THE DUNEDIN WALKING MATCH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6829, 6 October 1883, Page 5

THE DUNEDIN WALKING MATCH.

[BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION. Dunedin, Friday. Tn« twenty-four hours' walking match— Scott v. Edwards—began to-night at ten o'clock. The Rev. C. J. Byng waa present, amd made a few remarks. He hoped the fair play characteristic of the English would be observed throughout 'thiß intercolonial contest. There were many things in connection with such contests he did not agree with. For instance, he knew there would be as much betting in that ball as on a racecourse, jmd while he strongly objected to betting, he quite recognised that it was impossible to prevent it. But he did hope that at the conclusion of the contest those tvho loßt would pay np like honourable men. He wound up by reminding his hearers that l;hey were all engaged in one very important race, in which God and the angelß were the spectators. In that race not only one, but all, might win, and the reward of which was. eternal, not temporary. The first mile was done in lOmins. 15secs., Scott being two laps behind. There are twenty-two laps to tho mile. There was an attendance of 400 or 500 people.

At midnight Edwards had got over exactly eleven miles, and Scott was two laps behind. At eleven o'clock Scott had been three laps ahead.