PEDESTRIANISM.

Evening Star, Issue 3833, 7 June 1875, Page 2

PEDESTRIANISM.

The ‘Sydney Morning Herald* states that thelong-talked of foot race between Kobert Watson, of Scone, and James Watson, of Victoria, came off on the Patterson Koad, near West Maitland, on the 22nd May. The match was for L 250 a-side, and che distance 200 yards. The Scone representative was most fancied, with 5t04 on uim. After a couple of attempts the pistol was discharged to a capital start, the Soone Watson getting a trifle the best of it He led his opponent by about half a yard for forty yards, when he began to draw away, ,?< er a Hundred yards had been travelled, there were three yards between -I. » Here the stranger made a gallant effort, and the pace became a cracker; but the favorite was equal to the oooasioxL and, shooting away, won at the end by about five yards. The victory of the loeal man caused the wildest excitement, end the cheering lasted for nearly a quarter of an j?“ r * The winner was .in the best of condition, a fact that was proved by his having accomplished the distance in the wonderfully fast time of 19}seo. Melbourne Watson was trained by the well-known champion runner, Mr 'Frans Hewitt, and he did every justice to him, having run up to his trials. He was in great form, and his defeat was occasioned by his having met a better There cannot now be a doubt but that Watson w a brilliant runner, and there is a probability of a series of matches taking place between him and Prank Hewitt before the latter returns to Melbourne.