The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-30

now CUR11ss BECAME A CHAMPION.
Ons OF che nest and rsirest walkers Ever
Seen In Ensiaad.
LoHpoH. Aug 8.-Ons OF the best ana farsst
amateur walkers ever scan In this country Is
Harry Curtiss OF the Highgats Harriers.
Throughout his long series OF walking sxhi.
billions there has probably not been an In
stance in which the Judges were called upon
to dlsqualify him for mixing" He walks
with almost soldierly swing and being we'll
built always looks we'll on tho path. one OF
his pscularities is the habit OF sucking q
piece Of straw during his races. Curtiss will
be &c years old next October. stands 5 feet ~.
inches tall and weighs in good condition 1856
pounds. He Is above suspicion. and 10 always
a !" trier" In his races. He has this year been
looked after BY Harry Munro. champion pro.
fessional walker. but his brother also keeps o
watchful eve on him.
Curtiss's first effort was on Easter Monday.
1887. at Godalming. whore. with 225 yards
start In two miles. he met c. W. v. Clarke. who.
starting from scratch. won the race. Curtiss
being close UP. On account Of his former beat.
Ing, Curtiss's start was increased to $50 yards
on Whit Monday at st. Adams. in another two
mile race. Clarke was at scratch. but Curtiss
easily held his own. and won his maiden VIC
tory while Clarke was fourth.
1t was not until 1888 that he gained any
other victories. On Easter Monday. at Codi.
cote. he won the 1h-mie walk. with 20 yards
start, from G. Bettlnson. who was second.
Then At the Edmont N Athletic Club sports no
proved 10 Clarke. then champion. that In fu-
tufe he would trouble him to retain his laurels
by winning the two-mle walk. with only 1870
yards start The following week no made his
appearRncs Oh the London Athletic Clubs fast
a. ar NJ q ,nfo UriJ 1T, III -
scratch mark In tho Railway Clearing House
A. C.'s two-,ntle wink. This no won
In IA minutes ~ seconds. On August
Bank Holiday. At the forsstsrs f6,s. at
Reading. he won a two-mils walk from
scratch In IA minutes 20 seconds. Travelling
to another part Of Heading the same day he
walked secoud In a mile at . temperance fats.
His next engagement was . two.mils match
race at the Tufnsll Park mostius on Sept. 1.
against G. W. v. Clarke. then resident In Eng
land. who competed as member OF the Man
haitian Athletic Club. Naturally Curttss was
favorlte for this race. but Clarke was In splsn-
did form, AMI had the race boon hold on good
cinder track the time would have boon marvel
lons. In spite Of the soft track Clarke did s
minutes 81 seconds for the mile. and "A min
"cc,ipisd Il minutes 'S s3,a seconds. Another
match waa made between the mir. this time
NJ ,sis 60 being four miles curtis" turned
seratah mark. and on jsns % entered ISr ihs
ssasha%n.%n y his Jest s FORM cast s'o Ess
following saturday Curtiss again won the
Halfway Clearing House tw..mile race from
reacGed The zsnth Of his fame e'S several hand
car prizes fol- TO him during the early part Of
hs won ,Se EnusH On ssyenms wsikne eham
pionshp in 5? minutes ~ seconds. beat
ioT e an sr s and bs Soasr
was over 800 Yards behind. ThefolIowins Sat-
urday he won. for tho third year in succession.
cap. this time lowering the English record to
IL ninu MINUS, h Il 70 sesonds At G,eat Yarmouth
iormanSe on an indiii.rens 1t track, Starting Is
yards behind scratch. he did the mile In s
IN ss Tuse PARK !h %hesr
ex-chamrion walked thrse:mils match with
Cnriss. who easily retained his laures
and .yatch" or scaled han dicar combined.
stuck to and Won t the sea.ss
race Ia ~ n, hours p minutes second. but &c.
bay his club, the Highga'e Harrisrs. promoted
mile handicap. IN which Curtiss bsat the
s sfis haT lbs on,1ht as p s 81.
,h.r red nSea ~ two mile IiTsies BY seconds.
uIes beng 4 minutes 2 S. seconds: -
ss rom T. Sie"I g. fess EFT
Clea! House two mile walk he conceded c. L.
NicoI ~ W var, Yards but could hardy estSh him.
however Mas placed among the prize winners.
Curiisss time was "A minutes 2 2-5 seconds. q
shade better than the reeo The following
y siic%iss a,f 'n S.o 2 3 asi
sed s shSass Sarsss last FG sle. s'e S4
tie Hiahsss ss
invitation handicap, He Intended to walk tho
% ss Of tn sus v.sne
f. D. LanGe. with 8 minutes 80 sec ,nds start
scored Ppenul.r yicMsSry. for LsnEe is very
honr. 3, minutes 20 IS seconds. only IA rs
seconds Sc. behind the old record held BY Curtiss.
niles yasds i iset In tho
That Curtiss With his robust physique. may
do still greater things is highly probabIc. His
the best as has aws,s s sdn.Gsd 10
his business. instead Of letting It slide for
1h' hm In lss e. SnHt Tss mad:
name q cuf'iss which t. not 'D his pro !.s
effect that men must enter and compets under
their proper names. Curtiss had. Of course.
explained to his club and to tho Association
that though he w.,lkei under a fictitious
name. II was for family reas"ns and was no
A:tcmpt to sfraud In any way. He came on:
with f. Ing coors
LorIllara Members IN the Field.
The fail games Of the Lor!iard Athletic Club Of Yer.
ssy City yesterday were highly successful The run.
ming in oil tho events partcu arly spirited The
finish In the rna heat In the l0Lysrd race was . bril-.
liant piece of work Until the tape was breasted 1t Tas
nip and tuck between Barclay and Prsssisr with Fz-
gerald right behind both In the ssoy ard the
ners were again punched Green went over the line
but few inches ahead OF Sands withHohn only foot
behind the latter After crossing the line Green fell in
faint and some time was required to bring him
around all right The following Is tho summary:
Ons.hundred-yard Dash First TriAs-First heat
won by }. 7. Fitzgerald. Brooklyn A. c. yards q ".
CottinRham. Loril!ari A. c. yards second; tius lih
seconds Second heat won BY H. 7, Bolton, Riverside