The Athlete for 1869

48 THE ATHLETE. [Dunu~, TRrn. CoLL. commencing the third quarter, the e I Broad Jump- tw~ had got a lead of 1 2 yd · from '\V. J. Falkiner (ID ft. Gin.) I Quuk and Gerrard. Farran, on enter~ ing the traigbt for the third time, bel~eved it was the fini b, and began Hurd.le Race 440 yarcls- racmg for home, and l\f·Carthy al o I ' quickening (although not so deceived', W. l\furray . . . . . . I stuck pretty close to him. Farran on A. S. Ge!nutl . . . . . 2 finding out his mistake, was run out, l\I. A. Little . . . . . . 3 and unable to continue, but M'Carthy As in the other long hurdle race, this had now a. lead of nearly 30 yds. Quirk was won by Murray in plenclicl style. put on a magnificent spurt of more than 300 yds., but failed quite to catch M'Carthy, who won by _6 yd. Time, Dropping the Football- 4 min._53! sec. S. W. Nash (147 ft. 7 in.) 1 SECOXD DAY. Race, 100 yards- lIEAT 1. W. J. Falkincr T. Hartley . A. Miller . . Won cleverly. Time, 10} ·cc. HEAT 2. R. Wright. . . . . . H. Lyons ..... . I. II. Little . . . . . Won easily. 'J'imc, lOJ sec. HEAT 3. .w. .J..TU h • , .. H. Wilson ..... A. Grave . . . . . Time, 11 sec. FINAL HEAT. W. J. Falkincr R. Wright S. W. Nash . 1 2 3 J 2 3 Ji'. R. Evans . . . . . 2 Quarter of a J\Iile Race- ( Open.) A. J. Wilkinson (A. A. C.) l R. M. Hunt • . . . 2 II. W. D. Dunlop • . . 3 R. Boyd . . . . . . 0 Hunt da bed off with the lead, aud I making the pace tremendously hot, 2 drew away.from Wilkinson and Dunlop, 3 who were racing together. On enter- ing the straight, Hunt had a lead of 15 yds., when Wilkinson, putting it on, gradually closed with him, and catching 1 him 30 yds. from home, won easily by 2 Gyds. Time, 5G sec. 3 Putting the Weight (42 lb.)– G. Good (2G ft. 4 in.) . . . . 1 Race, Two Mil s- J. O. Quirk . . 1 A. S. Gerraru . 2 P. S. Payno . . 3 A good race; won by a yard. Wrigl1t did not seem to move with the same freedom as in the open 100 yds. on the fust day. Time, 11 sec. This !"ace scarcely needs any d - scription, as.Quirk, nfic'r waiting on bis men for a mile and a half, came away I in grand style and won as he liketl. Race, Ilalf a Mile– c. D. L. M'Carthy. F. W. ..:mith ... A. S. Gerrard 2 Time, 10 min. 48 sec. 3 Won in splendid siyle. Time, 2 min. 1 O sec. The fir:;t and second me:n having won iJ:iis r3:ce before, the prize was given to the tlurtl man. Vaulting- A. Hart (G ft. 5 in.) G. A. Stritch . . . I 2