THE DUNEDIN WALKING MATCH.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2277, 5 July 1880, Page 2

THE DUNEDIN WALKING MATCH.

SECOND EDITION

Saturday's “ Otago Daily Times” says : —The "rand competition between a]] comers in a 21-hours walk began last night in the Garrison Hal!, in the presence of several hundred people. Ol the 2 1 who originally entered lor tin’s event, Chixton McLaren, Jj roadman, Xcary, and Wiltshire did not start. Eighteen were thus left in, who were numbered as follows:

‘.h Ml’Ewan JS. Delaney O'Connor is from Timam. Swan from Christi-hui'cli, Clavell from Wellington; the. rest arc local men. Mach competitor has a numbered ticket as above on his breast ; each has a dial, and each dial has an attendant, who marks each hip and records each mile.

At the end of I lie first hour, a quarter past II nearly, the following were the iirst four records :

During (lie second liour, Stenhouso had improved his position, and Delaney also. The leading records were :

Must of the others at lids lime had covered 10 miles.

At 1.15 a.in. the leading records were :

O'Connor had stopped at Id miles JO laps; Delaney at under Id miles; Williamson. at Hi miles; and C. Bedford stopped at about ‘2o}- miles. Delaney at 2.1 d began to walk again, but O’Connor was'still off. At the finish of the walking match, the hall was crowded, Brookes of Dunedin, won, having walked lid miles in 21 hours, Swan, of Christchurch, second, witli 111; Malcolm, of Dunedin, third, with 11:3 miles. M‘Ewan, of Dunedin, retired at 100 miles, very much exhausted ; Drummond retired at 100 miles. Swan was pretty well played out, and Brookes was also done. Malcolm looked good for another 20 miles.

1. H. Boll'm-d 10. a! alcmn 2. (i. Hod Toni 11. M inrln nisc H\\ an 12. s iJlllltJU.SU 4. S. llrunkos i;; . c a veil /), Di mnniond 14. L JO (J. ])l ndirass .1.4. o'Donald 7. J. jlcndor.son lii. "Willia nisnii s. W mliold 17. (J Connor

Brookes ... 0 miles I! lams Swan 0 „ 1-3 „ O’Connor 5 !! >3 )) M’. Do mi Id 7

Brookes ... ... 11 mil os 7 laps Swan ... U :) iStenhonsc ... 11 ., 1 O’ConuuL’ ... 10 „ 18 .. Dolaney ... ... 10 ., 15 SI’Donald ... 10 10 „

Brookes ... ... 17 miles yiouiiousc ... 1 <5 ,, 17 hips tfwan ...K> „ U „ 0‘Comnor ...1(3 ., G „ At 2.1o n.m. the leiuling men had the following records : :— Brookes ... ... 22 miles 7 la ns Btenliouso ■>•) •> ... __ ,, - jj Bwan 12 ... -L ,, iw ,, M'Bwan ... ... 21