The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-16
CoN1Esr1Ne ON ENGLISH TRACKS.
LsaGe, the American Walker. Beaten AZ
Ono Mile, But Wins at Two Miles.

LONDON. Aug. 9.-At tho Walthamstow
Harrisrs' summer Meeting last Saturday E. ID.
Lange OF the Manhattan A. c. was virtual
scratch man with twenty yards start In the
one-mile walking race. lie walked WE'LL but
was unable 10 allow the long starts demanded.
T. Sauderson. 500 yards. won. with W. II.
Tittley. 2l0 yards. second. Tango was only
fifteen yards behind the winner. From Walt
hamstow, Lang travelled across London to
Putney to take part in the Oakley Hnrriers'
two mile walk. which was nut late on the pro-
gramms 80 that he could at end. Unfor.
tunately no arrived Just too late to compete.
but Il ts quito likely he lost nothing. as tho
long starters again fairly had things all their
own way. Harry Curtis, the champion. was at
scratch. but he made no impression on the
field, and Quit 440 yards from the flush. ID.
Fenton. $50 yards. won with j. IL.
Mitchell. DelRrave Harriers. second. and
H. G. Holland, Queens Park Harrers lao
yards. third. Time, IA minutes 80 seconds.
The track is o new ono. i've laps to the milo'
with atraok for cycling four and one half laps.
The builder aud owner OF the grounds has spent
4 considerable sum In fitting them VI. and
1t s to be hoped that the short circuits Will not
seriously interfere with their success. 1t does
seem shortsghtedness to lay out running
grounds With anything over four laps 10 the
mile. for to compete with other athletic grounds
the standard must be eIuallod II not sur
passed. However. the cycling track proved it.
self safe. as there were no accidents during the
afternoon. though the fields were large. On
July 28 at Newcastle. Lange won the two-mils
iay.aton waking race from scratch his lime M
Ford & Co.'s 2o3-yarI Bank Holiday Hands
cap for 4 purse OF 5000 were run oil. The
heavy speculation on these races seems 10 DO q
thing Of the past. sun, plenty Of MOI y WAS
bens ON XIX raso started over
Teexs before Aspin wa, then iavor,.e At ~. 70
.s:a Stood Sn IT Il is 10 HSis was
sncss were published. Five Americans en-
Ernest Of Idaho scuiIy, Who as won q couple
81 hn1dienrs under the I pane OF Evans OF
Barry Hutchens was placed on virtual scratch
90. yards. having to cover l.2s yards. ne was va:
msn 81 y .af Tnss So
and a accoptanoes. sculiy and O'Erien being
two 2: he non acseutors 1t was not Until tho
anslifisd SS Nnnins rom III. So; yard marx.
1attersnll was made fayorite after this trial; i
He easily on his heat In the second round. but
Aspin was easily beaten 10y J. Jennings "a the
wo oo was a
1nni hent resulted as follows: J. Tatteyea,l,
Clithei 90. 1854 yards. FIRST: j. jennings. Dron.
.fFS Won by 1s a Tho
To see English amateur Snort in It's very
! worst form visit should DO paid to the sPorts
promoted Annually by tie Blackley Cricket
nuaily put M for competition in l2O-yatd
handicap what has made itself famous under
tho nam. Of me booth Hall Plate. It's known
to the Northern Counties Athletic Association
'' an tuns nesua may g. Su"soa'dis
| unc hrcked. il IL Lad slows any !orm In the
north /, is very easy 70 find one wh" WI 80;
him nway,o Train. an,i nut him in for anything
like the Booth Han Pate: but Of course. the
lad hats to run to orders IN re'u'n for thu pnt :
rons2e accorded him. thus kseping himself
Mo Ok maker hims III or T. in league with one.
With all til e blem shes sport !ouri he's IN tne
north rs 1t does IN 10 other part OF tneland.
Take. for :nstance. tho London Athet.c CiIb's
University meu will run the bettcr class OF
Lond' n athletes: an the retu the club re-
ceives for providing honest sp"rt AMI scoring
the hookmaker away is to always have worry
At lilackley today a show OF conducting the
meeting lite better was mae bS the ONT.
Gals Who tnrni,od LOT q o!ieeSmern; These
dn"d bS, had no in,uenes % on the nassins OF
the coin of tho realm. i. ". Jones. OF shrews-
bury. ~ Yards start. ng'an,i-lookihg athlete,
made h'msei great fayorite with tho crowd
b. the wa, no won his heat as did 81 Io Mht,en n:
berg was the more fancled OF the two, but
Jones Is evidently one OF the worry fas est sprint
senbelss out at the dpish Won By o. yasl, The
time was IL, seconds. The race would have
been much faster II on good einder track.