The Athlete for 1868

'rIIE A rrrr LETE. 1-1-i Hmdle Race, 200 yar<ls- 11 Entries. Putting the Shot ( 24lb.)- Fox ( C Company) . . Crawford (ditto). . . l ( 0 pen to all.) · 1 Pille (B Company) ' put" 27 ft. 5 in. Time, 30 sec. 3 the iir ·t turow and wo11, but after" ard::1 (lid {.j in. further for'' how." Three Legged Race, 60 yards– Frecman an<.l Clark. 'l'ime, 12 sec. Open Steeple Chae, 720 yards, over 12 flights of hUTdles and water jumps- 13 Entries. Sheffield Football Club. Gth Jlay. (BRA)1HALL LANE CHICKET GRO"C~"D.) Tllo ground on whieh these rares were run was grnss and in ome parts rather heavy. The sprint cow·::,e, how– ever, wa · in good order. Fox ...... . Churchill . . . . . 13 lat Hace, 120 yarcls- 1 C. Percival 1 Time, 2 min. 2-:1: sec. Flat Race, 1200 yards- 8 Entrie . 2 II. K. Peace . A. l\I. Wild . • 2 3 Al o ran - W. Pre t and. J. H. Knowles. Won very ea ily in 13:,i s c. Barlow (B Company) . . Gonlon (ditto) 1 Flat Race, Tlll'ee 1\Iile - 2 'fime, B mi11. 26 sec. High Jump (pole)- 3 Entries. The competition commenced at G ft. Gin., a1l.d the fir't out was at 8 ft. 5 in. The SL'cond cll'arccl ft. 11 in., and failed at 9 ft. ; the winuer, 'rown he1111, <loing 9 ft. 4 in. ca ily amidst the plaudits of the spectators. ( Upe11 to all Ge11tlf'u1e1i Amateurs. J C. I>o<l worth (Broomhall F. C.) 1 U. ._' tok · (liteley P. U. ) . . . 2 H. Hurt (ditto) . . . . . . 3 Also ran - lI. Hcnnhvll (I!w7tlers– }lelcl .A. C.), A. Bindley (llncl<leri-:Jitld A. C.), J?. A. 'rl10111a (Birl,wihewl), F. Witty (London A. C.), J. R Wrigl1t (Hallam Jl. C.J, J. Lindley, W. Jn<'k'on, 'l'. Downi1ig. uncl G. Sh ven.·ou (Xorfon P. C.), W. II. Bowler and 'l.'. Jenkin– ·on (llfockenzie F. C.), :md 0. Picket"- gill (1llilton F. C'.). The lead was Steeple Chase, oyer 12 hurdles alternately hel<.l by Bradley, .Jaekson, and 3 wet ditche _ a.nu Jenkim,on, and Doda:,worth, till the commencement of the la. t rounJ, when Churchill ( C Company) · · · 1 Jack:,,on n11d J enkinwn were beaten, I and Stokes went to th front, clo ·ely 220 followed hy Dod ·worth. llnlf wn,y round the la t lup D()(l worth mndc his Heavy Marching Order, yards– ( Open to all.) Howden (A Compw1y) Time, 3 sec. l c f~o rt_, :n 7 1 ~ pas 'in~ Stoke , won cul:>il y in . . . 1 Hi mm. 3;):.: HCC. Flat Race, Quarter of a l\file– (Open to all. Fo. (CCompany) . .... 1 hurchill (ditto) . . . . . . 2 Won liy 2 ytk; time, 5-11 see. Handicap, 150 :5ard. - U. E. K. Thorpe (11 ye.ls.) U. Percirnl (1 yd .) . . 2 J. 11. Knowles ({.i y<ls.) • 3 Also mn-A. l\I. Wild (4:yd ·.), G. '1 1 • Ferncll (7 yll ·.), A. .A. Dixon ( ydtl.), F. wift ( yds.),W. ll. Moore (9 yJs.), J.A.