The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-25
DEERFOOTs RECORD BEATEN.
An English Runner Breaks the Rec.
ord Held by an American Indian.

ord Held by an American Indian.
From the London Telegraph.
Fully 5000 spectators attended the
Rochdale athletic grounds on Saturday to
witness IF. e. Bacen's attack upon Deer
foots long standing record of Il miles
$40 yards In the hour, made in 1868. The
proprietors of the Sporting Chronicle offer
ed the amateur ex-champion $3.50 and half
the gate receipts should he be success
full and In case of failure he was to re-
ceive fiO0 and half the gate receipts for
having made the attempt Bacon trained
at Blackpool, and he felt very sanguine
of achieving the feat. Friday brought a
rainy day, and this certainly did not favor
Bacon, who. under the circumstances, had
an immense task before him. Betting rul-
ed at to and to on Bacon IL was
nearly quarter before SIX o'clock when
he set out on his journey, paced by Mullen
and McFern, the latter on his bicycle. The
first mile occupied 4 minutes AZ 2-5 sec
onds; two miles were reeled off In min
utes 50 seconds, equallng Deerfoot's time
Just before this Ansted joined In, and
Mullen retired. Three miles were covered
In "a minutes SO seconds, four miles In 20
minutes 3-5 seconds, and at four and a
half miles Mullen gave way to Watkins as
PAGER. Five miles were done in q min
utes "a seconds, six miles in 30 minutes
q 2-5 seconds, and al seven miles Bacon
just got inside w. g. Georges time, doing
1t In 25 minutes S6 rs seconds. From this
point the champion began TO improve,
covering eight miles In 40 minutes 45 sec
onds; nine, As minutes IS seconds ten, 81
minutes II seconds (only five seconds out
side Cummings worlds record.) Eleven
miles were recorded IN IS minutes 28 sec
1. ~
cheering. Bacon finished the hour with IL
miles 1928 yards TO his credit breaking
the record by 273 yards. Watkins ran from
four and a half miles 10 the finish, all
the pace-makers being on the track In
the last 800 yards. Bacon was naturally
done up at the finish, and fell on the track,
but he was soon up again. The timekeep-
ers were ]. Cation, J. II. Hardwiek. q.
Sugden, J. Gorton and j. Haggerty.
The record Of eleven miles $40 yards In
the hour which Deerfoot set up, and which
Bacon shattered on Saturday, was made
by the Seneca Indian at the old West
London grounds In 1863. Many attempts
have since been made 10 pass those hg-
ures, but until BaconSs none Of them mad
been successful. W. q. George, when he
was an amateur, had a great ambition
70 break II. and In 1884 made a grand at
tempt. He was then considered to be the
fastest ten-miler living, and a special
twelve-mile handicap was framed. 20 give
him chance OF lowering Deerfoots rec
ord. Tho race took place on the London
Athletic grounds and George. who ran
exceedingly well. Just failedf'his distance
being twelve miles 932 yards nine inches.
Bacon, who holds the amateur record OF
4 minutes II seconds. has long been n
runner OF note 1894 he won the one-mlle
and four-mile championships, the only
two IN which he competed, and he also
secured thlrty-slx first and eleven second
prizes In 1896 tho mile championship
al Stamford Bridge fen TO his lot and
previously no tied Georges four-mile rec
erd OF 10 minutes 80 seconds. Among 9TH
ers. he has defeated sid Thomas Watkins,
pearce and Grassland. Last year, with
other prominent runners he Joined the
ranks Of the professionals. and his per-
formances since then have further en-
HANGED his reputation.