Panetuaily at 8 a.m. the competitors were lined up at the Carter Road and Bubbling Well Road junetion, 35 out of 38 entrants answering their names, and they were! sent off on their journey of 16 miles 654 yd., the course being the same as last" year's as to the route but a trifle longer in measurement. They traversed Bubbling Well Road, Sessfield Road, Brenan Read, the Rubicon Road, Hungjao Road, across [Siccawei Road, then Avenue Petain, Route Lafayetie, Route Pere Rober and Weihaiwei Road to a. fini down the grass track on the Race Gourse. There was a little excitement at the start, The competitors, all eager for the beneilt of an early lead, went off at.a tarrifc pace, and [the' encouraging. "banzais" of a group of Japanese enthusiasts so frightened the pony of the leading road judge that he began to back and fash out, barely missing the heads of Webb and Huxley. However, no damage was done, As far as St. George's it was a regular scrimmage for the lead, but after that, as it was obvious Webb meant to' make the pace, he fetlowed to go out and he showed the way about $0 yd. ahead of Nash, with the other English and [n team men and Sakurai, the Japanese crack, close grouped behind Nash. Along Jessfield Road Nash, looking Somewhat blown, joined the leader, apparently for encouragement, an Remedios made up a little distance, but there w where, and were beginning to drop behind in a manner that made it obvious the race would be between those in the first dozen at that time, and it worked out tater on.
The Cracks Out Alone Turning the corner "into the Rubicon "Road, the leading men were going strongly in the racing walker's mechanical style and were rapidly increasing the distance between their solest pack and the rank and file. "Webb still was out in front, heading T. C. O'Neill, A Aittle' way behind came Remedios and Rey (a veteran Frenchman who eventually finished well up), then Huxley (whose heart was troubling him and who consequently did not Jcome up to his best form), and behind him W. A. O'Neill, On entering Hungjao Road, Webb, Young and O'Neill were walking shoulder to shoulder, with a pace-maker on either side' and two paces behind them Hunter was gamely pulling hix crocked foot along. It now was beyond question that the winner was amongst these four and it, seemed searcely likely that any other man would overhaul any of them, for Sukurai, the next, was @ good three-quarters of a mile away and he was more than that ahead of anyone The four went the full length of Hungiao Road without varying -an inch in formation, but when they erossed Siccawei Road on to the Tittle mud path leading to Avenue Petain there was an electric change. Young shot off in a manner that made three judges spur after him to convince themselves that he was ig. He was walking quite it was truly amazing that man could hold) so much reserve after coming so far with the pace as hot as it had been, Webb made an effort, but could not hold him and held back in. the hope of breaking him at the finish as before he had done with Remedios, Behind Webb, Hunter went out by some yards from T. C, O'Neill, Sakurai for a while appeared likely to overhaul the latter, but it was
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pref effort and once more he fel Young's Fine Finish The men went down the long and fieartbreaking length of Route Lafayette at a splendid pace, took a trifle of a breather in Route Pore Robert and then, after their pacemakers left them in Weihaiwei Road, went all out for the finish. Again Young showed a splendid fours of speed and ones more increased his lead, eventually crossing the line in 2 hr. 26 min, 39 4/5 sce. beating Webb by 48 2/5 see. and improving on last year's time by 10 min, 26 sec., despite the fact that hho "had gone' a longer. distance. Hunter was in only 8 see. later than Webb, with T. C, O'Neill slightly over 3 min, after him. Then caro Sakurai, who was given almost as great a reception as the winner, andi just behind him W. A. O'Neill, who completed the Trish team and' gave them the first. team prize, of the /"North-China Daily News" cups. Rey (French), Huxley (English) fand Chaillan '(French) were the next team men in, to be followed by Holland, sri English reserve walking individually and therefore the winner of Capt. Sassoon's cup the first mins home not entered a team, The English (2, 8, 11, 13)" were the second team, "the [french (7, 9, 12,27) third and the Japanese (5, 16, 20, 21) fourth.
"Thirty-one men were timed as fishing "the "course within the VepJe, Kune, (Ireland); 2 webb" (pagiand); "3. J. Hunter. (ce! land); "4, RE. O'Neil (Ireland) 5, S.'Sukurai (Japan); 6, W. A, ONeill
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