The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01
HU7CHENS'S PHENOMENAL SPEED,
Probably the Greatest Race Ever Run b.
the Emglish Champion.


Wonderful storios nave been told Of the mar
Vicious sprintiIg powers OF George Seward. the
American who went to England In 1910 and
astonished the Brtishers by his speed While
Stewards -. seconds for 100 yards has been
e1runged from tie record tables. there is lit
tie doubt but that he WINS the fastest man in the
world Of hi time. In fact he was % murh su-
perior to the best runners Of England that
he could rot arrange II match without concsd-
ing hRndicaps. Ono OF his favorite conces.
sons was 10 lie at full length upon his back Mt
the Stating liuo. permitting his opponent t.
start in the regulation fashion.
There are great many persons who believe
that Harry HutcheIs, the English profess
sional. is tho spced!e-t Splinter that ever wore
Il shoe. The record tables credit HutchenS
with many remarkable performances. some OF
which viii! probab!y remain bsst on records
for II long limo. Tor instance his $40 yards il
80 seconds. but the wonderful runners great
est burs' 5 OF speed have rot been recorded. 1t
l. II professional sprinters object to conceal
nj, real ability. though the vnpiiy 81 Rtew viii
impol them TO seek for record notoristy. Harry
Eethune. tho late Harry Johnson. ami George
Seward wcro stlikinE EXAMPLES OF ms latter
class. Eut tho majority Of professionals would
prefer not 10 have ~ watch held on Them " hen
racing.
How last can Hutchons run? was for many
years lertineht Jury. His closest ir end )
claimed that he Lad run u quarter milo in Irs
than Al seconds. but undoubtedly the greatest
interest centred in how quick he could got
str des. just how inst he could run the dis
tance has never becn Iivulged. though enough
Is mat bU9 yasds sd u sGsonIs n
start. In practice he has conceded the fastest
amateurs III England IRON tour to eight yards.
ana won hands down. Lon Myer- can toll Of
some hnmil ating defeats ut llutcbens's hands.
one rsport being That The Ameriehn received
Sin yards IL 100. and was beaen live yaIds.
~ nt.nr n
Hutchens's speed was In a profess onal loo
yard hanairap in iss5 ;,,,a iu,eheHs was on
heat ana 10 o tho nnal. II not uuconm. n ptO-
c"cdin. anon: profcs sioua!s. In his trial boat
VINO had eight yards on him, HAVING run
" st r. for me time ~ ord r., 10 get II good
mnrl; and have a hog killing" llutcLens had
dom. IL yard better than erens II practice.
ana, with eight Yards no was certain TO
hackers TO hedge on The hent. and liulclens
nIpronched III. "sn;e..hlnG" nun & offered
on the race, aud. Of course refused" Danmc."
saia utsnSns 4 dssne"tn G"nt bat
and and al ad:yissd him to I'll, :'1 It o.. ~ 0"'
no n 81 's and che III hs
BIT Of running ever wi messed in England.
Harry Darr:n. tho EnGl sh champion. who re-
showed, before or sinco. With his spncr-de-
,ourinE strides Tho s'ra CHI man bounded
along like Il demon, gam ing a few inches Mt
each l-np on his lying ndy"rsa y. who. while
doubling liulchenss ability 10 beal him at Tho
odds did not mean TO take any chances, and
was running hi, Strongest. At My yards
itutcncus was still five yards in the rear tho
others being beaten of. II looked like 100 10
| against the scratch man tho way the loader
was running. but liutchens gritted his
Icrth and uInde a squirt that brought
tho spectators to thor fesr. .heeling
like mndncn Every stride brought him
clo or 10 tho now desperate runner in front.
Ten yards It ON the tapo md liutchens was
still Il yard 10 the hai No fairly liew he CON
Guiding thirty feet. winning 10y u foot. Specta-
tors came Rocking TO tho finishing .Doint. for
tnev knew wond' rfnl time must ha,e hocn
made in that fearful flight If speoi. by a
great effort Hutchers CHECKED his impetus q
few yards past the line. Turning quickly. lie
founded TO tho side Of Nat Perry, the lime
keeper an before tho official could reai his
wntr, iIutcLcns had snntched il from his hand
AMI ires 81 Mo l!y.back. In England there Is
Eut one official rimrkecper, hut usually there
are haif d0Zrn watches held by volunteers.
esprcialy nj proe -siOual meetings. But tho
exciting race which had 30 much money at
stake had engrossed the attention Of all to
such al extent. apparently. that mo outside
time WAS taken.
Judging by the beaten mans trial a few days
before. Hutrhens's lOl yaids must have been
run in -. seconds. or better.