The Athlete for 1866

THE ATHLETE. 43 Heat 3. M. E. Jobling 2 yards (Nautilus) 1 C. W. Beardsell 8 „ {Corsair) 2 H. Philpott 10 „ {Twickenham) RowingClub) ... ... ... 3 W. Collett, Scratch {London JR. C.) 0 J. Macnamara,12 yards {Corsair) ... 0 Won easily. Time 24^ seconds. FINAL HEAT. Emery 1 Jobling 2 O'Leary 3 Digby ... 0 Won by half a yard. Time 24 seconds. Flat Race, 440 yards— Heat 1. W. A. Simpson {Arid) ... 1 C. W. Beardsell {Corsair) ... 0 FINAL HEAT Heat 2. D. M. O'Leary {Nautilus) 1 A. Wood {Nau­ tilus 0 Simpson walked over. Walking Race, 2 Miles— J. Westell {Ariel) 1 B. F. Slater {Corsair) 0 Won easily. Time 16 min., 35^ sec. Hurdle Race, 250 yds. 10 Flights M. E. Jobling {Nautilus) 1 B. F, Slater {Corsair) 0 J. Macnamara {Corsair) ... 0 Won anyhow. Flat Race, One Mile— M.E. Jobling ... ... 1 K. T. Digby 2 W. L. Slater ... 3 Also ran—F. Pattison, J. D. Simon, H. W. Dando, G. W. Leah, W. A. Simpson) Won by 15 yards. Time 4 min. 55 sec. Merchant Taylors 1 School. Idth April. (BEATJFOKT HOUSE, WALHAM GKBEN.) Committee, Rev. R. Whittington, Messrs. Crutwell, Pope, Hogg, Herford, Alford, and Cole. High Jump- Christie (4-ft. 11 in.) 1 Sharpe (4-ft. 8 -in.) 2 Flat Race, 100 yards— Trevitt 1 Hart 2 Flat Race, Half a Mile— Tapper I Sharpe 2 Won by a foot. Throwing the Cricket Ball— Coxhead(80 yards) 1 Tapper (76 yards) 2 Strangers' Race, Half a Mile— Saward 1 Hunt 2 King 3, Won by 10 yards. Owing to the unfavourable state of the -weather,the remainder of the pro­ gramme was postponed to the Ist May, and resulted as follows :— Putting the Stone (141bs.)— Coxhead(32-ft. 9-in.) 1 6 competed. Flat Race,Quarter of a Mile— Trevitt l Herford 2 11 ran ; time 59.$seconds. liOng Jump — Christie (15-ft. 3-in.) ... 1 8 competed. Hurdle Race— Christie ,,, 1 Won easily; 6 competed.