New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-11

in the way of endurance White, the slmmest Of tho
two is London Cochney 96 years Of age, weighs 100
pounds, and bas no American reputation a runner.
He is slight in frame, hut we'll knit, and was in first
rate condition. Mower, the other, is also English.
man, from Norfolk, aud would probably weigh about
l3j or 40 pounds.
At the word go" the men started with jump, the
Indian Bennett lea ing to the front and White keeping
close behind hiu Tie difference between the gaits of
the white and red men was very marked, the former
going with an easy cat-lke STEP and the latter with
that peculiar "lope" snd sdeswng of shoulders and
head that any pr;re-traveer has remarked among tho
runners of the Western tribes. The first mile was
done in f. 9-the Indian Bennett coming in first, White
next the Indian Smith next, and Mower fnll eighth
of mile in the rear.
The betting before the start bad been 100 to 50 on
Bennett against the field his old contestant Smith
ing bad COZ dition aud the Whites being compare
lively unknown. When Bennett had finished bis first
mile in such good sye his friends stood firmly by him,
but there were not wanting those who such great
promise in the pendid gait Of White az TO warrant
them in inves ding at tie offered rates The men went
into the second mile in long string, Bennett Lending
White only couple of PAGES but Smith ten rods be-
hind. ard Mower very far behind. This man showed
,,rx roor o,me and should never have been entered
| in his then condition. He lied around the course in
the second mile but gave mp, dead beat after en-
te,ino the stretch The second mile wss made m5:D,
the leoders keeping their relative positions, but the
o,oe eat diff, renee in their running being Observable.
smith tar in the rear eered gone case, ahd h1eed,
proved So tor he gave mp, cOnPeley eAna iS'7u' oo
| lore finishing BIZ fifth mile.
| RytnisIiGe Bennelts heavy, numbering l0pe began
| 10 Tell on him. Tor he lbored heavily, and the sweat
sreaIn-d rlm every pore. White, running as ngi. =,
an antelope, lad his mouth opened Tor pre- ith, ana
ed s tongue out, but Ot7erwlse looked ns tr.sn as
- 10 start AZ the eud Of the fourth mile, SIOo or
$500 even morey offered on White, and something
was iny4s ed Jhoe rates. AZ the emo Oh ,ne "tn'
slOn To $50 was offered, without takers Al the nnah
IF the pixib nile White wac az least five rods behind,
and the tri uds Benre Numbered out
As he thumped al M III lis pondefoas way, wdSsihs
his head and working ~, s'oulders Dp' hs IL NC nau
brought M OF strength, White closed me gap
ON the seventh mile and IL his tnrn was appl inded as
the TWO runnes logged pact the stand IN their OLD Pc
sitious. -
B.rpett n, If suffering from a rush OF blood TO the
| he "A now ran with Uncertain galt, staggering az
to,.beiyy and none could be found brave enough 20
iuXe.t their money bim at any odds. Az me nan
mile White was Eileen yards ahead aud th0ngh pen
| mel with desperate e'oit, gained on MN snsuu5 io'
feW rods lis overtaXed strength gave out, ana ~
N. three.auarter poet lie setlled down TO walk,
yonooi.l eli man. As coon 30 bis condition was per
ceiyed there was rush toward bin, but Young Sport
ontooting the rs' he'd the ilntlng indlin, ant
| upheld hin as lie diagbeu MS s'AiS"sN ~
| the score. e.l1l;
Wiite seemingly as fresh as when he finished h hi
third mile, kept alone, never de'lating irom m
| running in 70 bec-lne, and always gong WIN 'hh
splendid gait the like Of which Was certainly neve
seen in this country. The ninth and tenth miles wer
finished by him in this ely le and when amid tne e1'nu
siaic appliance of the Spectators the nag ie ana tu
Judge named him victor he - emed less exhausted ina
: had Mower after dong The peltry two miles.
: This man. White has made notable entry on %
American course and will undoubtedly be heard iron
again. Tie time yesterday was not 50 good az Jac
: sons by several minutes, he American Deer nav
ig got, hi. tennile Egli,h race in5l "a but If tn
a Iudnus had held out, they might if they had bee
! ess disspated tor some months past, White wond IN
dvubted, have shown some ding quite reuark able
: We think he should he c4le The English Antelope,
4 | M ar Offset to Jackson's apTellalive
Tie time OF the ten nies, a. chalked upon me
, irdees slate was respectively iiy $50, 52l, j;O
i 5:55i 6:I2 6:l3 6:3, 6:J6, and O:1Sl but, owing
an error ia the count on Of the nil all bet
on the lime of single miles sitter he rs. wete declare
cot" and the whole time 1850, only wa authorits
lively announced