The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-07-09 00:00:00

'TW.I STEEPLFCHASE. M. A. Tlan4Fon.
,prtan and Theale F.O ,1 ; E. Wall, Birchfield
garriere, 2, Tee, 12- minut s 8 3-5 RO 0111.4
"Pheee were the oelv two ntri
,s. Wii nto m n
had nee iv eompleted the race, 1.1 r'son then leit.
inbys tune desta thiy were bo.h disquelified
for net goine,*; roller the wate- jump. They wee,
allowed to r,n it off again, w .en Hervisoa won
ea-ily The time was very slow, bth men eoeuaine•
eetnnlfeele• pu npet eat.
Fouu AILE 3 FLAT RUE. C Carter, Now
York A.O ,1; P. M li'. Birshtield Harriers, 2; E
Batter. C tT.A. 0„, ; dee° .o , Uri 1
gh
(1: 3 Kinh'ew7iite,Swinlee i.ri -•0; A. Fel it
Oly :es tale Ila-rier,„ 0. i2erter'e 'ii' ores ?Amine.
11 a• eele, and -Nlii!se 21 minutes 133 3.5 sec ,rels,
not of rho othres tiaishing C ter tel the A-e.y
fer Vie first relar'•er, wh-n Find:ay went to t
!rent ael the fir.t mile was co nplet,el ie 4 mil
e2.!,-)a le, with M.evqwe.y third Ittel
Mils. and Ba, (ger bringing up the tear. In !I
fifth lap Ca-ter aid Findlay again ellen -et pia.: et.
end in 'lie six,h Fie.i liy fell to the rear eel ,geve
ep. Cartes pea:ed the two miles at 10 ninetet
41 5 see-m.ls an 1 tee raee Jives eet. fi ..1.
Aide sin ,k te the lest, ha; "wee a long way
)elini, an I the remaining WO mites Was an unto-
teresting pr messioa. The thi.el mile was eumpleted
by Carter ie 15 minutes 2a 2-5 seconds.
The atten.datree on Monday was far Worse tutu
on Saturday, there not being morn than 303 on the
ground. The Seven Miles Walking Race breught
out four of the seven entered. The competitors
were :—C. W. Clarke, Richmond A.A.. and Spartan
Harriers; E. Lange, Manhattan A.O ; J. Lewis,
Newtown F.C; and R Parker, unattached. In the
seventh lap Lange wont. to the front, closely fol.
lowed by Parker and Clarke.
_Parker opts disqnali •
fled. and had to retire. The contest then resolved
itself into a match between Lange and Clarke, as
Les is was outpaced. and toiled on a long way ie
the tear. In th 3 12th lap Clarke wr sted the lead
from L moo, aed although toe latter made many
gallant efforts he was never able to pese Clarke,
wh ) won a splendid and stubbornly-contested race
by foie- yerie. the time for the weole distance eeierr
56 n.i utee 59 4-5 scon ls, Lange do'ng it. in 57
mitoatee 1.5 s,,cond. The f dlow•ng aro the times
for the different mies:—One mile, 7 minut,A 15
seconds; two, 13 minutes 2 seconds; three, 23
minutes 12' seeonds ; four, 31 minutes 32 seconds;
fly-, 39 minutes 36 seconds; six, 48 minutes 6
second-4; seven. 56 minutes 59 4 5 seconds. Lesvis,
who Wits a tap behind, completed the distance in 57
rni,.utes 521 a-conds. For the ten miles fl it raee
six out of the seven entered faced the starter, the
only absentee being W. H. C ,ad, S.L H., the
c'tampion. The following were tee competitors:—
Roulding, Burton Harriers ;Kirby, Burton Harriers;
Dodds, Thames H end H; Carter. . New York;
Thomas, Ranelagh Harriers • and Findlay, Clydes-
dale Harriers. Directly alter the start Kirby cut
out the work at a good pace. being closely attended
by Hod ling, Findlay, ad Carter. Early in the
race Kirby and D.alds had to retire, and Th-tnas
, quickly found himself h Telessiy in the rear. The
first nide was covered in 5 in'nutes 5 seconds, the 1/4
second in 10 minutes 24 seconds, and the th;r-1
in
15 minutes 52 seconds. Just after the completion
of-the third mile Findlay went to the front, and
Carterlalso passed Houlding. The later then made
a spirt. an I once more _took e.e premier positien,
completing,the fourth wile in 21 minutes 23 seconds.
Little ehinge took place until t lie eighteenth 1.1),
when F.ndlay, who was runniig very well, retired.
Carte: then spurted past Hetfding, and the fifth
mile was finished in 20 minutes 59 s conchs. The
sixth mile was covered in 32 minutes 30 second?...
Cartsr still leading. The seventh mile was finished
by Carter in 38 inireites 7 seconds, and by limuld-
ing, who was how b hind, in 38 minutes 55 seconds.
Carter went on increasing hielea.l, tied ore? lapped
Houl -Hug, completing the eighth mile in 43 m mites
37 seconds. The two ran on tegether in compan.
from nos point to tee commencement of the List
lap. when Garter dashed ass a,y, beating Houlding
a lap and 200 yards. Carter, whose fine pertonn-
nma aroused considerable enthusiasm, covered the
last quarter of a mile in 1 minutes 4 seconds, met
the ten miles in 55 minutes 9 seconds. Houlding'i
time was 57 minutes 1 second. and Thomas's, the
oely ether whO completed the ten miles, ri7 minutes
37 seconds. Carter, who tuns ii beautiful sty!e,
had a lot left in him when he had coati leLed the
race.
The prizes were pre.sented to th cocci ssfia com-
petitors by Ur. W J. Turtle),
, It was announc-d hat Mr. W. Lewis, rf Birming-
ham, had ititima ed his intention of presenting a
medal to the t..ird man in each eyent run fur on
Monday,
lie oand of the Brierley Hill Volunteers at -
tehnliq; le,th days itid pla3ed some capital selectien,
of music. - •