The Athlete for 1866

28 THE ATHLETE. Plat Race, Half aMile— [For all over 14.) Noel Hill 1 E. Wilkinson 2 Time 2 minutes 22seconds. Throwing-the Hairirei — (16-/6. weight.) Domville (62-ft 9-in) 1 Sturges (61-ft 8-in) 2 Flat Race, Half a Mile— {For all under 14.) Owen 1 J. Jeudwine 2 Time 2 minutes 55seconds. Flat Race, OreMile— (0/>en.) Noel Hill 1 E. Wilkinson 2 Time 5 minutes 19seconds. Wide Jump— (For all over b-/f. 4-in.) E.Wilkinson (16-ft 10-in) 1 Good 2 Hurdle Race, 120 yprdf, over 8 flights ol Hmdleii— {Forall under 16.) D. RoHrtson 1 F. A. Talbot 2 Time 20 seconds. Hurdle Race, 120 yards, over P fi:ghts of Hurdles— [For all over 15.) Randolph 1 Domville 2 Time 18J seconds. Flat Race, 200 yards— (.Open) E. Wilkinson 1 Randolph ... 2 Time 22 sec. Throwing the Cricket Ball— {All over 16.) Noel Hill (t9 yds 2-ft) 1 W. Brown 2 Flat Race, 100 yards— (All over 16.) Randolph 1 E. Wilkinson 2 Time 11 seconds. HighJump— (For all over5-ft 4-zn.) Good (4-ft9J-m) "M F. Hill (4-ft 8j-in) 2 Steeple Chase— (For all over 15) Noel Hill 1 Witherington 2 In these sports the running of Noel Hill deserves special mention, having won the mile, half mile, quarter mile, and steeple chase. Longcroft's throw of 97 yards is extraordinary for a boy under 16, but throwing the cricket ball appears to have been an important it m in the sports of previous vw*. Thus,, in 1860, the throw was 111 yards 1861, „ 99 „ 1F62, „ 113 „ 1-ft. 1863, „ 103 „ 1864, „ 117 „ The only other important item in pre­ vious sports was the 100 yards race in 1859 won by H. C. Jollys in 10 seconds (Mr. Jollys afterwards won the 100 y aids in the Oxford University sports) Magdalene College, Cam­ bridge. 1th March. (FEKNER'S GROUND.) Flat Race, 100 yards- Heat 1. Heat 2. H. Johnson 1 |Wilcox 1 « Hoole ... 2 |Richardson J Time 11 seconds. FINAL HEAT. Johnson Wilcox Time, 102seconds.