WALKING MATCH.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 36, 8 April 1878, Page 2

WALKING MATCH.

A GO-niilo walking mntch took place on December 121.1 i, nl tho Rink, between T. Greon, of Salisbury, nnd W. Arooclc, of Houlhnmpion, for #$0 nnd the champion* Bliip of Ilnnls mul Wells, Hoth mon looked well ; they started on their journey nt 40 minutes past 11, nnd led alternately for tlio liiMl, eight miles, Green nt the fifth retiring for a few minutes. At the. tonsil Green led for a quarter of a lap, and con* tinued to increase his lead till the thir. toeuth mile, whon ho passed Arooclc, and tho latter thon retired for n few minutes, which gnvo Green tho advantage, nnd at tho end of tho fifteenth milo ho was loading by nearly five laps. At tho end of tho twentieth inilo Arcook rctirod for sorao Ultlcjtimo, nnd Green did likowiso for a minute when ho had covorod 20 miles 1(1 tap*. Upon ro-nppocringboth men showod 1 good power and wnlked well, but Grenn aonorally had tho best of it, and holed by a milo whon ho had covorod 23 miles 19 laps. At tho end of tho twenty-fifth milo Groon was still leading by a milo loss three yards. Just before completing his twenty-oixth miles Aroock rotircd for two or throe minutes, and lalor ho rotircd for nbout eight minutes, Green going tho whilo nppnrontly nB fresh as when ho started. Tho thirty-fifth milo of Grcon and tho thirlyvfirst of Arcock wob n splendid bit of walking, both men woro continually cheered as thoy passod and ropaasod each other. After completing 41 miles without much variation, Green res tired for about a minute, nnd Arcook in tho next lap retired also for a time. Upon rc-appoarmg, Arcock naturally lessened tho dislnnco between tho two, but when ho had finished forty-four miles seven laps ho rolirod, and did not appear ; Green going on in splendid form, won tho rnco at 8h 10m 40*. Mr F. Head lioo and Mr Finch oflicialod ns judges, and Mr V. H. Bennett ns lup-kcepor.