The Athlete for 1868

Long Jump- H. Price (15 ft. 4 in.) . Macpherson . . . . THE ATHLETE. 63 Quarter of a Mile Race- 1 Rigg . 1 2 Duncan . . . . . . .. 2 Bennett . . . . . . . . 3 Long Jump (open to boys under A good, and fast run race, Rig~ winning rather ea ily in the last 20 yards. 15 years)– Knight (13 ft. 4! in.) . . White ...... . Flat Race, 100 Yards– Rigg ......• Bennett. . . . . . . lG ran; time, 11! sec. I 2 16 ran ; time, 56} sec. 15 year)- I Half l\Iile Race (for boys under 1 Prater . . . . . . . . . 1 Burchett . . . . 2 2 White . . . . . 3 A very good race. 45 sec. Time, 2 min. 100 Yards (for boys under 15 Hurdle Race- years)– Prater . • . . . . . Dixey .....•. 9 ran ; time, 13 sec. 1 2 Fenning .. l\Iichell. . . Price . . } l\Iacpherson 1 2 3 100 Yards (for boys under 12 Won by about 2 yards. Price and Macpherson dead heat for third place. years)- Gnye ...... . W ackerbath . . . . . 12 ran; time, 14 sec. High Jump- Bennett (4 ft. 10} in.). Eddis ..... . Be.Lting 7 others. 1 One Mile Race- 2 Etldis . . . . Beauchamp .. Leach . . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 Won ea ·ily; time, 5 min. 11 :sec. ~ Strangers' Race, 300 Yards– E. J. Colbeck . . . . . . 1 W. Collett . . . . . . . 2 High Jump (for boys under 15 Tho two London crack ' oon singlu,l themselves out from a field of 11, Collett ltading till he got to the traight, 1 when Colli ek, with !Jis long, telling 2 stride gradually crept up, aud won by years)– heparcl 1 4 ft. 2~ in.) . Courtney . . . . . Hunlle Hace- 1\Iic:hell. . . I>rice Won a ily. Hurdle Race (for boys 15 years)- w. White ..... Knight. 6 r,tn, 1 2 unJer I 2 , nuout 2 ycls. Time, 331 sec. Old Cholmelians' Race, 200 Yard - Irwin 1 Hanson. 2 rau. Won ca ily. Time, 2li ec. Con olation Race-· a.<lbury l Jacob 2