Evening journal., 1898-01-31
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LAn English Runner Takes the Place
HELD by nm American Indian.

AN English Runner Takes the Place
HELD by nm American Indian.
Fully $4,000 spectators attended the
Rochdale Athletic grounds TO witness f.
lE. Bacon's attack upon Deerfoot's long
standing record of IL miles 070 yards in
the hour, made in 1868. The proprietors
of the Sporting Chronicle offered the
amateur ex-champion $50 and half the
gate receipts should he be successful,
and in case of failure he was TO receive
el0o and half the gate receipts for hav-
ing made the attempt. It was nearly
5:45 o'clock when he set out on his jour
ney, paced by Mullen and McFern, the
latter on his bicycle. The first mile oc-
cupled 4 minutes 40 2-5 seconds; two
miles were reeled of in 0 minutes SO
seconds, equaling Deerfoot's time. Just
before this Ansted joined in, and Mullen
retired. Three miles were covered in
Ia minutes So seconds, four miles in 90
minutes 4 3-5 seconds, and at AZ miles
Mullen gave way to Watkins as PAGER
Five miles were done in 25 minutes IA
seconds. six miles in 30 minutes 2s 2-5
seconds, and at seven miles Bacon Just
got inside w. G. Georges time, doing It
In 35 minutes 80 2-5 seconds. From this
point the champion began to improve
covering eight miles in 40 minutes As
seconds; nine, 45 minutes 56 seconds;
ten, 81 minutes IL seconds (only five sec
londs outside Cummings worlds rec
ord.) Eleven miles were recorded Ia Sc
minutes % seconds, and, amid loud and
Enthusiastic cheering, Bacon finished
the hour with IL miles i,243 yards to his
credit, breaking the record by 273 yards.
Watlxinsran from Az miles TO the finish,
all the pacemakers being on the track
in the last 300 yards. Bacon was
naturally done up at the finish, and fell
on the track, but he was soon up again.
The timekeepers were J. Cation, J. II.
Hardwick G. Sugden, ]. Gorton. and ].
Haggerty.
The record Of II miles o7O yards in the
hour, which Deerfoot set up, and which
Bacon shattered at Hochdale, was made
4 by the Seneca Indian at the old West
London grounds, in 1863. Many at
| tempts have since been made TO pass
1 those figures. but until Bacon's, none OF
+ them had been successful. w. G..
George. when he was an amateur, had a
great ambition to break it, and in 1884
made a grand attempt. He was ther
considered to be the fastest ten-milei
living. and special 12-mile handicaf
was framed, TO give him a chance Of low
ering Deerfoot's record. The rnce tool
place on the London Athletic clul
grounds, and George, who ran exceed
fngly well, just failed, his distance be
ing II miles 032 yards 0 inches. Bacon
who holds the amateur mile record Of
minutes II seconds, has long been
runner Of note. In 1894 he won the one
mile and four-mile championships. tn
only two in which he competed and h
also secured 36 first and II second prizes
In 1895 the mile championship at STAN
ford Bridge fell 10 his lot, and previous
ly he tied Georges four-mile record II
no minutes 30 seconds. Among others
he has defeated Sid Thomas, Watkins
Pearce. and Grassland. Last year, wit
other prominent runners he joined tn
ranks of the professionals, and his pei
4 Formances since then have further er
HANGED his reputntion.--London Tel'
graph