ATHLETIC.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10767, 13 May 1913, Page 4

ATHLETIC.

WORLD'S RECORDS ESTABLISHED By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. (Received Slay 13, .11.46 a.m.) 1 ' ' LONDON, May 12. At Stamford Bridge Harry Green ► broke the twenty-five mile amateur record, running the distance in 2hr 29min SOsec. Lloyd lowered the fifty-mile amateur record, taking 6hr 13min 58sec for the . journey. » (The previous record for the twentyfive miles was 2hr 33min 44sec, by G. A. Dunning (England), established as far back as December 26, 1881. The American record is also slower than Green's time, being 2hr 44min sQsec, by W. Slaloney, in New York, on January 8, t . 1909, although in a road race on April 19,,>1907, Tom Longboat, the Indian runner, did 2hr 24min 20 4-ssec. The existing fifty-mile record just broken by Lloyd, like the twenty-five mile marie, is one of long-standing, having been established by J. E. Fowler-Dixon, on April 11, 1886, when he ran the distance in 6hf 18min 26 l-ssec. The American record for this journey is . much slower, being 7hr 29min 47=ec, by ' P. Golden, on February 22, 1883. The ■' professional records are much faster. Hafts Holmer holds the twenty-five mile

reoord of 2hr 23min 13sec, on January 3, 1911, tat Edinburgh. The fifty-mile record is held by George Cartwrisht (England), v /ho on February 21, 1887, ran thernst ance in shr 55min 4}sec.)