Walking Match.
(UNITED PBEBB ASSOCIATION.) x-.mii.-A-, ..»■■:. . Dunedin; Feb; -22. s A'l2H'dnrß* walking match between Scdtt;'fef tJ Dubedin, : arid Haucock, of England, came off m Dunedin. on $atnr- > day>t r l'i !i a'.m'. ; ;! For the'ifirst two fniles Hancock ' Walked Bt the rate of seven miles an hour, hoph}g t^ burst Scott up, but he never 'got more than three quarters of a ihile ftheadi Before four hours were over Hancock' ' tfas beginning to fag, and Scott soon wiped off the lead. At "four '6'clock they were level, but Scott for, an hour or • twt> ; ; seemed to be distreweo^and Hjiiicbck- got a few laps ahead again. At 8 o'clock, howevei, Scol^freshened up, and Hancock began to fail, the former hairing afthat hour a leadr of about 150 yards, which he m creased to half a mile before 9 o'clock. Very^ shortly after this Hancock gave m altogether, and left the track with 50 mi)& l^laps (or slightly' over the half milej to his credit. Scott walked the timcoot. There waß a good deal of enthusiasm. Scott covered 68 miles 14 laps*. A good deal of money changed hands. Hancock being tho favourite for the first few hours. It is believed to HaV© been « thoroughly genuine contest;! ;<;^ ... • !; ■■ - ■■
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 69, 23 February 1885, Page 3
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204Walking Match. Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 69, 23 February 1885, Page 3
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