PEDESTRIANISM.
D nkdin, Yesterday. The twelve hours’ walking match between Scott, of Dunedin, and Hancock, of England, came off yesterday, beginning a* 11 a ra. For the first two hours Hancock walked at the rate of seven miles an hour, hoping to burst Scott up, but he never got more than three-quarters of a mile ahead. Before four hours were over Hancock was beginning to fag, and Scott soon wiped off the lead. At four o’clock they were level, but Scott for an hour or two seemed to be distressed, and Hancock got a few laps ahead again. At eight o’clock, however, Scott freshened up and Hancock began to fail ; the former having at that hour a lead of about 150 yards, which he increa-ed to half a mile before nine o’clock. Very shortly after this Hancock gave in altogether, and left the track with fifty-nine miles fourteen laps (or slightly'over the half mile) to his credit. Scott walked the time out amid a good deal of enthusiasm, and covered sixty-eight miles fourteen laps. A good deal of money changed hands, Hancock being the favorite for the first few hours. It is believed to have been a thoroughly genuine contest.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1471, 23 February 1885, Page 2
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200PEDESTRIANISM. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1471, 23 February 1885, Page 2
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