Great BritainFixed time
English Astley Belt Race 6day, Championship of England (first class men)
28 Oct – 2 Nov1878
Duration
6d
Finishers
1919 men0 women
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
| 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 |
- 1Gentleman, William (Corkey)Great BritainMan*Bethnall Green1st M · 1st M45Distance839.157kmPace5.83Cat.M45
- 2Brown, Henry (Blower)Great BritainMan*Fulham2nd M · 1st M35Distance814.557kmPace5.66Cat.M35
- 3Rowell, CharlesGreat BritainMan*Cambridge3rd M · 1st M23Distance756.621kmPace5.25Cat.M23
- 4Hibberd, JohnGreat BritainMan*Bethnall Green4th M · 2nd M23Distance708.111kmPace4.92Cat.M23
- 5Ennis, JohnUnited StatesMan*Chicago5th M · 2nd M35Distance660.290kmPace4.58Cat.M35
- 6Courtney, ArthurGreat BritainMan*Barnet6th M · 1st MU23Distance651.784kmPace4.53Cat.MU23
- 7Day, SamuelGreat BritainMan*Northampton7th M · 3rd M23Distance643.967kmPace4.47Cat.M23
- 8Richardson, W.H.United StatesMan*Bath Gbr8th M · 4th M23Distance611.550kmPace4.25Cat.M23
- 9Croft, WilliamGreat BritainMan*Hull9th M · 5th M23Distance596.606kmPace4.14Cat.M23
- 10Howes, WilliamGreat BritainMan*London10th M · 3rd M35Distance596.376kmPace4.14Cat.M35
- 11Weston, Edward PaysonUnited StatesMan11th M · 4th M35Distance587.640kmPace4.08Cat.M35
- 12Clarkson, WilliamGreat BritainMan*Hull12th M · 6th M23Distance574.535kmPace3.99Cat.M23
- 13Ide, GeorgeGreat BritainMan*North Woolwich13th M · 7th M23Distance572.466kmPace3.98Cat.M23
- 14Pellet Petitt, GeorgeGreat BritainMan*Sittingbourne14th MDistance545.567kmPace3.79
- 15Crossland, PeterGreat BritainMan*Sheffield15th M · 5th M35Distance539.130kmPace3.74Cat.M35
- 16Hancock, OwenGreat BritainMan*Shadwell16th M · 8th M23Distance522.806kmPace3.63Cat.M23
- 17Higgins, JohnGreat BritainMan*Hornsey17th M · 9th M23Distance486.941kmPace3.38Cat.M23
- 18Barnett, WilliamGreat BritainMan*Leeds18th M · 6th M35Distance379.115kmPace2.63Cat.M35
- 19Smythe, W.H.Great BritainMan*Dublin19th M · 10th M23Distance359.573kmPace2.50Cat.M23