Word: miles
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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HORSE RUNNING: - It is said that a horse named "Firetail" in 1772, ran a mile...
...also said that "Flying Childers" ran 1-2 mile in 20 sec. His stride or leap was measured and found to be a trifle over thirty feet. He was never known to cover less that 25 ft. at every stride...
...Eclipse" ran a mile...
SKATING: - One mile in 1 min. 50 sec., by Wm. Clark. This is said to have been beaten by Donheur of Newburg, he having performed the mile in 1 min. and 52 1-2 sec.; 30 miles in 1 hour, by George Seward...
...half-mile, 1 min. 55 2-5 sec., Myers...