Long Distance Walking Match.

Fair Play, Volume I, Issue 3, 18 November 1893, Page 10

Long Distance Walking Match.

Travers Against All-Comers.

Mr. W. T. L. Travers, who is a living instance of the saying that a man is never any older than he feels, has published the following advertisement in our evening contemporary :

TO THE ELECTOBS OF WELLING TON.

RUMOUBS are industriously circulated by other Candidates—first, that I am not in earnest in my candidature ; and, second, that I am too old to be able to perform the duties of a legislator. As regards the first suggestion, I beg- to say that I am perfectly in earnest, and intend to go to the poll, and, if elected, will do my best to redeem any pledges I have given by introducing measures for giving effect to them. As regards my age, I challenge the whole lot of my opponents over the age of 30 to walk up the steepest path from sea-level to the top of Mount Victoria, on any afternoon they may appoint, without previous training. If my challenge be accepted, the Electors are requested to attend. WM. THOS. LOCKE TBAVEBS.

Fair Play, in a true spirit of sport, volunteers to act as referee, and will receive entries up to date of next issue. The following nominations are already to hand: — Piccolo Charlie Sam Ballance Makapawa Bankin Dinny Driscoll Tommy Dwan Georgie Lett James Pethericlc Father. Plimmer Jack Warren (Petone) Jenunie Hicks Councillor Worth Sir Bobert Stout

The strictest fairness will be observed and a certificate of birth required from each contestent. The gate money (if there be any) will be handed oyer to the “ Old Man’s Home.” To encourage so laudable a competition, Fair Play has decided to present the winner with a handsome leather belt on which will be inscribed on a tin plate, “ Fair Play Championship Long Distance Walking Belt.” The owner must win it three times before he is entitled to consider it his property.