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Show BEST RECORDS. WORLD'S RECORDS FOR ONE MILE. ALL METHODS OF PROGRESSION TIME M.S. METHOD. HOLDER OF RECORD. DATE. 0.32 Railroad Train.. Empire State Exp. May. '03 0.59 Electric Railway. B. & O. R. R..............Sep. '95 1.00 Ice Yacht................On Newburgh Bay '94 1.35 1-2 Horse (Running) Salvator....................Aug.28, '90 1.45 Torpedo Boat... Sokol............................Oct. '95 1.51 3-5 Tandem Bicycle. Butler & McDuffee Sep. 28, '95 1.52 3-5 Bicycle (Safety). A. W. Porter............Oct. 28, '94 2.01 1-2 Horse (Pacing).. Robert J........... Sep. 14, '94 2.01 3-4 " (Trotting) Alix............... Sep. 13, '94 2.12 1-2 Yacht (Steam) .. Norwood.......... Nov. 7, '91 2.12 3-5 Skating (Ice, with Tim. Donoghue*.. Feb. 1, '87 Wind).................. 2.13 4-5 Steamship....... Lucania........... Oct. '93 2.28 Single Tricycle.. L. Stroud*................Sep. 22, '93 2.31 2-5 Tandem Tricycle P. W. S. Beduin B. W. Crump 2.38 Skating (Ice, rink) Joe. Donoghue.... Feb. 11, '96 2.502-5 Skating (Rollers) Frank Delmont**. Aug. 27, '90 4.12 3-4 Man (Running).. W. G. George**... Aug. 26, '86 5.40 Rowing (Single Sculls)......... Jos. Laing*..............Aug. 19, '82 5.42 1-2 Snowshoes (Running).......... J. G. Ross*................Mar. 7, '85 6.23 Walking......... W. Perkins**..... June 1 ,'74 6.40 Canoe (Paddling) C. E. Archibald.... July, '94 27.03 1-2 Swimming..............W. G. Gromley* .. Mar. 28, '93 * Amateur. ** Professional. Yacht RacingFor America's Cup, between Valkyrie III. (English) and Defender (American). First race, won by Defender; second race, given to Defender on foul by Valkyrie; third race, Valkyrie failed to sail the course. Base-Ball, 1895.Baltimore won the League pennant; Springfield, the Eastern League trophy; Yale, the Intercollegiate honors. Foot-Ball, 1895Yale defeats Princeton, Nov. 23, 20 to 10. Lawn Tennis, 1895. Championship of America. Men's singles, Frederick Hovey; men's doubles, R. D. Wrenn and M. G. Chace; ladies' singles, Miss Juliette Atkinson; ladies' doubles, Miss Atkinson and Miss Helena R. Hellwig. Golf, 1895.Amateur Championship America, won by C. B. McDonald, Chicago Golf Club; Professional Championship won by H. Rawlins, Newport Golf Club. Weight Throwing. Putting 16-lb. shot, G. R. Gray, N. Y. A. C., 47 ft. Throwing 56-lb. weight, J. S. Mitchell, N. Y. A. C., 35 ft. 10 in. Throwing 16-lb. hammer (7-ft. circle), J. S. Mitchell, N. Y. A. C., 145 ft. in. Fri. JAN. 1, 1897 Ezra Annie & Children, Emma Brawn, Grandma Rich, Drue Will & Aunt Harriet Rich, eat turkey with us. We spend a pleasant day. In the evening Ezra Annie Edward and I attend the theater. We all took dinner & spent Christmas Eve with Ezra & Annie had a beautiful tree and a pleasant time. SATURDAY 2 Dr says he hasnt time to write this diary so I will dott down a few things occasionally. |