Manual of British Rural Sports by Stonehenge 17th Edition

PROFESSIONAL JUMPING. G37 SECT. 6.—PEOFESSIONAL JUMPING. Description of Contest. Knnning wide jump (with artificial aid), llunning wide jump (without artificial aid). Running high jump (with artiticial aid). Running high jump (without artilicial aid). Running high pole jump. Running, hop, step, and jump. Standing wide jump (with artificial aid). Standingwide jump (withoutartificial aid) Standinghigh jump. Standing hop, step, and jump. Distance, or Height. Name. c5 tc < Weight. Height. Date and Place. ft. in. st. lb. ft. in. 29 7 J. Howard, 1 '28 10 10 5 8i May 8, 1854, Bradford, Yorks. Chester Racecourse. 21 6J E. A. Johnson. " Oct. 13, 1879, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. 6 0 F. Theobald, 2 ofthe — — — Sept. 1, 1851, Bayswater. Guards. 6 OJ E. A. Johnson. — — — Oct. 1, 1881, Boston, U.S.A. 10 9 D. Anderson,3 Alnwick. — — — August 6,1870, Bridge of Allan. 47 7 R. Knox,4 Newstead. — — — August 1870, on Leith Links. 14 6J 0. W. Hamilton S Oct. 3, 1879, Romeo, Michigan, U.S.A. 11 1 E. A. Johnson. 6 0 Aug. 3, 1881, Rocky Point, Prov., U.S.A. 5 3 E. A. Johnson,6 Toronto, Canada. — 11 10 6 0 May 20, 1878, Baltimore. 40 2 D. Anderson, 7 — — July 24,1805, Fort Eyemouth. Alnwick. F URTHER D ETAILS OF ABOVE-NAMED P ERFORMAKCES. 1 Howard won a match to clear 27ft, in one of six leaps. He accomplished it in his fourth. He took off from a block ofwood 1ft. wide, 2ft. long, 3in. thick, and elevated 4m., and used dumb bells of 51b. each. 2 Theobald, at the Flora Grounds, Bayswater, beat the late H. A. Reed, London,who only cleared 5ft. The take off was from a solid block ofwood, with 6in rise, and the heightwas measured from the topof the block. 3 Anderson won at the Strathallan games (in Col. Sir J. E, Alexander's park. Bridge of Allan, Scotland), beating W. Ewing and J.Morrison, both ofAlloa. 4 Knox won at theLeitli games in the firstweek of August, 1S70, beating J. Young, Hawick, and W. Murray. s Hamilton used 221bs dumbbells 6 The account of this performance appeared in the NewYork Sportsman, June 8, 1878. 7 Anderson won at Ayton, Coldingham, andEyemouth games, beating sevenothers. Capt. Allen, BerwickArtillery Volunteers, was judge. SECT. 7.—AMATEUR HAMMER-THROWING AND PUTTING THE WEIGHT. Description of Contest. Distance. Name. Age. Weight. Height. • Date and Place Throwing the 161b Hammer (run unlimited). Throwing the 161b. Hammer (7ft. run and no follow). Putting the 161b. Weight (7t. run and no follow). ft. in. 138 3 116 2 43 9 G. H. Hales, 1 Cambridge University AC . W. J. M. Barry, 2 Queen's College, Cork. J. 0'Brien,3 Clonmel F.C. 22 22 1 1 1 1 O April 7, 1876; Lillie Bridge Ground London. June 17, 188", Tralee, co. Kerry. July 11, 1885, Ball's Bridge, Dublin. F URTHER D ETAILS OFABOVE-NAMED P ERFORMANCES. I won at the Oxford v.Cambridge meeting in 1876. At the County KerryA. and C.C.meeting Barry, afterwinning the hammer-throwing at 108ft. Sin. lor a special prize offered for a record,succeeded in throwing the distance given. 30 Brien performed this feat at the Irish Amateur Atheletic and Bicycle ChampionshipMeeting, tmg \V. J. Maxwell's record of the previous year by 4in.