SPORT, Alfred Shrabb, the little Horsham professional ranner, recetitly met five American ranners in a ten miles race at Boston, his rivals relieving each other at the end of each second mile. Even From Our London Correspondent. this did not prevent Shrobb winning, sh that the Americans could not have January 29.
When the cable informed us that been very fast men. Shrabb finished the journey in 51 mins. 333 secs., which is over a minute faster than the best the American Inter-Collegiate athletic authorities were desirous of arranging a big contest between British and Uni States University men, most of us thought what a fine thing it would be, if it could be carried out. Oxford and record by an American, viz. 52 mins. 38 secs. by W.D. Day. The writer saw the latter create these figures, the venue being Staten Island and the time October of 1889. E. C. Carter and 8.
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