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 At l9 minutes past o'clock the log was again thrown, l3 and nearly IA tvolntions. knots - When of the Holms, i4 revolutions, 9l knots; 16 revolutions full gave 9l knots; l54 revolutions 9 knots. When she was below the Homs she was brought round twice, and came round the S2 points in little less than minutes and hali round. or i6 points, in minutes h5 seconds. On her return tip the channel, with her head ihe wind, the speed ot t;ie engine was increased 10 i6s revo uions, which gave l04 knots and subsequently, 10 IS revolutions, which gave Il knots. The engines worked beauti- fully, of the hearings hentng; but, of course, they at time put to full speed; and the Great Britain made lhe passage from the Homs kingroad | (l9 mlles) in exactly honr aud minutes, being head to wind

 GREAT FooT RAcE.--The great foot on the 9th ut between Jackson, the AmerIcan deer, and Shephard, of Birmingham, for 1 lOO aside, was of the greaeet performances on record, and was in every respect most excellen'ly conducted Gan nick Corner two miles beyond Barnet, was selected as lhe scene of acliou and thher an absemblage oi 5000 persons, with fewer roughs than we are m inc | haht of meeting with at such races, assembied.- | Betting was 10 1 on Shephard, and the money was being laid out freely. The contest was to ascertain W hch of the men could perform the greatest dis lance in hour, and some good sums were spe' cuated on the ques iiun of distance that would be ac I compli.hed. The pro minaries having been arrang- ed, the men took their stations at the 18th mile stone 10 walk to The l2h and returm The start WAS taken at railroad speed. Sherhard jus, leading i; and on their return, after having performed the TWO miles in 10 minutes 10 seconds, they in the same position. They continued in this way for n considerable rerud, their speed exceeding the ex- peclations of even the most sanguine of their back ers The first SIX miles performed m 3l nm utes l5 secouis, and they appeared to be almost as fresh as al ihe moment of slariing and were close To each other. Al Ihe conclusion of the lOh mile Shephard began to exhibit symptoms of distress, and directly afterwards he fell to the ground Jackson proceeded al slackened pace for the renain inder of the way, and the hour had passed as he was 100 yards from the eleventh mile. The winner was trained by the great Robert Fuller.