The Pedestrian's Record

the pedestrian's record. 15 acted contrary to the laws of the A. A. A., and in such a manner as to render them incapable of com­ peting again on any amateur track. Certus amor nummi; every man living strives to obtain it, some more greedily than others. Is the sporting world an exception to the general rule ? Is it not more eager, with its gamblingpropensities, in its pursuit? Certainly it is ! And yet the amateur athlete, asthe law for his guidance at present stands, if he compete for money at a race, or receives any coin of " these her realms supreme "from committees of race meetings, or from any other source, and even allows his travelling expenses to be paid for him, he can no longer remain a member of any amateur athletic associa­ tion ; no amateur can again race with him without forfeiting his amateurism; in fact, he is banished for ever from the amateur athletictrack. Englishmen are a race of sportsmen. From the earliest days of English history we learn how eagerly sports have been encouraged, some of a brutal nature, but of late years these have been put down by law or have been discontinued on account of their cruelty, and in their place other sports have started, and among them the cinder track stands well to the front. Its present position was no doubt assisted into pro­ minence by the amateur athlete. Such men as Sir R. Webster, J. B. Martin, W. M. Chinnery, and others, gave the first impetus which set theball in motion, and the foundation of the London Athletic Club secured a track for its perpetual rolling. But Stamford Bridge