The Athlete for 1866

82 THE ATHLETE. Flat Race, One Mile— R. Turner J. Hood F. W. Hotham... Time 6 min. 40 sec. Putting the Stone (16 1b.)- W. R. Burgess, 30 ft. 5.^ in. F. W. Hotham Half Mile Handicap (39 entries) R. F. Dale, 200 yds 1 F. Barstou, 115 yds ... ... 2 Time 2 minutes. Throwing 1 the Cricket Ball— G. K. Mills, 95 yds 1ft. ... 1 H. Hartley 2 Plat Race, Two Miles— R. Turner 1 W. R. Walker 3 J, Hood 2 Time 12 min. 10 sec. Hurdle Race, 250 Yards Plights)— Heat 1. Heat 2. A. Holmes ... W. A. Burgess H. C. Phelps... C.Sankey G. Salmond (12 FINAL HEAT. Holmes 1 Burgess 2 hong Jump— H. C. Phelps, 16 ft. 6 in. A. Holmes Both handicapped3 inches. Consolation Stakes (250 Yards) A. A. Elliott ... ... ... 1 W. E. Emmett. .. ... ... 2 The ground was very kea^vy going, owing to thegreat amount of rain that had fallen. Handicap, Half a Mile— W. P. Bowman,80 yards ... 1 G. Brewerton, 45 yards ... 2 H. G. Nind, 40 yards 3 17 others accepted. Won by 10 yds, in 2 min.18 see. Trouser Race, 150 Yards— W. Wilson H. H. Cameron W. W. Wood > A. A. Wilmot) Steeple Chase (over 2 Miles of Hunting Country)— H. G. Nind 1 A. H. Hall 2 S. H. Sandbach... ... ... 3 Also ran, Wilson, Newton, McCrae, and Hilton. Won by 30 yds, in 13^ minutes. Consolation Race, 200 Yards— Wood ... ... ... ... 1 Allsopp ... ... ... ... 2 Holbeck 3 8 ran. Time 23 seconds. Victoria United Cricket Club. l~th November. (PRINCE OF WALES GROUND, BOW.) Starter, Mr. B. Matthews; Umpire, Mr. J. Goulding. Walking Handicap, 1 Mile— W. Rainsford scratcii ... 1 W. H. Westlake 35 yards ... 0 Westlake gave up beforehe had done half the distance. Handicap, 100 Yards— F. Bishop ... W. F. Richards T. W. Cooper F. Robins .. A. J. Richards scratch do. 7 yards scratch 7 yards Won by half ayard in 111 seconds.