The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-26 00:00:00

bESILTuOT AT HACKAVSY WICK.

Nimrltr 10,11110 per...us, of every .calla of society,
men. 14.4 at the Ilaclueperick Ihscr.gusied yestenlay to
lateen the rioted between therfoot (the Dow well-known
Miusee* ...al Kamm! Barker, of Lowloe, for the tea
Mb. Champion's ebaslengethip, and NY. The caps valued
as :a/ ryettat. Mules being elaborately chased, it be,,. an
netpfyitrtele .11..liption on a tablet. It !nay be romemlered
Wt the lames won this trophy a few weeks ince, when be
• t;3111.: NM. awl White. Accordieg to Ilse auditions
se holder. the winner WM bound to contend against any
ass who might cliallenze him. Barker, the opponent of
Digerfo.4 as this yet -R.1.44 is about 27 year. of age, rdt. 3fin.
Is height. His pretineous to be • !bid-alias ruiner were
enneekred to be en well foleiled that lie frieads thowlit
mese% le meet so (*guidable an miLigonist as
1M I inham. esperielly am by gamey the bitter was considered
his formidable than be hid bees remounted to be. Piot•
say, who for rune time bad ban emmidered the ten-miles
eingamioe. could not Mee hi business to train fur a
amate•t with laserfoot. This left the case, Barker, who
les me several time. and was ad Se distance is hand..
saps, aml in • rare with Jam, el Isliagtco (a late antago.
Mist .4 lamer...o, is which be also was the victor, was
induced L. eon.. forward. The raoway tank, the plat-
form of the suition, eery tree awl eminence com-
mas ling a clew of the come, were densely crowded,
end the toes started at about hall-past 3 o'clock, the
tabu novena; above hie say oppooent. The compe-
titors linst M p m the referee 414 tins..s to make up the
tgas miles. Laierfeet wag dressed in white guernsey and
Meg haws% and wore feathers cad ttitppingn, 144 to be
Shoo. of his tnbe. He looked better distil we have before
men him, and bad evidently followed the advice of has
triewle, sad taken the greatest care to prepare for the
straggle. Barker wu all that could he desired no omalitioe.
sail ma (need., wbo mustered by thousands. were =noise
of Lis clierelka. lie expreued great confidence as to the
moult. Ito the signal being given, Barker immediately took
the lead, with the 'alien waiting about two yarda lee the
rest. Rya thus they coutinued up to the Bohai of the first
mile, both ;owing very cautious to meerve their strength.
In thin °Klatt r after round followed, Barker striving
liar I to ee.ice his opi onent, but the !wham twat per-
tina keeptog op with hitn,never tieing more than three
yards in the nor uutd comical into the straight run at the
Mbh of the loth round, whoa Deselect dashed to She frank.
Barker however, did not let him retain his advantage long,
ter Le once woe took the lead in going up the backstretch,
mil portal the post the 1711 time smite two yards ahead.
low. theme& ly warmed to their work, Barker led thee
feud after wood, by a yard or two up to the
ahem the ladle. began to force the pace. First one
then the other was in frost. In Vain Barker strove to break
away, mod thus they continued up to the five odes (rum
ia tai initiates 27 mooed.), the Indian being first at this dia-
ler:ace by alert a yard. Barker held the lead up to the
Stab round, abut the lodise gave what might be called
a " war whoop." waved his hand as if already metals
of victory, actually danced past Barker, and led for
the Brit lap. Barker again went in front in the
40th retied, and so be continued to the Bath, Xt
minutes having then elapsed. In the 49th round the
Indian shot ahead. increased the pace atilt more, and led
by tour yanks at the 64th rusted, Barker set iggling hard to
keep up with hum In the 'vend Barker appeared to
be in dadicolties. Fruln this point Barker occasionally was
ia front, hut it was apparent to all that he was allowed
to hold the plies only by gamma. He kept in front,
however, from the 57th to the tiOth wood. In the 6lst
vowel they pissed the post side by side. In the 62nd the
Indian dashed away to the &abolishment of all. Barker
strustgls d hard to umiak* lire antagonist, brat the speed of
Oa [wham lariat all hie effort., and the Englishman Wirt
rue to a statisist,ll when he had nearly sommplished the
Ord Mind, this portion of the distance, nearly nine mike
end a half, having been lon in 514 miuutes. The Indian
Ablated 11.• te:ll..luing lice rounds, but it a much lower
weed.mt was.utat of the spectators crowding round bier
Eves with this drawls •k, ho completed the whole distance
=MT 54 minutes. and bombed es fresh so when he started.