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

8 q So Putnam, Pittsburgh.
q 80 Camilla Club, Philadelphia.
8 q Il ! N epeense n Boston.
81 "a Maid OF Erin, Boston
u miles, hour "a minutes 80 seconds SUPERIOR oars
miles, by Black Bird, Boston, 20 feet wherry .l454
3 Decker, dory, Z" ...................31:O4
8 Z" Daw, 20 feet shell, New York ......... 1890
mile, min. 6sec, by VIM. Clarke, at Madison Wis.
George Seward said TO have accomplished 30 miles in
the hour.
HoRzoNTAL-It is extremely difficult to obtain correct
reports Of engine performances and it may be that
record contains some inaccuracies but as general thing
the figures will be found as near correct as it possible TO
get them.
2s7 feet by steam engine in Cincinnati.
240 feet by engine formerly used by No 3d. Of New
York.
22s feet by the Niagara Of Dayton, Ohio, through 100
feet Of hose, inch nozzle.
226 feet by Fountain Of Dover N H. through so feet Of
hose.
221 feet by winncbago engine, of Rockford, Illinois,
through 200 feet Of hose, inch nozzle.
900 feet by Rough and Ready, of Dover n H., through
so feet of hose.
2Os feet by Chicago through 500 feet of hose
14o feet by No O. Of New Haven, through 900 feet Of
hose, and draughted its own water.
PERPENDICULAR.
100 feet by the Old Dgent of Philadelphia inch nozzle
two streams, y inch nozzle, 1855 feet four streams
two gallery and two side, u inch nozzle, l34 feet
1877 feet, by No H. of Brooklyn.
1s2 feet, by Fountain, OF Dover, N H.
Longest battle record hours IL minutes Jem Smith
and james Kelly, in Australia, 1855.
Longest in England, hours minutes, Bill Hayes and
Mike Madden, in ls49
Longest in America, hours % minutes Young Barney
Aaron and Monaghan, in 1857.
SHORTEST BATTLES REcoRD-Bob Watson beat Anderson
in min.; Phil Sampson beat Bill Hall in rounds,
no time given; Gas Hickman beat G. Cooper in 2
Greatest stake fought for $40 600, Hyer and Sullivan
Maryland, in lS49
the PITCH It's yards by W. Fellows Of Oxford England
Greatest distance ball has been thrown both ways ITO
and 1o7 yards, by G. Parr, Of England
yards, Dy Auams, OF rug'a'Ia,
Greatest distance thrown in America, lOs yards 8
inches by Dr. Spencer Of Paterson j. also los yards
by Phelps, Of Utica, Y.
Best seasons average in America in batting by, Bng-
ham, in 1855, viz, innings, 1872 runs-average "a.
Best seasons average in England in batting, by G. Parr,
in $780, viz, 81 innings, 2S7 runs-average a. and 80
Best seasons average in bowling in America by Cuyp
in 1857, viz, GA wckets 309 runs-average A. and So
over.
Best seasons average in bowling in England, by j.
Buckley, in 1865, viz, 81 wickes, 900 runs-average g.
Highest score obtained against eleven in the field in
America, viz, 100, by J. Turner, of Camden, N. J.
Highest score obtained against eleven in the field in
England
by Cuyp, for 81 runs, at Newark, in 1857.
Eleven females OF Hampshire beat eleven females Of
Surrey, on Oct. ., 1911, for 500 guneas a SIDE
LOCOMOTIVE
Is miles were run by special train in Is minutes, in
conveying the Duke Of Wellington from Paddington TO
Slough, in England.
Ia miles in IL minutes, by the locomotive Hamilton
Davis with six cars attached on the New York Genital
Railroad in 1856
10 miles in ~ minutes on the Pennsylvania Railroad
IA miles in hours and 40 minutes, from Albany to
New York, on the Hudson River Railroad
81 miles in hour and 80 minutes, from Indianapolis 10
Union CITY.
So5 miles in hours and 80 minutes, from Albany to
Niagara.
BrRps-vErocrrY IN FLYING.
falcon, belonging to Henry ~. of France, once
escaped from Fontanebleau, and in "a hours after
found In Malta space computed to be not less than $50
miles.
The elder duck can fly at the rate of 90 miles an hour
The common crow flies at the rate Of Is miles hour.
The swallow flies at the rate of 30 miles an hour
The pigeon will fly at the rate OF mile minute for
several hours
In the month of April 1855 pigeon match took place.
tho crow ies of abont 26 miles, which was flown in IL
minutes seconds, equal to mile in 4s1l seconds.
BALLOoSING.
Mr.. John Wise well known aronaut says that he has
moved in a stormess and coudless atmosphere at the
rate Of mile in AZ seconds Mons Goddard moved Sc
miles in FIVE minutes and 100 miles in three hours
and thirty minutes.
mIrIARps-eREAIrsr NUMBER OF POINTS MADE AT RUN ~
BILLIARDS.
Spot Ball Camel roo by Lyman Higham, the Albany
Principally around the table-24s by Michael PhelAn Of
IEAPryG-NAN
% feet in leap, by John Howard, the pedestrian
81 feet 4 inches nine horses, in San Francisco by
Thomas King, Battoute Leaper, of Baltimore.
IEAPrNG-BoRsE
80 feet over water by Chandler feet over hurdles by
Calverthorpe; 33 feet, over wall, by Lottery.
AueHABIE FEArs WITH THE wHEELBARRow.
Ben Herey Poorc, wheeled barrel of apples from
Newbury to Boston, s64 miles, in * days, including
sppdiords minstrels with ten barrows from Yves. Phi
adclpha to East Philadelphia, "a miles, II minutes and