FESTIVAL OF EMPIRE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 112, 3 July 1911, Page 5

FESTIVAL OF EMPIRE.

London, July 2. At the Empire championship meeting at the Crystal Palace the ten miles cycling championship was won by Kingsbury, of the United Kingdom by two lengths. Time, 25min 35 4-ssec. Denny, of the United Kingdom, was second, and a length ahead of Schneider of New South Wales, who was third. Taylor was sixth. In the 100yds Inter-Empire Swimming Championship, Hardwick, of New South Wales, was first. (Time, 63 3-ssec. .Derbyshire was second, and Johnson, of Canada, third. The Mile Swimming Championship was won by Hodgson, of Canada, by 30 yards. Time, 25m in 27 3-ssec. .Bat tersby, of the United Kingdom, was second. The champion led for eleven lengths, and then tired. in the 100yds Invitation, Innocent, of London, with 9sec start, was first by a touch. Time, 73 l-ssec. Findlay (4sec) was second, and Tartakover (ssec) third, Woodsland (llsec) coming fourth, and Haskins (ssec) fifth. In the Amateur Athletic Championship at Stamford Bridge (Halfmile flat race), Braun, of Germany, was first by six yards. Time, train 59 4-ssec. Wheatley, of Victoria, was second, and three yards ahead of Brock, of Canada, who finished third.