The Athlete for 1866

THE ATHLETE. 21 ConsolationStakesj 200 yards— D. Moffat 1 A. Scovel 2 Time 25 seconds. Eton College. mh February. ihe Steeple Chase- As the country was very much flooded, the usual course was not taken but instead of the School Jump, Cole- norton witnessed the finish. There were 17 entries, 14 of which faced the starter; and came in in the following order — 1 Sandbach 8 Walpole 2 Calvert 9 Day 3 Ridley 10 Lovell 4 Monck 11 Sheppard 6 Armitstead 12 Rickards 6 Pound 13 Russell 7 Milner Locke, Masterman, Lees, and Cour- thorpe, did not start. At the word « off."Ridley led,followed bySandbach, Lovell, and Calvert.. Lovell shortly shewed signs of h&ving had enough, and Sand' - ach drew a-head, winning by 30 yards from O E Ivert. The course was three miles. Time 15 minutes 35 seconds. St. Peter s College, Cam­ bridge. February. (FENNER'S QKOUND.) Flat Race, 100 yards- Little l Waltham 2 Also ran, Dunn. Won by 2i yards, in 10i seconds. High Jump- Little (5-ft. 5i-in.) 1 Waltham 2 } Y Hie severely injured his foot dur- Kar^v-j competition. Flat Race, Quarterof a Mile- Witt l Williams 2 Also ran, Fortescue, Galloway, O'Connor, and Ebsworth ; won by 2 yards, in 63 seconds. Throwing the Cricket Ball Ebsworth (92 yards IJ-ft.) ... 1 Waltham 2 Also competed. Barnes, O'Connor, and Westmoreland. Hurdle Race, 120 yards, over 10 flights— Waltham 1 Sams 2 Also ran, Williams. Putting the Weight— Waltham (31-ft.2-in.) ... 1 2 Also competed, Barnes. Long Jump— Waltham (17-ft. li-in.) ... 1 Ebsworth 2 Witt « Challsn^e Cup, OneMile- Little ... 1 AIMJ ran, Ebsworth, Walthara,Wil- liams. Galloway, andFortescue. Little notwithstanding, the seriousinjury to his foot, sustained in the high jump, got off with the lead which he retained the whole way, winning by half a lap in 4 minutes 56 seconds. Strangers Race, 600 yards— Long {Trinity) ... 1 Bishop [Corpus) 2 Fin;ay [Trinity) 3 Also ran, Garnett (Trinity), Bindley {Ernmanue ), and Tiffany (Emmanuel. Won by 3 yards, good third, time 87 eeconds. Handicap for i^on - Winners Quarter of a Mile— Barr 1 Barnes 2