The Athlete for 1868

THE ATIILETE. 41 - - -- - - ------ ilEAT 2, H. B. Cotterill . . J. S. Smith Long Jump- 1 Won by Norris with a fine jump of 2 19 ft. 2 in. Won by 2 y<ls. ; time, lOi sec. FINAL HEAT. R. Fitzherbert 1 A. W. Lambert . 2 Time, 10! sec. Won by about 2 y<ls. Smith and Oot– terill also ran. High Jump- L. :Norri (5 ft. 3 in.) . 1 The ground was too i;ticky for high jumps. 120 Yards Hurdle Race- IIEA.T 1. W. W. Cooper . . . . . . 1 Time, 1n cc. W. Lee-Warner, A. Low, Norris, and Atkinson also mu. Cotterill, Wybergh, Davis, and Os– borne also competed. Volunteer Challenge Cup, Quar– ter of a Mile- 'l'his Silver Challenge Cup is open to members of the second company r St. John's) University Rifle Volunteers, au<l there were four competitors-viz., Lambert, Sparkes, !Icy, and Braith– waite. Lambert . . 1 Sparkes 2 Time, 551 sec. l\Iile Race- T. JJainbri11<Ye . A. E. 1\Iicklefield J. R. Spa,rkes R. Luck 1 2 0 0 R. Hey. C. IIoaro HEAT 2. Time, 20! sec. FI AL HEAT. W. W. Cooper . W. Lcc-Warner . 1 2 l\ficklefi Id took the lend, and held it 1 till twenty or thirty ynnl from the win- 2 ning-post, when Bainhriclge, who had b en playing the part of n. glmtleman in waiting, came out in his proper cha– rnct r, aud ran in first. Time, 4 min. 51 sec. Won by 8 yd . ; tirne, 20~ sec. Hey and Hoare ah,o ran. Putting the Weight- w. Lee-Warner (32 ft.) . . . 1 Hodges, Williams, Cann, and Osbome also cowpctcd. 300 Yards Consolation Race- J. . mith . . . . . 1 H. B Cottcrill . . . . . 2 St. Peter's College, Cambridge. March 23rd. Throwing the Hammer– H. A. Williams (G9 ft.) . . Gannon and ·watson also threw. These ports took place on Fenncr's round, in very wet we:1.ther, the 1 gronn<l being heavy going, which will account for the slow timo in which some of tho races were run. Quarter of a Mile Race- w. Wybergh . . . . . . . 1 J. R. Sparkes . . . . . . 2 Al-o ran-R. Fitzherbert, R. Hey, H. A. Williams, J. Atkin on, J, S. 8mith, J. ~Iusp;rove, E. Braithwaite, A. Low, W. Lee-Warner, and J. Ga h. 'rime, 55 :;cc, Flat Race, 100 yards- H. L. Fraser. . t D. D. Jenkins t Al ·o rn.u-II. Goding, 'l'. O'Connor, T. W. Whi tlcr, and C. Griffin. Fra or lc<l till nearly home, when Jenkins purtC'd and ju t caught him on I.he to.pc. Time, 111 sec.