Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-09

small for their purposes. Manchester
Is the greatest center for all athletic
aud outdoor sports In the wide wide
world and 80 the United have decided
TO get n new enclosure that VIII be
both q credit to the club and the sport
ing spirit OF the cotton metropolis.
A site has been secured at Old Traf-
ford and huge ground, capable of
holding %. 900 to 100 900 spectators re-
quislte with every modern facility will
he made there and will be ready Some
time In the coming season. Their
nearby neighbors and rivals, Manches-
ter CITY. intend vacating their present
enclosure at Hyde road and are loolt-
ing for II site near Gorton or Bellevue
for an enclosure with every modern
convenience and appliance and capable
OF accommodating 5000 spectators,
A. A. U. CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Al the athletic championships held
at Stamford Bridge, London. two long
distance championships were pulled of,
namely seven miles walk and the ten
miles run. In neither race did the
holder turn out to defend his title. #.
iB. Thompson, winner of the seven
mdle walk. Is a member of the Poly
technic Harriers and Is reserving him
self for the Marathon trial race; also
a. Underwood, national ten miles
also was reserving himself for tho
Polytechnic Marathon run.
SEVEN MILES WALK.
The scramble for the lead led to
the disqualification of G.. Il. Larner,
the famous Brighton walker (holder
of the worlds record for one hour
and worlds champion long distance
walker). also another noted wal
ker Yates OF Stafford, was dis
qualified. Larner has been off the
track for over is months, and
his style has certainly not Inn
proved by his rest. II j. Webbe,
Herne Hill Harriers finally won. beat
ing f. T. Carter of London, another
noted walker. by over 100 yards. The
walking champions Of Australia, New
Zealand and South Africa, who are
over to represent those countries In
the walking events of the Olympic
games, competed but they We're hope
essly left behind by the crack Eng
llsh pedestrians, as not single colon
ial or foreigner succeeded in getting
placed among the first is,
Seven Mile Walk-Flrst II. J..
Webbe, Herne Hill, (h), 1872 3-5;
second, f, T, Carter, Queens Park
(h). 53:43; third. w. j. Palmer,
Herne Hill (h), 54:25; fourth, r
Withers, Railway Goods, (h). $3.50;
fifth, Il, Larner, High gate, (h),
54:44 Twelve walkers finished inside
OF Sc minutes.
TEN MILE RUN.
This was one of the finest races
ever seen Mt Stamford Bridge. and so
close that only 10 seconds separated
the sixth man from the winner. while
the first three finished within 80 yards,
barely 10 yards separating numbers
one and two. Duncan, the four mile
worlds champion showed fine turn
OF speed at the finish. The time was
nothing extraordinary-for English
runners-the heavy state of the track
being against 1T, but nevertheless, the
average of excellence was decidedly
high. The results show that on form
the long distance events at the Olym-
pic games will resemble something
close to a walk over" for the Eng
fish runners. Time first six home
irst. A. Duncan, Stafford. CHI
53:40 9-h: second, J Dealin, Herne
Hill, (h), 53;4l 2-5; third, T. Jack,
| Edinburgh. (h), 53:42 fourth, NJ
| Conway, Middlesbow. CHI. 53:4S;
! fifth. A Robertson. Borchfeld, Chi,
| 5346; sixth. w. Coales. Thrapstone
| (ac) 59;54.
| These remarkable times prove that
1 should Canada succeed in entering tho
| dian runner, on the 5:10 mile and
| he Is likely to be run completely off
his legs by not one but host OF Eng
! lish distance runners.