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Show Running Against Time. M A sporting gentleman of this city yesterdrty ran againt time seven , miles iii one hour. At first a heavy j sum was np on tbe remit, bat it was finally diminished to a reasonable amouut, sufficient to make it an inducement. in-ducement. Tbe race took place at Agricultural Park. C. E Wailin act icg as referee. Tnpre were only a few persona present. The runner started at S.30 p.m., and according to tbe time announced by the referee be made the eeven miles in exactly fifty five minutes. Fearing that there might be a dispute about the track measurement, he made an extra quarter, which gave him the stakes without the shadow oi uncertainty. The wind blew fiercely, and was altogether against good time. Messrs. J. Leviberg and H. White ran a half mile or rather agreed to but at the quarter post they stopped and tofsed ud b win uhl .m. looked auspicious and the bets were declared cfl. Finally tbey came in, during the aame afternoon, but on accouot of the evident throwing off, the track committee suspended them from the track for the space of three months. |