Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-12-08
Pedestranism in England.
TIE FASTEST TINE EVER MADE
NILE IN MINUTE 22} sEcosDs.



COPESHAGES GR0USD. Oct. =
| Though the above grounds are Of fcomrarat.vs.
| ly recent formation, they have already b..1 ,f.
scene Of some extraordinary achievement e.,
nine as well as bipedal Some time agr +. ,,s,-
/ be remembered that Tom H0ssy0ll. cfB..frl
was considered the fastest uile runner -v-,
when he occupied min : sec Ia aass,r5-1.-t
ing the distance; but when he slJ-e1g.r.. ~.
job Smith, OF Manchester, upon ihi. c,gr-. a,i
/ traversei a mile in min. - Sec lie nsrlo-,.-
ance then, and up till 70 t1g Va uar-.-,iI-r
I in pedestrian annals. Bat the event NJ ~.
Afternoon proved that La- l-Li-s nav r4..
pride herself On p0sssssi--. tt- L -. Ia nil.
ces in the person Of SIah ALI s.l u R,vl-z ,
rural village situated hear Middleton E.s.-.
describing the contest. f-w ra,t.-.l.-. ~ b..
origin may not te uuinteresi.ag = su- --,l---
trian readers. 90 tie lllh of AU-1., !lst IL
spirited proprietor Of these ground, gav- A
splendid champion belt % tz rll fr. wLff
had been manUfacturei expressly f.r rtle5s.t.
sion by MI P.es:Jn. oi L.lI-u. tie vlI.-..-
which was % guinea, and ol that .ay o.. g..
lowing men contested tJr the coveted Gt.z-
siah ALLISON. Of Bowiee, l=sr N13.st.1
Smith, OF Hume. " Lang. of Mi3I-.,or..-s
White, Of Gatezhead and e. Mower. q. DIR
ham. Piior 10 the race, Allison vas 90 rI--
pleased with the trophy that be i=-.4lel i..
intention either 70 become IL fl-s=,s.5 ~ -.
cause the man who defeated him not 20 .gr t..
grass grow under ls feet w.-i,-t c0lteuIi1- 2
{. and Allison fulfilled Li- Tr-1i-;.-- B, Cay.
ring 4 the prise. The cJnIili- Is uai.T sl...
be held it required him 70 hy.i himself e
readiness 10 run any one who might -L4i .----
him thrOu.h these columns at az weeks nose
for 50 side and the b-lt the ista1.e -
course being one mile " Lang, ate -: y e
iiesb0.ough, but now Of Manchester not - o.
tented, il would appear, with hI'iug . -1--
CCm5 70 Aibisol Il their former eu,lge1--a-.
threw down the gauntlet and this att-rr0
was hze- iOr champion hsnors. soon a.t--
articles had been signed both men weLt .1,5
active training, Lang b-taking himself - ia
hale tie iavisJrsting brevse- Ot DiIIrF IaI-
il Dvrbyshire. and Albis1ns pTepar4'i-a ~1s
entrusted 70 his veteran tutor. &r j Efll-I.
Of the Weavers Arms, Ellsworth. A t. ia.
OF running approached, the Interest = g, t.-
result became more intense. especially a. q ~
who were supposed 10 De- acquainted WIKI
stable secrets pronounced bO-u * !vstria1s
- be in hrst-rate f,tle The vIciteueut. b a.
ever, reached it's eliminating point this a-t---
noon; q considerable number Of cats. heavily
laden buses, crowds by rail, and large bodies
OF persons on foot, all assisted 10 swell III ~
tendance within the inClOsure into uuLst--
gathering, between 3 90 and 1 co Ie--l-,
being PRESENT, ami gave proof that the L-y5ey
Of iJot racing has not yet passed A1i-1 :.
this the day WAS tine the c0Grss IN ca iial q
der. and the same excellent aTTIH y-nlents g.
