The Athlete for 1868

THE ATHLETE. 141 High Jump- I Flat Race, 100 yards- J. V. Fitzgerald (5 ft. 1 in.) '. 1 W. Fox . . . . . 1 W. D. Allen } f . T. H. Fox . . . . . • 2 G. J. Millington (i t. ll m.) 2 G. Baklllllcteff . . . . 3 Broad Jump- 5 others shnted. Won by 2 yJs. ; time, 11 ~ sec. G. J. l\11llington (17 ft. 4 in.) . 1 J. V. :Fitzgerald 2 High Jump- Flat Race 100 yards– J. Gardner . B. Paunc fote . . . . W. ]fox (4 ft. 5 in.) . . . . 1 T. ll. Fox ti ft. 3! in.) . . . 2 1 Tim , 11 sec. 2 Putting the "\"Veight (16 lb.)– T. H. Fox 32 ft.) . . . . . 1 Hurdle Raco, 200 yards, over 12 hurdles, 3 feet high– J. Gardner ,v. Harrison . . . . . . 'rimr, 31 ec. ] 2 Hurdle Race, Half a l\Iile, over hurdle B ft. 6 in. high- . P. Budrnill . . . . . . 1 F. S. Gwatkin . • . . . . 2 Time, 2 min. 4fl sec. Flat Race, Quarter of a J\Iile, for Winner·- J. Gardnrr . S. P. Bucknill . . . . Time, G3 sec. Putting thC' Stone (14 lb.)- 1 2 G. J. l\Iillingtun (:30 ft.) . 1 B. Paunccfoto . . . . . . 2 Athletic Sports in Russia. Th Ne amateur sports. the fir -t of the kind ever held in this country, cam • off on aturday, th,. 2 th, 'rpt.. mhl·r. Tho place where tile mceti11g- wa liclcl is a country ::;cat of Cuu11t To1 ·toy, ou the l\Io:.cow line, n.uout thirty miles from t. Peter burg. 'l'he ground wn.s an open meaclow close to thl' swift-flowing 'l'osna. The <lay wus very unfavour– able, owing to tl1e incc:-.:n.nt rain, but still the mee. were k('pt up with the greate t pluek, arn.l all went off sath;– facturily. T. K. olovcrich (.30! ft.) . . 2 Hurdle Race, 200 yards, over 10 flights- HEAT 1. W. Fox G. Dakhmotdf . A. Kolcminc . . . A. Daklnueteff . . Won by 3 yd . ; time, 32 sec. HEAT 2. T. H. Fox .. Dr. Falci,;ky . . . R. Pi· arcff . . . T. Vonlar:-ky . . . "\Yon easily; time, 33~ ec. FL'AL IlEA'I'. W. Fox '11. H. Fox 1 2 Won by 1 yd. ; tiU1e, 311 sec. Long Jump- G. Bakhmet<'ff (lG ft. 2 in.) W. Fox (16 ft.) . . • . • 1 2 ;J 4 2 3 '1 2 Trouser Race, 40 yards in and out- w. Fox and 'r. II. Fox . . . 1 A. Kolemine an<l. •r. Yonlar:,;ky 2 Sack Race, 40 yards in and out- T. II. Fox G. Bakhmeteff (fell) A. Bakhmeteff • . 1 2 3