The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-10 00:00:00

PEDESTRIANISM.

THE ALL ENGLAND FOUR-MILE HANDICAP AT
WALWORTH.—This race, on which so much reliance
was reasonably placed, as a test of the speed and endur-
ance of the men who in England and the New World
have exhibited their fleetness of foot, was brought to an
issue yesterday, on the Beehive ground. The conditions,
as our readers are already aware, were, that the men who
entered were to compete for a prize of 25 soya., exclusive
of the entrance money, which was to be returned to the
second in the race. At the risk of repetition, we may
state, that of the expected starters, Thomas Maxfield
did not show; and that Charles Morley (of Sheffield)
pleading his last week's defeat with Manks, was in the
like predicament; hence, Jackson (the American deer),
Sheppard (of Birmingham), and James Byrom, were
the three who showed at the scratch. From the start,
Byrom having 20 yards start, proved that he was not only
a strong runner, but one to whom an advantage could not
be given with impunity; for although Jackson ran up to,
and close with him, his steady speed was undeniable.
At the second turn Byrom still led, Sheppard, now his
close attendant, and Jackson far too near to be pleasant
At the third turn the like order was observed, save that.
Jackson seemed to be running, while Sheppard's chance
was out. At the fourth, Jackson was outpaced; and the
fifth distressed; the sixth, seventh, and eighth were run
without Sheppard (who had resigned the contest) ; and
the ninth and tenth, which closed the match, were run
by Byrom, with Jackson in waiting; the Lancashire
man an easy winner. We feel ourselves called on to
observe that Sheppard has declared his retirement from
the fleet-footed contest wherein he has so often proved a
victor, in consequence of a personal disability, and that
hereafter ho declines public competition. Byrom re-
ceived the well-earned fruits of his honest and gamely
run race at Temperance's last night.
THE Two HUNDRED YARDS HURDLE RACE.—A more
exciting, although less important contest, followed the
one we have detailed in the foregoing paragraph—namely,
a race of 200 yards, to leap four hurdles 3ft. 6in. high,
for a purse of 10 sous. and the entrance-money. For this
George Seward (of Transatlantic fame), Charles West-
hall (of London), and Johu Smith (of the White Hart)
exhibited. A miserable hour of waiting expectation
was spent by the hundreds- of spectators because one of
the men had not proper running shoes: at length the
difficult gentleman was fitted, and, after sundry false
starts, off they went. Smith seized the lead, and made
the running, Westhall second—Seward, however, who
ran well, passed him before the third hurdle ; and the
former's chance was out. John Smith kept the lead,
and won the first heat. In the second Westhall did
not show, but with the two remaining competitors,
Smith and Seward, the finest, the gamest, and the
swiftest specimen of flat-racing and hurdle-jumping ever
witnessed,
.ended by John Smith being declared the
victor. It was nearly dusk at the time of running the
last heat ; and in Seward's behalf we are bound, as im-
partial chroniclers, to state that he attributes his defeat
to a defect of vision, in jumping too far from the third
hurdle.

ACCIDENT TO A POLICE INSPECTON.—About noon
yesterday, Mr. Chanipney, inspector of the S division,
was riding along Regent-street, when his horse suddenly
took fright, and ran away with him, till coming in colli•
sion with a cab, the rider was thrown with great violence.
Several ribs and one leg were fractured, besides other
serious injuries. Mr. Champney was picked up quite
insensible, and removed to Charing-cross-hospital, where
it was said, last night, that amputation must be re-
sorted to.