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Pedestrianism

--On Monday, at the Fashion Course, N. Y., after the race was over between White and Thomas, the champion entered for the purpose of drawing a trotting sulkey one mile in 6 ½ minutes, for a purse of $1.000. He accomonshed the mile in the astonishing time of 6 minutes and 2 ½ seconds. Such a thing has never been done before.

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