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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1509, 15 October 1883, Page 2

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Press Association. ' ■- THE DUNEMN WALKING MATCHF'■'-" 1 ' Li\L\i.s D Pnm, October 14.

The Scott and Edwards 48' horn's' walk terminated-at- ( ten o'clock-'la'st night, .winning by one mile, and three' : quarters, less 1 one lap;-Both men walked almost continuously" foivthe first 25 .hours... Edwards retired at 11.20 p.m ; . tin 1 Friday night to have a short sleep. His recol'd then stood at 115 - miles, and . Scptt. was 13 laps ahead;' Scott kept going till 11.35 p.m. when he .was two miles ahead, and he then, went-to get some .sleep,Edwarcls, it[is'said was ; under theim-. pression that-Scott.did not intend to return again until 4 a.ni., and he was going.jto- i( stai't ■, • about half-past-tkco, and put on the two miles lie was-bo-hind. Scott, howeveiv'returned'at 3,25 a,m,, and Edwards hurried to the; track a .few minutes' after. Erom this, till the close neither men made a retirement of longer than 20 minutes at a time, and so long as this only at dinner and tea'tinieV Edwards,! when he had completed 191 miles; exactly, •gave up. Scott.had then'.l92.miles anfrone lap'-to his 'credit, and .'walked time but, covering 192 miles'l6' laps. Scott has never 'walked forty-eight-hours'before, but Edwards has done so several times, his best record being 'lßl miles 1360 yards.!'lt will thus be seen that Edwards had walked, nearly .10 miles further in the .time than ever he did before, and there can be no .question that he was defeated fairly on his merits. The-long distance done, and the determination of the men at. tho close showed conclusively the genuineness of the contest, Some feeling was shown against Edwards in consequence of his treatment of a small boy for blocking up the track on the ring towards the close, He struck tho boy severely, on-the face, but beyond being hooted there was no interyuptien and throughout Edwards received the utmost fair play.. A number of gentlemen! have set! about collecting a sum 'of money to make Scott a presentation: of a belt, There was a very large attendance to see the finish. . .

Auckland, October 13,

' In the ease of assault on Mr Wickham, proprietor ofthe Free Lance, by Dr Harrison, Mrs Dr. Potts' associate, defendant was fined 10s, and Mrs Pott's, agont, and Jame3 Millet were discharged, No hewJacts came out in evidence. Messrs Heskethand Brassey appearad for Mr Wickham, and Mr Burton for Dr Harrison.