FAST TIME.
The following record of fast time up to December 22, 1871, compiled at the office of the New York Clipper, may be found useful for reference :— ocean steamers. New York to Liverpoolj 8 days 14hrs. lOmin., City of Brussels, Inman. Liverpool to New York, 8 days 21hrs. 37min., City of Paris. river steamers. 26 miles in one hour, South America, Hudson River. 100 miles in Ghrs. 21min., Alida, NeAv York to Albany. sailing vessels. Liverpool to Melbourne, 69 days, j llhrs. 15min., Red Jacket. New York to Liverpool, 13 days, Ihr, 25min., Red Jacket. Boston to Liverpool, 12 days, 6hrs., James Baines. ROAVING. 2 miles, single scull, in 13min. 52sec, R. F. Clark, Boston. 1 2 miles, double scull, in I2min. 54isec., Parker and Carpenter. 2 miles, 4 oars, in lOmin., Harvard crew, Boston. 3 miles, single scull, in 22min. 27sec, Jas. Hamill, Philadelphia. 3 miles, 4 oars, in 19min. 40sec, Geo. J. Brown, Boston. 4 miles and 2 furlongs, single scull, straight away with the tide, in 23min. 13sec, Tom White, Thames, England. 6 miles,"' 4 oars, in 38mih. 50sec. . Jas. A. Harding, St. John, N. 8.; RACING. | mile, in lmin. 16|sec, Ortolan, Saratoga, N.Y. 1 mile, in lmin. 43sec, Fadladeen, Lexington, Ky. 1 mile, in lmin. 43sec, Salina, Lexington,- Ky. 2 miles, in 3min. 34|sec., Hegira (featherweight). 3 miles, in smin. 27^sec., Norfolk, California. 4 miles, in 7min. 19|sec (1031bs), Lexington, New Orleans. RUNNING. 75 yards, in 7sec, W. Bingham and H. Crandell. 100 yards, in 9|sec, George Seward, England. 200 yards, in . 19isec., both 0. Westhall and G. SeAvard, England. 300 yards, in 33§sec, HeAvitt and Harris, Australia. 600 yards, in lmin. 16 sec, H. Whitehead, England. ~■•■'<■ 1 mile, level ground, in 4min. 17isec, Lang and Richards, England. ".1£ mile, in 6min. 50sec, James" Fleet, England. \ ■-~-■■.':■' -, 2 miles, in 9min. ll|sec, W.Lang, England. 4 miles, in 20min. l|sec, White, England. 5 miles, in 24min. 57sec, American Deer, England. 6 miles, in 29min. 30sec, American Deer, England. 10 miles, in 51min. 26sec, W. Lang, England. 12 miles, hi lhr. 2min. 2|sec, W. Lang, England. walking. 880 yards, in 3min. 18sec, Charles Westhall, England^ 1 mile, in 6min. 42sec, W. Boyd, the "North Star." 2 miles, in 14min. 33sec, J. Stockwell, England. 3 miles, in 22min. 13 2-fifths sec, J. Stockwell, England. 4 miles, in 30min. 34sec, J. Adams, England. 5 miles, in 39min. 15sec, J. Mills, •England. 7 miles, in 52min.,W. Spooner, England. 8 miles, in 59min. 39sec.j G. Topley, England. 10 miles, in lhr. 24min. If sec, Howes, England. 15 miles, in 2hrs. 3min. lOsec, G. Topley, England. 25 miles, in 3hrs. 58min. 45sec., G. Westhall, England. 50 miles,, in 9hrs. 34min. 3sec, Jas. Redfern, England. 100 miles, in l7Mirs., exclusive of l^hr. stoppage, Captain Barclay, Scotland.
1000 miles, in 1000 consecutive hours, Captain Barclay and Jas. Lambert.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 3184, 20 April 1872, Page 3
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473FAST TIME. Otago Daily Times, Issue 3184, 20 April 1872, Page 3
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