usually prevail here hsvn. again t-cn made
everything fOreshadowed a murs than orjiaari-
" interesting struggle for the pride Of tie
place and such II was. Mr. Hayes. Ell-d the
office OF referee. ani the betting which opened
at 10 f, closed al > 10 ! on Alois0n At about
a quarter . four clock Lang male his ap-
pcaTanCc on the scene Cf action. q accompanied
ty his friend and baok.r. Nj. u Hardy
>aoItly Afterwards, Aibison also entered Ih-
aTeaa, 10th looking vel and each appeariaE
-au guine OF the result. Lang won the toss. Il
cOuT=e then taking the inside place. sni a-t-5
couple OF failures they lett the CTva>e AZ IL
third attempt. After running nearly SIDE ty
side for a lew strides Lauy began - show 4
way at pace the reverse OF SLOW. AMI gtai--
ally gaining upon his opponent, he was leaiilg
y nearly half score yard, whrl the men ir>t
passed the stand. This gap Lang still iurtA-r
wldened during the succeeding revolution @:
the course, on the mplexIOu OF which he he'd
the premiership by upwards OF i zen iec--
but shortly afterwards Allison began u max
up leeway- On going along the back Of tac
ground on the 1nal lap. the Champion grady
ally reduced the distance between himself All
nj formidable opponent, ard Ue,s,tDe more
close than pleasant to Lang. Rounding til
beni they were nearly breast aud breast AID
on entering the straight the struggle a. 70
which should claim the belt was commenced u
earnest. Every energy q which ,hrv wsr- il
possession was now brought iatJ act. o. i
yard by yard they rushed on and L --A Il
bison's hacker SHE'D his castor int ,-- al.
when the men had about Il0 yards T. llu tl-
race was not then over. Alb.sOl, L-"rer-.
having got Just in iIoat 81 credcd IA -lt.y
increasing his lead during the concluding toEty
yards, and the trophy once more ;eil iu;J La
possession, after magnificent race, NJ. Hay.
1li being that Allison had VOL uy a yaEi. I4e
winner covered the distance III fur rsu.a-ss lsf
il-el.fy tlr0 and qllrttr seconds thus excr.ILZ
HoSsfols fastest time by three-4uarie Of a
second. Both pedestrians bad had quite elJu.A
at the finish, Lang especially beiag mu-L dis
tTeSset, and Allison Vas warmly Congratulated
on his brilliant victory Lings performance.
though an unsuccessful one. reelected great
credit upon him, and though he iii not wa
the belt, lie lest little Of lis well earned fame
Surprising as AbisUus achievement, we
cannot help tL.nkiug but that h, at t.ueS.
somewhat hazUds hi. CLauce 10y pGIPJse!v la--
ing 80 far behiad, such br.us the cise not 0u.S
to-day, bot also when be trst cont. lied tlr
the prlz,. Saould Allison Continue s. to ID,
he may on a future OCCASION, when -q,u-
against some pedesIian-rseu il not quite -
heet-tnd the beautiful trophy, UPON tL- pls-
session q which lie so Justly prij,s Aiu.~,l:,
wrestet from his grasp. We may add, in GU
clusion, Il at Ling is Just over twenty years
cf sge. and Allison attaiuej his tSe4Jietl u..t--
day on the 18th OF April last
POPULATION OF KANSAS TEKRIsRY.-1hs Pol-
ulaiion OF the Territory OF Kansas. - ste,-
timed by the United States census, jri-t t.S q.
is iO9,40l. Ibis docs not irClrte the Pike
Peak region, which hss population Of - o-Y
more Kansas proper has, therefore. I-,cN
more people than would ,utitle her 10 clelt i
member Of Congress at the present :inc There
can he no doubt that. a. the mos. stliagent
provision OF the " English B,il h,s been com
piled with, Kansas VII, be admit, i into the
Union as State the coming winter No lei
sIn can now exist for her refusal.
DuTHsRI,.- Ohio, an! vicinity
have suffered terIialy from the rIyages Of DIP
tharia The Herald stYS ssihF Tl-cls5 had