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English Astley Belt Race 6day, Championship of England (first class men)

28 Oct – 2 Nov1878

Duration

Finishers

Winning distance

839.157km

Pace distribution

19 finishers · 2.50–5.83 km/h

2.50 km/hmedian 4.145.83 km/h

Results

Ranks 1–19 of 19

Results for English Astley Belt Race 6day, Championship of England (first class men), in finishing order
Rank	Runner	Distance	Pace	Cat.	Placing
1	Gentleman, William (Corkey)Great BritainMan *Bethnall Green	839.157km	5.83	M45	1st M · 1st M45
2	Brown, Henry (Blower)Great BritainMan *Fulham	814.557km	5.66	M35	2nd M · 1st M35
3	Rowell, CharlesGreat BritainMan *Cambridge	756.621km	5.25	M23	3rd M · 1st M23
4	Hibberd, JohnGreat BritainMan *Bethnall Green	708.111km	4.92	M23	4th M · 2nd M23
5	Ennis, JohnUnited StatesMan *Chicago	660.290km	4.58	M35	5th M · 2nd M35
6	Courtney, ArthurGreat BritainMan *Barnet	651.784km	4.53	MU23	6th M · 1st MU23
7	Day, SamuelGreat BritainMan *Northampton	643.967km	4.47	M23	7th M · 3rd M23
8	Richardson, W.H.United StatesMan *Bath Gbr	611.550km	4.25	M23	8th M · 4th M23
9	Croft, WilliamGreat BritainMan *Hull	596.606km	4.14	M23	9th M · 5th M23
10	Howes, WilliamGreat BritainMan *London	596.376km	4.14	M35	10th M · 3rd M35
11	Weston, Edward PaysonUnited StatesMan	587.640km	4.08	M35	11th M · 4th M35
12	Clarkson, WilliamGreat BritainMan *Hull	574.535km	3.99	M23	12th M · 6th M23
13	Ide, GeorgeGreat BritainMan *North Woolwich	572.466km	3.98	M23	13th M · 7th M23
14	Pellet Petitt, GeorgeGreat BritainMan *Sittingbourne	545.567km	3.79	—	14th M
15	Crossland, PeterGreat BritainMan *Sheffield	539.130km	3.74	M35	15th M · 5th M35
16	Hancock, OwenGreat BritainMan *Shadwell	522.806km	3.63	M23	16th M · 8th M23
17	Higgins, JohnGreat BritainMan *Hornsey	486.941km	3.38	M23	17th M · 9th M23
18	Barnett, WilliamGreat BritainMan *Leeds	379.115km	2.63	M35	18th M · 6th M35
19	Smythe, W.H.Great BritainMan *Dublin	359.573km	2.50	M23	19th M · 10th M23

1
Gentleman, William (Corkey)Great BritainMan
*Bethnall Green
1st M · 1st M45
Distance
839.157km
Pace
5.83
Cat.
M45
2
Brown, Henry (Blower)Great BritainMan
*Fulham
2nd M · 1st M35
Distance
814.557km
Pace
5.66
Cat.
M35
3
Rowell, CharlesGreat BritainMan
*Cambridge
3rd M · 1st M23
Distance
756.621km
Pace
5.25
Cat.
M23
4
Hibberd, JohnGreat BritainMan
*Bethnall Green
4th M · 2nd M23
Distance
708.111km
Pace
4.92
Cat.
M23
5
Ennis, JohnUnited StatesMan
*Chicago
5th M · 2nd M35
Distance
660.290km
Pace
4.58
Cat.
M35
6
Courtney, ArthurGreat BritainMan
*Barnet
6th M · 1st MU23
Distance
651.784km
Pace
4.53
Cat.
MU23
7
Day, SamuelGreat BritainMan
*Northampton
7th M · 3rd M23
Distance
643.967km
Pace
4.47
Cat.
M23
8
Richardson, W.H.United StatesMan
*Bath Gbr
8th M · 4th M23
Distance
611.550km
Pace
4.25
Cat.
M23
9
Croft, WilliamGreat BritainMan
*Hull
9th M · 5th M23
Distance
596.606km
Pace
4.14
Cat.
M23
10
Howes, WilliamGreat BritainMan
*London
10th M · 3rd M35
Distance
596.376km
Pace
4.14
Cat.
M35
11
Weston, Edward PaysonUnited StatesMan

11th M · 4th M35
Distance
587.640km
Pace
4.08
Cat.
M35
12
Clarkson, WilliamGreat BritainMan
*Hull
12th M · 6th M23
Distance
574.535km
Pace
3.99
Cat.
M23
13
Ide, GeorgeGreat BritainMan
*North Woolwich
13th M · 7th M23
Distance
572.466km
Pace
3.98
Cat.
M23
14
Pellet Petitt, GeorgeGreat BritainMan
*Sittingbourne
14th M
Distance
545.567km
Pace
3.79
15
Crossland, PeterGreat BritainMan
*Sheffield
15th M · 5th M35
Distance
539.130km
Pace
3.74
Cat.
M35
16
Hancock, OwenGreat BritainMan
*Shadwell
16th M · 8th M23
Distance
522.806km
Pace
3.63
Cat.
M23
17
Higgins, JohnGreat BritainMan
*Hornsey
17th M · 9th M23
Distance
486.941km
Pace
3.38
Cat.
M23
18
Barnett, WilliamGreat BritainMan
*Leeds
18th M · 6th M35
Distance
379.115km
Pace
2.63
Cat.
M35
19
Smythe, W.H.Great BritainMan
*Dublin
19th M · 10th M23
Distance
359.573km
Pace
2.50
Cat.
M23