The Athlete for 1869

46 THE ATHLETE. [D nus, TRI~.'· CoLL. Handicap Hurdle Race, yards- 120 Throwing the Cricket Ball– A. C. Chaml>erlain (<J7 yd .) G. Parr (<JO y<l '.) • • • • 1 2 HEAT 1. A. Lintott (7 yds.) . 1 T. Bevington (4: ycls.). . . . 2 "·on by a. foot; time, 17!f sec. lIEAT 2. G. R. Nunn ( crateh) . . . . 1 G. Strachan (5 yd:,.) . . . . 2 ·won easily by 4 y<ls. ; time, 17} sec. FINAL HEAT. G. R. Nunn G. Strachan . A. Lintott . 1 2 3 Won by 3 yds. ; time, 17! cc. Walking Race, One l\Iile - D. Allport . . . . . . . ] W. F. Parr ....... 2 Won by 6 y<ls. ; time, 8 min. 31 sec. High Jump- A. C. hamberluin (4: ft.11 in.) 1 W. Parr (4 ft. <Jin.) . 2 Handicap, One l\Iile- w. M. Chinnery ( ·cratch) 1 A. Bond (150 ytls.) 2 A. A. l-:!awur<l (110 yds.) . 3 Won with great case by 30 yds.; time, 1. min. 44~ sec. Long Jump- Handicap Steeple Chase, 880 yards- (Laclie ·' Pri::e. ) W. l\I. Chinnery (scmtch 1 . . 1 A. Lintott (65 ytl:.) . . . . 2 J. Cocke1·ell (30 ytls.) . . . . 3 Chinnery won as he likecl by-10 yd::,.; time, 2 min. 40 ~ sec. Consolation Race, 300 yards– Barber . . . . . . • . 1 Cannon .......... 2 Won l>y 3 yds. Dublin Trinity College. °]lay 5th and 6th. These sport , althouohnntumlly little 1..'Ilown in England, may rompnre favourably with any helcl on this side of the wn.tcr. Not only is the running very ~ood, and the zeal and enor 0 -y of the ':l'rinity boys unrivallc<l, Lut their eftorts are well supported l>y the na– tives, who attend in numLcrs quite unheard of at any me ting in Euglau<l. There were 240 entries for the 22 events; numbers which speak for them– selves. All the races were on gra · ·, which, although firm, wa. rath r rough in plnce . There were two very hand– some Cups given; one for 100 ycli,;. and the other for a quarter of n. mile, open to all amateurs, aud we need only add, that nowhere will a. stranger meet a heartier welcome than here. I<'m T DAY. G. R. Nunn (18 ft. 2 in.) A. C. Chamucrlain (18 ft.) I Throwing the Cricket Ball- 2 C. Hawkey (104- yds. 5 in.) . 1 Handicap, 440 yard - W. Burnett (30 yd:,.) . . • • ] J. Cockerell (scratch) . . • 2 W. S. Sarl (20 ycls.) . . . . 3 A capital•ruce; won by a yard; time, 56 sec. 150 yards Hmdle Race- Hi::.AT 1. A. Graves • . . .. R. II. Blliti .... W. J. Jfalkincr . . . Time, 22t sec. 1 2 . 3