The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-27 00:00:00

PEDESTRIANISM.

MATCH BETWEEN JAMES MIT.,:gS (OP BRIXTON) AND
J. OLIVER (OF CHELSEA) FOR £lOO A-SlDE.—Since the
match between Miles and Spooner, on the I9th Feb. (when
they contended for the championship, the distance being
14 miles), there has been no event decided that has pro-
duced more interest than the present match, which, took
place yesterday on Mr, John Gariatt's enclosed ground at
Wandsworth. There could not have been less than from
2,000 to 3,000 spectators. The betting was of a spirited de-
scription, and there can be no doubt that some hundreds
changed hands. The men had to make the circuit of the
course 32 times to complete the distance, having to walk
eight miles. Miles gave his opponent a start of one minute
and a half ; no trifling advantage for a competitor of such
merit to receive. The confidence of Oliver's friends may
be gathered from the fact that they freely laid the odds of
6 and 7to 4. The match had been fixed to take place at
half-past six o'clock, but was deferred for the purpose of
suiting the convenience of racing men, many of whom came
from Tattersalls' to the ground. At seven o'clock, then,
the pedestrians (Oliver being attended by Rubens and
John Oliver, who had trained him, Miles being waited
upon by W. Lang) came on the course. The condition of
both men was allowed to be faultless. Miles has just
reached 22, while Oliver has not at present passed his 23d
year, so there was little difference in this respect. When
the " tickers" he.d been correctly set, Oliver was bold to
go, and on the instant he dashed off at a rattling pace, and
in the given time covered 400 yards. Whr.,n one minute
had expired Miles received the brief word, of command from
the referee, who was intently eyeing his chronometer, Get
ready." A momentary glance at the po'sition of his man,
and then Jem, with a confident nonchalent air, placed him-
self in position at the scratch. Another slight pause, and
then came the a elcome signal to those who had invested
their money on the Brixton ehampion,of "Go." With
111iinlegs
as if he had been impelled by powerful machinery,
dashed off at a speed which astonished the spectators. From
the instant Miles had got thirty on the move, heofbegan to
Miles in seven minutes and 57
mile, which was walked by Mil
something like 40 yards on his com-
petitor.gain on his opponent, and at the termination. the first
seconds, he bad gained son
'llafter the first •
,
unimpeachable fairness, st,
uslta'hinioidi2ghancudtotnhethsoecfionndish
Oliver was mit uestionably walking well, and with
did pot in his action, or in the manner he pulled himself
together, exhibit that tine dash we have noticed in him in
mileof thethi
this
struggleort
portion
was a
of the match, which was ammplished by Milesp in 16
minutes and 14 second, it was ascertained that Jem had
formedrmmirastebhlyess.
still more considerably reduced the distance between him-
self and opponent ; but, although this was the case, it did
not make the least alteration in the betting. On the con-
trary, odds, and tempting
odds too, were offered that Oliver
won. The three miles Were done by Miles in 24 minutes
and 21 seconds ; four miles in 32 minutes 33
seconds ; and
the first five miles were accomplished by Jem in 41minutes
and 51 seconds; and when this portion of the match had
been completed Oliver did not at most head his man more
than 130 yards, so that from this it was evident Miles had
gained 270 yards out of the 400 covered by his opponent in
the minute and a half start. The struggle on the part of
both was admirably carried on. The sixth mile was Miles
in 49 minutes 45 seconds, and the seventh in 58 minutes 9
seconds. Miles, when this portion of the match had been
completed, being within 40 yards of his game opponent.
Now came the tug of war. The pedestrians had com-
menced the eighth and last mile, and while walking the
30th lap (seven miles and a half), Miles, who had been
still closing on his man, came to the front after a tremend-
ous struggle, and at the moment he did so he was hailed
with deafening cheers. Although Olives had been thus
caught and passed by his opponent, he walked gamely to
the finish, Miles, who walked (official time) the distance_nle
1 hour 8 minutes 7 seconds, going in the winner of the 11
match by not more than 20 yards.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tuis Der.
Amsterdam
Ditto Short. 11 151 ill NI
.. 3 Months. 11 18/ II 181
Rotterdam ll 18
25 50
Antwerp — 25 421
. h 25 50
Brussels — 5 4,22` 13 81
Hamburgh l3 ..,
Paris
Short. ~525 42201 25 47/
Ditto
Marseilles .. .. - 119 i 119 I
Frankfort on Maine — 13 50 13 65
Vienna
__ 13 65 13 65
Trieste
Petersburgh
..... 341
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49i
49i
25 60
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119 1191
1191 119 k
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£3 17 9
Mexican Dollars
Silver in Bars (Standard)
South American. Doubloons

THE NORTHERN COUNTIES.—Last week several
of the Ross. shire hills took on a fresh coating of snow.
The students of Blair's Roman Catholic College, near
Aberdeen, have presented Bishop Kyle with a mitre n
address on the conclusion of fifty years' service by a
priest. The girl Craig, who was tried for child
cedutert
six
the late Circuit Court at Inverness,
hto Asylum, Inverness.
her mind, lodged in the nglts
wn .00nse
lum last week,--North
The unfortunate girl died in the asy qanuednoeserci)f the state of
years' penal servitude, was, i n
British Dailt' Nail.