The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-19
FOREIGN SPORTING NEWS.
Shruibb's Fine Running In the Four Miles
New 44O.Yard swimming Record.

No running event OF recent years created
such widespread ntcrest across N" water
~ the four-mile handicap at the fall games
of the London A C. in which 4. Shrubb. the
four and ten-mlle champion, made special
attempt TO lower the worlds record OF 10 min
utes ~ Is seconds made by {. H. Willers on
June 10, 1893. About three weeks ago Shrubb
covered the distance in 10 minutes 20 "a sec
onds, on a grass track. but there Is rule
in tao English Amateur Athletic Association
pgainst grass records. so this race was In
serted in the London 4. &. programme to
give tie champion chance at new figures
Ire race was a handicap with liberal allow
anccs made to several cracks who entered
prominent among the LOT being AdridHc
of tho Kent 4. C., with 45 seconds start. IL
was : 30 O'Clock when tn" men took their
MARKS and by that time dense fog had en-
yeloped Stamford Bridge and made the going
rather heavy.
Al the crack of the gun Shruhb dashed away
ut lively gait and re'led on IN" first mile
In 4 minute, 2? 2 seconds, u little too fast,
the critics thought, hut =" eH-cd up soon
after and the next nile took him minutes
? 80 seconds III" time TOR the two miles
being minutes - seconds His third mile
was about the same gar az the second. the
i'm" being minutes / seconds. making
"a minutes - s seconds for three miles
In the Last nile Shrubb picked NJ somewhat,
the time being minutes - 40 seconds. and
b" thus travelled the entire journey IN 10
minutes - seconds or Is of "A second behind
the record Abridgc bent Shrubb by about
60 yards for first place. his time being ~ min
utes - seconds There was such tromen-
dous excitement at the HDiah that the crowd
broke In on the track and interiered with
Shrubb IN the hom" stretch. else he must
hat" broken the record.
For some reason or other Cavill's 100 yard
swimming record of ~ 30 seconds will hardly
20 on IN" record books, although the officials
have pledged themselves that cveryt hin q
Was correct Gavin is on his way home 70
\ustrlla aud no sooner is his back turned
on Albion than pcrbys Nire appears at the
Osborne Baths. Manchester, aud swims 100
who made. such \ splendid showing against
he Australians ~ ihe middle distances. keeps
TO his credit lie covered the 400 wards In S
minutes 81 "a seconds, aipine our Jarvis's
he Nest Minister Hats in SEPT, e, iaoi' !
lew days, aiterward at AcCrinrton ..Billngt On
improved on his own mark ana SWAIN Inc
quarter ~ minutes II - seconds which Ia
now the worlds best record
\ lot OF atteni ION has bron. ~ Int" attracted
Belgian team representing In" Brussels
swimming Club 1hcy nrr very fine swim.
;ncrs and "N,"lient water roloi'ts One of
The water IulG sensations q! recent date ,yns
tho irIrrnHtioi nj match botN"eu England md
M'lrs TIE english SD" was very strong ami
tr."S Vale, play"d we'll II the start trov
id not ',v. much of a chanco, with tie Spcedy
tnglisn swimmers NJ hliitime tho score
wac 10 o IN favor of frclnnd In t." second
nan 'hc !.ncushmcn added .UUr goal. tot iii.
score tNI won hv - ~
Th" grim reaper has been rather busy lntclv
AMONG ingl~h sport -'upn and Quartet IT, Of
m'n r'intftnhi" ~ Their different domains
have been gathered 20 their father For"
most was Sir Tholn1- FRI kline OF Csmb,, tho
'Ho-t lHmOu~ hnht-n3u of the pat half
century. ~" Na- rCNcnt y-"ight when he
breatf"d his lnst and had the ne of ali nj,
ilcuIi,r>. Sir Thomas was muster of tho
Y ls Hplr a. lie succeeded tn his ia. ,,l..
h" was IS wears old. lie wa, an cnthu,.
ns'c zach .min and was an old member OF
the Royal ! cm SQUADRON. Oaremcn WHO
follow ia" internal .onul contests will noun