The Athlete for 1868

TIIE ATHLETE. Merchant Taylors' School. (Uth Jllay.) High Jump- hri tie (5 ft. 2 in.) 1 Leadam (5 ft. 1 in.) 2 Flat Race, 100 yards- HEAT 1. Steele . HEAT 2. Coxhead 1 HEAT 3. Christie 1 HEAT 4. FINAL HEAT. Trevitt 1 Steele 2 Bourne 3 Won cleverly in 60 sec. Putting the Stone (16 lb.)– Coxhead (30 ft. 6 in.) Hurdle Race– Chri tie . Alford . . . . 103 1 2 Trevitt FINAL HEAT. Strangers' Hace, 440 yards- 1 W. Collett . . . . . . . I Lewis . . . . . . . . . 2 Christie. 1 Steele 2 Ooxhcad. 3 Seven ran. Collett took the lead at 100 yds., and won easily. Time, 55 sec. Won by a yard after a good race. Flat Race, One l\1ile– 'l'ime, 11! sec. Bpurne . . . 1 Th Ottley . . . . . rowing the Cricket Ball- Stretton ... 2 ... 3 Coxhead (91! yds.) . . . . 1 Won easily by 30 yds. Time, 5 miu. Alford . . . . . . . 2 401 sec. Flat Race, Half a Mile- Bonrue . . . . . . 1 Middlesex County Cricket Club Cuxheall . . . . . . 2 Sports. Alford . . . . . . . 3 Bourne took 1.he lead soon after tart- Handicap Race, 100 yards-– ing, and wa nevc·r headed, winning easily Ly 20 ycls. Time, 2 min. 24 sec. Long Jump- Christie (16 ft. 6 in.) . . teele (14 ft. 7 in.) Flat Race, 440 yards- TIE.AT 1. Trevitt Won easily in 61! sec. lIEAT 2. Steele . . . . . . . Bourne ...... . Won Ly 8 ydl:l. in 61 SC'C. I 2 . . 1 1 2 HEAT 1. Veitch (I'hcenix C. C.), 7 yd . . 1 'l'. Collin (City.Amateur A. C.), 5 yd . . . . . . . . . 2 J. . Dixon ( City Amateur A. C.) , :3} yds. . . . . . . . . 3 Al ·o ran-W. Gray ( German G. S. ), yds. Won by 4 ft.; time, lOJ sec. Ill .AT 2. F. H. ·hultze (London cotti h R. V.), 7 y<ls. . . . F. Ili 'hop (Victoria United C. f".), (j yds. . . . . A. Williams (Amateur A. 0.), 4 ydl:l. . ..... 1 2