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Dates: during 1878-1878
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ATHLETICS.Mr. H. E. Armstrong, of the Law School, last week notified the President of the H. A. A. of his intention to attempt to walk for the cup offered by the editor of this column, to any one walking a mile in 7 min. 40 sec. Tuesday of this week was the day appointed for the trial, but the weather was stormy and the track heavy. At a meeting of the H. A. A. it was voted that the cup should be competed for only on some regular field-day of the Association. This step was taken as a matter...
...Running high-jump, H E. Ficken, 5 ft. 5 in. Best record, 5 ft. 6 1/2 in., by J. P. Conover. Putting shot, H. E. Buermeyer, 37 ft. 4 in. Best on record by half-inch. Mr. B. won for the third consecutive time. Three-mile walk, T. H. Armstrong, 23 min. 12 1/2 sec. Best record, 21 min. 42 sec., by same man. Quarter-mile run, F. W. Brown, 54 3/8 sec. Best record, 52 1/5 sec., by W. C. Wilmer. Throwing hammer, W. B. Curtis, 80 ft. 2 in. Best record...
...short on every man in the race. An endless wrangle immediately arose as to who had really won, every man of the thirty-nine insisting that he was the individual, and the race was finally declared void. In the same way arose an error by which Mr. T. H. Armstrong was credited, as we noticed in our last issue, with a "best-on-record" for three miles of 21 min., 17 sec, whereas we are now told that an error of 25 sec. was made, the true time being 21 min. 42 sec., or six seconds slower than the best...
Fast Walking. - On September 14, at the sports of the Scottish-American Athletic Club, F. H. Armstrong in a 3-mile handicap, walking from scratch, covered the distance in 21 min. 17 sec., the fastest record in the world. The best English record is 21 min. 36 sec. by Venn, and the best American hitherto was 22 min. and 9 1/3 sec. by Armstrong. The track used was nine laps to the mile, and with very short corners. At the same meeting, out of five heats in a 75-yard handicap there were three dead-heats, - a silent compliment...
...Armstrong. - This splendid amateur walker is to be sent abroad by the Harlem Athletic Club, to compete with English amateurs. Mr. F. J. Mott, of the same club, is also to be sent...