The Athlete for 1868

48 THE ATIILETE. Pole Leaping- FrnsT OLA s. Dunn, jun., and Nepean tied at 8 ft. 6 in. 220 yards Hurdle Race- FmsT CLASS. l\Iacan . . . 1 Taylor . . . . . . 2 Dunn, sen. 0 Macan went over his hurdles in a clashing style, and won by 3 yards. SECOND CLASS. Courtenay . . . 1 Smith, jun. . . . 2 Lacey . . . . . . 3 Rus ell, jun. . . . . 0 Won by half a dozen yards; Lacey fell, and Ru ell gave in. Long Jump- TnrnD CLASS. Dickson . . . . . 1 Ogden . . . . . . 2 Bere . . . . . . 0 Won by 15 yards; Bero stopped half way. Sack Race– Boyle . . Almond . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 2 Ogden and Berry, two smo.11 boys, well up. 100 yards Old Carthusian Race (Handicap)- T. P. Abraham (5 yds.) . J R. E. Webster (scratch) . 2 Hawker (5 yd .) 0 1\Iuir Mackenzie (scratch) 0 J. Butler (5 yds.) . . . 0 . Ogden (2 yds.) . . . 0 Anderson (2 ycls.) . . . 0 Lant (5 ycls.) . . . . 0 FmsT CLASS. Macan (17 ft. 8 in.) . Almond (17 ft.Gin.) . Won Ly a few inches; the rest close 1 up. 2 'ECOND CLASS. Wadmore (14 ft. 11 ig. 1 Barry, jun. (14 ft. 1 in.) •.rmno OLA • Neish (12 ft. 6 in. ) Dickson (11 ft. Gi in.) 100 yards Consolation Races- 1 Rees Mogg won the first-class prize, 2 Brown, sen., the second-clas honours, and Gipps the third-class trophy. Quarter of a Mile Race- FrnsT OLA s. 1 2 Venables . 1 Clarke. . . . 2 Almond . . . . . 3 Maple, sen. . . . . 0 At the half <listance Venables was leading Maple, and tlien Clarke t.ook second place, but failed to reach Vena– bles, who won by a dozen yards; a fu t– run race, but no time taken. ECOND OLA..,'. Bcauclcrk . . . . . . . 1 Wadmore ........ 2 Haine, , Halton, sen., l\1aclarcn, Phil– lips, antl Smith, jun., also ran. Won by G yards. Cheltenham College. 3rd and 4th May. Flat Race, 100 yards- J. B.tines . . . . . 1 A. K. Smith . . . . 2 Time, 10 sec. High Jump- A. Hamilton (5 ft. 3 in.) . 1 220 yards, Steeple Chase over 2 ditches and 10 flights of hurdles- A. IC mith . . . . . . . 1 A. Hamilton . • . 2 Time, 35 sec.