The Athlete for 1868

46 TIIE ATIILETE. Bennett lccl for ix laps, after which the race lay b~twecn Cheetham and Royd::1, the former of whom, notwith– standing liis knee being lame, mane a game struggle, but was beaten at last by 10 yu.s.; time, 12 min. 14 sec. Handicap, 440 yarcls- Flat Race, 440 yards- N. Coward 1 T. Coward . . . . . 2 H. Nicholls 3 The winner letl from start to finish, an<l won easily; time, G5 sec. A. Myburgh (50 yds.) . . S. H. S. Lofthouse (~5 ycls.) . Putting the Weight (16 lb.)- 1 J. Cowanl ,20 ft. 8 in.) 1 2 A. Boning. . . . 2 F. Dewberry . . . . . . . 3 Won vrry easily in 51 sec. Consolation Race, 120 yards– F. G. J fferson . . . . . 1 W. A. Ilorrn.daile . . . . . 2 Eight ran ; time, 13 sec. JJ1arch 9th. Strangers' Race, One Mile- w. C. Gibbs (.Jesu. ) . . . . 1 T. G. Little (Peterhouse) . . • 2 C. II. Long (Trinity . . . . 3 J. W. Fletch r (Pembroke, O.rj.) 4 A. King (London A. 0.). . . 0 J. F. 1\Iuggriclge (Trinity ) . . 0 King took tho load at st.arting, fol– lowed by Gibb:,;, who pa. eel him at tho entl nf the second lnp. At the top of the liill, in the third lap, Little put on a spurt, and meed with Long. Gibb won by 4 yrk ; Fletcher GO y<ls. off. Time, 4 min. 36 sec. Albert Institute, Cambridge. th October. President, E. Boys (,T,·s11s Cull.) C,lpt.iin, J. IL Coward. Trca,-,urer, .J. ll. l\Ia,ters. ,'ecretary, J;;. Ranyard. Committ!'e-l\Ie~ -r.-. A. 13oninp:, A. Conway, J. • Cownrd, N. Hunt, R. Knott, and D. Reeu. Starter and Judge, Mr. Par– menter. Flat Race, 100 yards- Handicap Race, 440 yards- J. Radfonl (GO ycls.) . . . • 1 F. Coward (20 ycls.) . . . . 2 B. Williams (20 y<l .) . . . . 3 Al o ran-l\1. Hunt (GO y<l .) and J. Starling (10 yds.J Radford macle all the running, and won easily; time, 50 ec. High Jump- s. ~fa ters (4: ft. 7 in.). 1 T. Oowa ·<l . 2 A. Boning . . . . . 3 Flat Race, One Mile- N. Coward 1 G. Savage. . . . . 2 J. Parmenter. . . . 3 Pannentcr lecl for half a mile, when he had to give way to Savage, who also wa pa sed in the la -t lap by Coward, the ltttter winning by 50 yds. ; time, 5 min. 55 s c. Throwing 1 he Cricket Ball- J. IL Ia ·tcrs ( 5 yds. 10 in.) 1 G.Rimm. 2 G. 'fhun;ton 3 A. Boning 4 Charterhouse Athletic Sports. F. 'oW!lrtl .. ,J. II. Ia tcrs B. \ illiams . . . II . .i: ichols 1 On l\In.y 8 th se , ports w r held on 2 the chool playground, and attracted a 3 large and fosliionahlc attendance. It 4 may be nec1:s~ary to mention that the Cowar<l got a vay with tho lead, ancl fin;t cla s inc.:lwlc,; all above lG years of ~·a.s never hca<lc1l, winning by a yard ; ago; the s<.coutl, all hdwc •n lG autl 13; good third; time, !OJ sec. awl the third, all under 13. J. Butter, ,