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...owing to the fact that the cup given for the mile-run is so much less important than that for the mile-walk. The reason, however, becomes apparent upon a little reflection. The prize for the mile-walk was bought with the money subscribed by a club-table, made conditional on eight minutes being equalled. This was the exact time made. An equally handsome cup was offered for the mile-run conditional on 4 m. 55 sec. being made. This time was not made, and the mile cup was provided by the H. A. A. The cup is a very...
...different races. Hundred-yards, J. D. Cheever, 10 3/4 sec.; mile-walk, L. Webster, 8 min. 46 sec.; running broad-jump, R. M. Campbell, 20 ft. 11 in.; half-mile run, F. G. Russell, 2 min. 33 sec.; three-legged race, Wilcox and Camp-bell, 16 1/4 sec.; quarter-mile run, E. D. Appleton, 58 sec.; running high-jump, F. G. Russell, 5 ft.; three-mile walk, L. Webster, 36 min.; 100-yard hurdle-race, F. D. Wilcox, 18 sec.; standing long-jump, R. M. Nelson, 9 ft. 5 in.; mile-run, R. M. Nelson...
...Livingston, '79, won the half-mile run in 2 min. If this time is correct, and the distance run was 880 yards, it is the fastest amateur time in America by some seconds; and we think, although we have not the records at hand just now, that it is very nearly the best amateur time ever made. Mr. Livingston also won the quarter-mile in 54 3/1 sec. O. D. Thompson, '79, and J. Jewett, S. S., '79, were tied in the running high-jump at 5 ft. 2 in. Dorshimer, '78, won the mile-walk...
ATHLETICS.English Amateur Championships, London, April 15. - 4-mile bicycle race, R. R. MacKinnon, 14 min. 9 2/5 sec.; mile-run, A. F. Hills, Oxford, 4 min. 28 4/5 sec.; half-mile run, H. Whateley, Oxford, and L. Knowles, Cambridge, dead heat in 2 min. 3 3/5 sec.; 100-yards, L. Junker, L. A. C., 10 1/5 sec.; quarter-mile, J. Shearman, L. A. C., 52 4/5 sec.; 120-yards hurdles, S. Palmer, Cambridge, 16 1/5 sec.; seven-mile walk, H. Venn, L. A. C., 52 min. 25 sec., first mile in 6.35; wide jump, E. Baddeley, Cambridge...
...matter. Let it hold a meeting on Holmes Field (where a very good fifth-mile track can be made) on May 15; let the winners of the mile-run, mile-walk, quarter-mile, half-mile, hurdles, and 100-yards be sent to Mott Haven on condition of their beating a certain time, and let the Association pay their expenses, - a thing it is well able to do. We suggest as good trial times: mile-run, 4 min. 55 sec.; mile-walk, 7 min. 48 sec.; half-mile, 2 min. 9 sec.; quarter-mile, 55 sec.; hurdles, 19 sec.; 100-yards...