The Athlete for 1869

Mrnnrn E.".] THE ATHLETE. G, Flat Race, 100 yards- Middlesex Club. H. l\Iartin ( ro1·tltwn;;tou) . • 1 4th April. C. Percival (,Wan.jord) . . 2 Won by 6 in.; time, 12 sec. Handicap, 30Q yards- Throwing the Cricket Ball– J. P. Turner (Leicester A. C.), 7 yds. 2 ft. . . . . . . 1 C. Bctt (Marl:et IIarborough C. C.), 82 ft. . . . . . . 2 Hurdle Race, 200 yards (over 8 flight , 3ft. 6in. high)– w. Barsby (Louahl>orouqh A. 0.) 1 ,T. R. Davenport (flille..~don C. C.) 2 Won easily. High Jump- R. Williams (Billesclm C. C.), 5 ft. 1 in. . . . . 1 J. R. Davenport (ditto), 4 ft. 11 iu. . . . . . . 2 Flat Race, 250 yards– (For Youths under 15.) .A. . Hughes (1Jiarket Har- borough C. C.) . • . . 1 ,J. ymington (ditto):. , 2 Won easily; time, 32 sec. Siamese Race- .J. Paget and Warwick Hunt • 1 Flat R ce, One l\Iile- E. l\fapplebcck (Birmingham A. C.) ........ 1 J. Beck (Northampton C. C.) . 2 Won very easily in 5 min. 20 sec. 6 ran. Ffat Race, 120 yards- G. 1:o.thcr (Leice. fer) . 1 V. Uhapman (ditto) . 2 9 other::; rnn. (Opcn.) IlEA'l' 1. F. V. Rainsfonl (late Mercers' Schnol), 24: yd:;. . . . . . 1 W. Pybus· mith (A. A. C.), 17 ytl . . . • . . . . ·J l2 Virtually a walk over; time, 41t sec. HEAT 2. 'l'. G. Dale (Lincoln F.~ 0.), 13 yds. . . . . . . . . r I F. H. Schultze (L. . R. V.), ~ 10 yds. . . . . . . . . 2 A. F. A tley (Lieut. llih Regt.), 16 ycls. . . . . . . . . 3 A fine race ; won by half rtyard ; a foot between second antl third; time, 35 sec. · lIEAT 3. T. F. Bunn (Unive1· ity Coll., 0;:on), scratch . . . . . 1 1. Dixon (llL A. 0. , 11 ytls. . 2 E. B. Boyle (L. A. C.), 20 yds. 3 Another fine race ; won by a foot ; time, 34 sec. HFxr -1: W. Pago (T. R. C.), 9 ytls. . . . 1 C. Dunt (S. N. A. C.), 13 ytls. . 2 C. cull (ditto), 25 yds. . . . 3 A capital race; won by n yard ; time, 34 sec. H.I:J.\.T5• E. B. Wet (L. ~- C.),'19"yds.. 1 W. Palmer (G. C. .), 14 yd::i.• J2 J. Whitmore mith (Civil er.), 15 yds.......•.• 3 Won ea ily.: time, 34,! 'sec. FINAL HEAT. E. B. West 1 W. Page . 2 T.G.Dale 3 T. F. Burra . 4 F. V. Rainsford. 5 Won by a yard and a half; time, 33 sec. F 2