The Pedestrian's Record

20O THE PEDESTRIAN'S RECORD. GREATEST DISTANCES RUN IN STATED PERIODS. Hrs. Miles Yds. 1 ... ii 932 W. G. George, at Stamford Bridge, July 28, 1884. 2 ... 20 190 G. A. Dunning, Stamford Bridge, December 26,1881. W. C. Davies, atAgricultural Hall, September9, 1880. Hrs. Miles Yds. j Hrs. Miles Yds. j Hrs. Miles Yds. I Hrs. Miles Yds. 8 •• 57 77o 1 10 ... 68 1705 i 12 ... 8l — | A. W. Sinclair, atWestminster, November 29,1884. 14 ... 86 — | 15 ... 90 — | 1 J. Saunders, atAmerican Institute, NewYork, February 22, 1882. 16 ... 92 1265 I 18 ... 101 1540 I 20 ... 109 220 j 22 ... 116 1590 17 ... 96 1740 | 19 ... 106 — 1 21 ... 112 1540 | PROFESSIONAL JUMPING RECORDS. Standing High Jump.— 5ft. 3in., by E. A. Johnson, at Baltimore, May 20, 1878. Standing High Jump (with weights).—Sft. Sfin., J. P".Kearney, atBrooklyn, September 11, 1886; 4ft. nin., H. Andrews, Dalkeith, 1875. Standing Back Jump.— 12ft. 2in., by W. Booth. Standing Wide Jump.— 11ft. lin., E. A. Johnson, Rocky Point, U.S.A., August 3, 1881. Standing Wide Jump (with eights).—14ft. s ^in., by G. W. Hamilton, at Romeo, Michigan, U.S.A., October 3, 1879 (used 22lb. weights); 13ft. 7in., by J. Greaves, at Bardsley, September18, 1875 (used 231b. weights). Running High Jump.— 6ft. lin., by Hugh Andrews, Alva Carves, near Stirling, Scotland, August 12, 1881 ; 6ft. ^in., by E. A. Johnson, at Boston, U.S.A., October 1, 1881 ; 5ft. njin., by J. Methven, atCupar, Fifeshire, 1856 ; 5ft. 1lin., byE. Vardy, at Haydon, August 27, 1859.