The Athlete for 1869

TIIE ATIILETE. [CIVIL ERVICE. Veterans' Race, 100 ·arcls- r Lov:est age 4:0 years; one ynrcl alloicerl for each year oi-er 40.) G. Wyatt ( General Reuislry), owecl 15 y<ls. . . . . . . 1 R. E. Lambert (I'ost Office), owed 2G yds. . . . . . . 2 W. W. D'.Alhiac 1 Inlcmd Re– ventw), owc<l 11 ytls. . . . :3 Won by 4: yd::;. 'rime, 13; sec. Handicap, 880 yarcls- 24: Eutrie . R. hortre<le (India (~lfice), 55 yds. . . . . . . . . 1 W. Burridge (Indian Reremw), 52 yd·. . . . . . • . . 2 G. T. Jfollitt ( Customs), 50 yds. :.i C. l\I. Callow (Admiralty), 12 yds. . . . . . . . . o I J. Bourdillon (l1tdia Service, , 32 yds. . . . . . . . . 0 H. trafford (I'osl Offire~, j5 y<ls. 0 II. Tomlin on ( Uu toms 1, 40 yd ·. 0 G. W. Bawtrce ' Charity Com.), G5 ydi,;. . . . . . . . . O A splendid rai::e ; won l>y Giu. Time, 2 min. 7 sec. .Strangers' Race, One :Mile- 10 Entri ::i. W. l\I. Ul.Linncry (L. A. C.) . . 1 E. Ilawtrcy (Eton oll.) . . . versity Iile, which he won in e.'actly 4 min. 2 sec. The Editor timetl bufu races himself with one of Ifancock'::; unerring stop chronometers, and 'tlll vouch for the aceumcy of the times given. Walking Race, Five l\files- 13 Entric::;. D. Eccles (British Jliu. euin). . I H. F. Wilkinson (Aiulit O.ffir·e). 2 J. B. Bentley ( Qw:en's Bench 0.ffice) . . . . . . . . 0 F. l\famlesley (Inlwul Re1.·e11ue) 0 W. C. amucl (C111;fum ·) . . . 0 KW. L. Ilyves(Inlanll Re1:cmw) 0 H. C. Ganett ( llcaistry of Sea- men). . . . . . . . . 0 R. 1\1. Williams (Eccles. Cu11i.), owed 120 ..ec. . . . . . . 0 A. N eighl>our ( Cw;tums ), oweel GO cc. . . . . . . 0 A. Stoker ( Chief Sec. 0_8ice, Dublin). . . . . . . . 0 This was a sa.d bu -iness. ,Yilliamti, owing 2 min., gradually caught ancl pa ·::;e1l all bi::i men except toker. The pair raced home all alone, and in tho excitement of the finish both broke. The Committee very rig!Jtly <lecid tl to dis– qualify them; 1.Jut in recognition of their fine walking up to this unfortunate finish, prcscute<l both with cups. Wil– liams's time was ·:1:0 min. 7 sec; toker'l:l, '12 miu. 7 sec. ; Ecclcs's, 44 min. 53 s ·c. A. Miulclock (L. A. C.; . . . U. Dunt ( outh Nonl'ood A. 0.) 2 a o Three-Legged Itacc, 100 yarc.ls- R. G. Woo<lthorpe (Royal L'n- yineers) . . . . . . . . 0 W. E. l\fillikcn ( Trin. IIall, Cambridge). . . . . . . 0 H. St. J. Kneller ( 'lapfon C. C'. ) 0 H. R lfanni::l (Htoa L'xcclsior 'luli). . . . . . . • • 0 H. C. ltiches (Stella R. C.) . . U This splcnilicl performance of Cbin- 11cry' r quire little <leccri1Jtion, for ho almost inl.1Uccliately took the lead, ancl vas n vcr again approach ·cl, wi1111ing by 25 yds. The rc.,t wero ab · lutcly nowhere. The timu \\as 4 min. 29 ·ec., the i,;econd fast~t amatcnr fon on re– cord, the fastest being""'· . Gibbs', <>Ver the i;amc cmm;e, iu the Inter- ui- Post Entries. A. F. Dr rcton and J. ". aruc. I Collett and 'l'own::;end. . . . ~ Challenge Cnp, One l\Iile- 1 :I: J•~ntries. "ydmbam Dixon (I,Llanil Ee– renuc) . . . . . . . . 1 W. H. )I. Bethune (Audit <?11fre) 2 ~l. B. Jol>liug (Court of l'ru- baleJ, the holder. . . . . ;~ ]?. l\Iedwin (Adlllfralty . . . 0 ; f. A. Allen (Po.·f UJ!ice) . . 0 W. Burridge (1,tlwul H v '11uc) . 0 \Yon ca::,ily Ly :JO yds. 'l'ime, 4 rniu. 1:J! sec.