The Athlete for 1868

THE ATIILETE. 153 Saturday, 7th December. Steeple Chase, distance about Two l\liles, from Beverley Bridge to the ronncl., at Wim– bledon, and thence to the windmill on Wim1lec.lon Com- mon– w. C. Cross (Thames Il. C.), Flat Hace, Quarter of a l\file– ,v. W. Rai nsfortl 'Virtoria U1dled) 'I'. Alli11gh:1m (Vif'foria United) ~ A . C. Wibon r bll,1gton Pro- prietary Srhool . . . . . ,, ,von by 3 ytls. ; time, 1 min. G see. 20 HCC, • • • • • • , , 1 1 Throwing the Cricket Ball– W.II.l'al mer(Nicliolson · s Unitrcl). 87 yds. . . . . . C.. K Hai 11sforcl (Jliddlcse.-i; A. C.), 3G ,('C. . . . . . . • . 2 T. F . .Arthur (D.Zeclic) . .J. ~ Wt·b ter <J.'1rickenhmnR.C.), . 1 Flat Race, 100 yards- 30 "ec. . . . . . . . . H · FuuntainWoud;,;(Chelsea), !10 ·cc. 4 T. ~\.llinghnm Also ran- "\V. II. Pn Im ·r . . . . H. Debenham (lfomilton,. Walter Rye ( Tlw m<'R n. C.). erateh Pulham Evmi.· (Uhel.eu). f)O,.. ·won by half a yard; 2 ytls. bchVC't •11 ec. ·1 second and third. W. S. S.tHer ( H ·e;;t Lull(lr,n R.C.) . ...... 00::;c<'. B - E. West (blington ~1ll,ion owling at the '\Yickct (roun\l- C. 0.) . . . . . . t~ s c. arm)- .T. A. Hohy ( Thnme. H. C.) ,3,) sec. ,IT '} l ·nr n 1 (l-· 1 • J 1 ' '11 r 1 ~) lOO , -~on en 1 y )Y n. \y< er 1c or,, • ' 1 cr ( 1 ' 01111011 ,,: • C. · cc. Cnitecl); the other .. nowhere." E. 11. (8tuckw1:,ll 'l'lurnit · R. 0.). . . . . . . 100 sc·c. R G. Hoar (London A. C.) GO sue. C. Dunt ""outh ~Yonruurl A. '.). . . . . . . 20 :-cc. J. L. Pai1t (Micldlese.r .A.G.) :.J;'5 ::,CC. J. ~\. llurwoucl ( Tlia1111" R. C.) . . . . . . 50 :,CC. W. N. .Bennett . . . . liO s1 <:. ,J. KBennctt ( ()fril S, rvice) tiU :cw. ·w.c. Talbot '1'lw111rs ll.C.; 70 su. R Howl ,tt ~h 'l "u1,il'e 70 :t:c. Hcrl,1•rt Gore 'l'h rme: ll.C.) ~O ec. J . .A.J ohm;on ( Lo11dlin A. C.) 100 cc. Stockwell aud Boar hod for nearly l1alt' the distance, arnl tlien lo~t tlioir roadway. Oro:-;:; got honw in 20 min. -12 s ·c. ; 15 i:;ee. before Hain:;fonl ; "~eb– stcr clo:;e up, uncl the rest frn"'gli11g. Tuffnell Park Sports. September 21.~t. Running Long Lcap- Handicap, One l\Iile- H. ,v. dmffonl ( l'frforia Unite l W. H. Heunuing (J;u,·to11 lnitcd 1 ~ Won by 2 ytls.; time, 5 min. 10 sCl'. Running Hio-h Jnmp– T. F. Arthur (4 ft. 'in.). Open Handicap, Half a 1\111 •- . Dunt (South J:,..oncood A. C. , 15 y1ls. . . . . . . . . J R. U. O"le (:3.'5 ycls.) . . . . :.! J. L. l'auk (Gernwn r:. ().) . . :1 Won hy 2 ychi.; 10 yd~. bet\\'t'• ll sccoutl aud third; tim ·, 2 min. 11 ~C(.'. Hurdle Hacc, 200 yarc1s, over 10 flights- T. Allinghmu . . . . . G. W. Ward (Tm;i.~to,·k) . . ~ 0. Johuson ( Victoria l.:,1iled), rn ft. 1 1 J.B.Pnlmer(Xfrhol.·011'sC11't"[) :: Won by 5 yck; half a foot h tween 1 seeontl aud third; time, :JO} ~C'C. i M