The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-16
The Quickest Speed In Everything.

FROM tne upper Oh JAM 1901
BEING LIST OF EXTRAORDINARY SPEED AND RE-
MARKABLE EVENTS IN SPORTING MATTERS, ACCORD
ING TO THE BEST AUTHORITIES.
MAINTAINING
1eG G ynsa' 4sx s So G ssS1y' R sswnFd
y mile, min. IS do. Henry Reed
mile mile min SO d. Barlow e (in r. xmerica.)
2mies. Q min. 3e do James Sheridan.
Sm,es, "a min. 81 DO Jackson, american Deer
II miles, 81 min. 20 do James Pudney
20 miles, h. IS m. IS Sec Maxfeld
y mile, min. Is sec Charles westhall.
mile, g min. AZ do VIM: H. Boyd, North Star.
miles, III. Q min. Charles westhal
10 miles 1 b. 20 min. Charles Westha
IA miles, b. 81 min. rs sec. Charles westhal.
90 miles Oh. 81 min. 2 do. William Spooner.
Greatest distance walked in "a hours, 102 miles.
Longest number hours walked without rest 106 James
1000 miles in 1000 consecutive hours, Capt. Barclay,
Ellsworth, and Eaton.
HORSE RUNNING.
RACING GREAT BRrrAN.-In a match between Saunt-
erer and Anton at Newmarket, in Oct 1857, Saunerer
ran mile, 2 furlongs, and IS yards, in min 10
This at the rate OF one mile in min Al IL Sec, the
Three quarters of a mile, in min II sec., by Gin q
year old being at the rate of 1429s per mile.
Mile and quarter in 2l0, or l44 to the mile, by Sir
TWO miles, in three minutes twenty-five seconds or at
the extraordinary Of LAZY to the mile the best two
mile time on record by Inheritor 3year old, at Liver
Two miles and half, in min. 81 Sec, by West Au
straian.
Three miles in min q scc., by Ratapan, being LAT
each mile.
RACING IN AxERcA.-with us, the "time test" Is the
standard and the following brief table will furnish our
readers with the best time ever made in this country at
one, two, three and four miles:
l mile, la2h BY Henry miles, 5;2s by Brown
miles, a:ssX by Berry. miles, 7 1sx by Lexington
II will thus be that there is very little difference
the time made in the two countries.
HORSE rRorrrSG
mile, in harness, min "a u sec-Flora Temple.
mile, under saddle, min. rs sec. (haf mile track)-
Lancet.
mile, ioolb wagon, min % c-trottng stallion
Ethan Allen.
mile, double team min. al u sec Don and lantern.
Q miles, in harness, min 81 scc.--Flora Temple.
miles in double harness, min 10 sec--Iady Suffolk
and Rifle.
miles, under saddle, min s2,s sec-putchman.
miles, to ESQ ID. wagon, min scc.-Kemble jack
son.
10 miles, in harness, % min sx Sec Prince.
90 miles, in harness, so min S5X sec.--Trustee.
80 miles, in harness, hrs. So min. 50 scc.-Spange.
100 miles, In harness, hrs SIS min So sccConqueror.
mile, double team, 2:29L-Ethan Allen and mate
This do not look upon as fair tcst however, the
animal that went with Ethan was running horse, and as
sisted rather than impeded the pace ofthc trotterl
PAtiNG-l mule, IN min. II 4 sec.-Pocaho ntas.
sizing cRAfT-cIIrPER SHIPS.
New York TO Liverpool, Red Jacket, 10 days, hour,
% minutes.
San Francisco 10 Honolulu s. l. King Fisher, days. 20
hours. N
The Sovereign Of the Seas in voyage from Honolulu
5. l., made the extraordinary run OF 6,2b miles IN ~
miles
Boston TO Liverpool James Baincs IL days hours.
baltimore 10 Liverpool, Mary whitcridgc, IL days,
Liverpool to Melbourne james Baines 62x days, and
made the return trip In 90 days.
about equals the James Ralness from Liverpool.
Caao to Boston, Ocean Telegraph, So days.
San Francisco 70 New York, Trade Wind 81 days