Rector by a good four feet (the judges said eighteen inches) in the 100 metres at the Olympic Games, many Ameri-fancy their man can do better. jiew, Walker has been America and meet special match race at 110 metres, According to American ox-changes, Walker has been offered expenses and a trophy if he will mest Rector at Trenton, New Jersey, on September 28, The writer believes the m, little Natal man would do some very fast roneing on the American clay tracks, daring the fine weather usually prevailing in October, and hopes he will find it convenient to make the trip. He is still ranning well, as shown by his victories in the 100 yards scratch race and 120 yards handicap at Beeston recently, Certainly Walker only just, beat J. W. Morton in the former bat it appeared as though he eased about 80 yards and only came when the Englishman drew up to him. The Natal man's running at Manchester to-morrow will be watched with interest and it is to be hoped the conditions will be favourable.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.