TWELVE HOURS WALKING MATCH. .
[by telegraph.—press association.] Ddnedin, Sunday. The 12 hours' contest between Scott, of Dunedin, and Hancock, of England, came off yesterday, beginning at eleven a.m. Fo the first two hours Hancock walked at the rate of seven miles an hour, hoping to burst Scott, but he never got more than threequarters of a mile ahead. Before four hours were over Hancock was beginning to fag, ana Scott soon wiped off the lead. At four o clock they were level, but Scott for an hour or two seemed to be distressed, and Hancock got a few laps ahead again. At eight o'clock, however, Scott freshened up, and Hancock began to fall, the former having at that hour f i ,? about 150 yards, which he increased 2 2?" » mile before nine o'clock. Very «STrf" this Hancock gave in altogether and left the track with 59 miles 14 laps (° r slightly over the half mile) to his credit, W. walked time out, amid a good deal of ST: andcove *ed 68 miles 14 laps. A good deal of money changed hands, Hanht?'"& J 6^ 0 ™!* 0 for the fi«t few bouts, ,it is believed to have been a ttwpngUy: genuine contest.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7259, 23 February 1885, Page 5
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