. This was a particularly unfortunate year, the great athlete losing all ix championships which he held. The rea on for this was, illness and an unfortunate