The Athlete for 1868

THE A1'ITLETE. 7 Flat Race, Two Miles- Atlas Cricket Club, Liverpool. Joseph Snow, jun. (Manchester) I A. S. Pearson. . . . . . . 2 10th .August. Charle H. Rees. . . . . · 3 Flat Rnce 100 Yards Eight nm. Time, first mile, 6 min. "" ' J - 5 sec.; second mile, 11 min. 37 sec. HEAT I. R. l\'.L Hill ( 1lfonchester) J. Jones (Birkenhead). 1 2 Wide Jump- 1\Ir. J. Duckworth won both the standing (9 ft. ti in.) ancl running (1 ft. 9 in.), Ur. R. T. Parkinson being second. Hmdle Race, 220 yards- w. l\IcLaren . . . . . . 1 l\fr. l\fayor . . . . . . . 2 J. Duclrworth . . . . . 3 }'our ra.n. Time, 33! sec. Thmwing the Cricket Ball– w. MrLaren (95 yds.) J. Leathcrbarrow . . . . 1 2 HEAT 2. D. foNicol (Birkenhead) . 1 J. Duckworth (Ha~linaden). • 2 FrnAL HEAT. R. 1\1. Hill . J. Dnckworth . D. McNicol. Running Lono- Jump- 1 2 3 J. Raton (Liverpool), 18 ft. llf in. . . • • 1 J. Duckworth 2 Flat Race, Half a Mile– J. Hooton . . . . . . . C. "\ . Beardsell. . . . . 1 Flat Race, One l\Iile- Eight ran. 'l'ime, 2 min. 17! sec. 2 F. A. Thoma (.Axt-0n) } J. now, jun. ' Manche tcr) A. S. Pearson (Lh: rpuol) • 6 ran; time, 4 miu. 57 sec. I 3 Throwing the Hammer (16 lb.) J. tone . . . . . . . I C. J. Holliday . . . . . . 2 Putting the Shot (16 lb.)- J. tone . . . . . , C. J. llolliday . . . . . 1 2 On l\Iondny evening tbe swimming contests in the Great ]_;"'!oat. Birkenhead, were d ci.tl.etl. The 100 yd . match was wou by . G. Pugh, Li'oerpool, who beat \V. 'l'yler, Lonclon, by about ix ytls. The one mile race hatl. . ix swimmers to contend for the prize , but buforc half a mile J1ad been wum, l\1r. Long, London, lrnd placed a gap of about 20 yds. between him ·elf nnd the other competitors, Mr. . Wel by, Liver– pool, being second, nnd J. B. Stanley, llfanchester, third ; the others a long way behin<l. In this order they finishell, ag,tinst a strong hr ze, Mr. Long win· ning by 25 yd::1. '\Yiuuer's time, 27 min. 11 sec. Running High Jump- J. Duckworth (Haslingden), 5 ft. 2 in. . . . . . . 1 H. Iillcr (Liverpool) . 2 4 competed. Handicap Race, 200 yards– lIEAT 1. E. Morgan (1Jirke11hecld,, J 8 yds. . . . . . . . . . 1 J. Prescott (Liverpool), 10 ycls. 2 HEAT 2. J. T. 1\IcKnii;ht ( Walton), 17 yds. • . . . . . . . . I J. Benson (Liverpool), 15 yds. . 2 liEAT3. J. Duckworth (Haslingclen), scratch . . . . . . . . 1 J. Hooton (Lfrerpool,, 4: yds. . 2