The 100-UP Exercise

'£HE " 100-VP" EXERCISE victor. These frenzied spectators literally over– whelmed him, swarming round, shouting, yelling, dancing and jumping about like madmen. Those who got near him slapped and banged him on the back, yelling as they did so : ' Grand ! ' ' Splendid ! ' ' Glorious ! ' Thus they continued until all the little remaining breath in George's body was well-nigh beaten out of it." On September 11th, 1886, the 4-mile race took place at Preston. There was a splendid attendance, and everyone anticipated a good race. Cummings won the toss, but gave George the inside r.:osition. The track was good, and the day favourable for fast time ; but for some unaccountable reason, George " could not run a yard." He started slowly, finishing the first mile in 5 minutes 6.~ econds; 2 miles in 10 minutes 12t seconds; and 3 miles in 15 minutes 28; seconds. Here Cummings took up the running, and George could not go his pace, and had to stop, or rather did stop, and then went on again; but it was useless. George has never yet satisfied himself why it was that he could not run in either of his two 4-mile races with Cummings; it is po sible that he had trained most strictly fo: the mile on each occasion, and the 4-mile races came too soon after the decision of the mile contests to suit him. He probably wanted a longer time in which to adapt himself to the different style of running required for the two distance . The 10-miles and final of the cond series of races with Cummings took place at A ton Lower Grounds