The Athlete for 1869

OxF., PEMn. CoLL.] TIIE ATIILETE. S? Eight ran. Irvin took the lead and Race, 440 yar<l.s– woul<l probably have maintained it, but making a mistake in the cour e and J. Brookes · · • ' I 2 getting a fall, he wa ever able to F. Down · · · · overtake Brookes, who won easily. Time, 5G s c. Throwing the Cricket Ball- F. C. William on (owecl 3 yd .), 103 yd-. 1 ft. 10 in. . . . 1 R. 1\Iitcb.in on (99 )'lls.) . . . 2 Consolation Race, 220 yards– ,T. Bax ndale . . . 1 J. l\fattb. ws . . . . • . . 2 Won en:-;ily. 9th and lOth March. l•'mT D.1.·. Putting the Stone- J. Leslie (27 ft. in.) J. Brookes (27 ft. 4 in.) Trousers Hace- c. D. Malet } F. .Williamson · Throwing the Cricket Ball- 2 1 E. Grubbc (93 yds. 1 ft.) I F. C. Willin,mson (4 yds pen.) . 2 Race, One l\Iile- J. W. Fletcher (GO yds. pen.) . I F. Down ......•. 2 J. Brookes . . . . . . . ., Race, 100 yards– HEAT 1. ,T. Brookes . Fletcher soon took the lead and won 1 easily; time, 5 min. 7 ~ sec. A. Hillyard . . . 2 Won easily. Four ran. HEAT 2. EC0~.0 DAY. W. T. Lucas . N. Tindall Won easily. ~ Hurdle Race, 250 yards- even 1·an. F~ AL IIE.AT, J. Brookes A. Hillyard . Won easily. 1 2 'Hurdle Race, 120 yards- A. llillyn,rd (5 ycls. penalty) . 1 E. J. Perry Ke no . . . . , 2 \Von with great case. Higl Jump..._ 1\1. I:n~, fl in. pc·nulty), 5 ft. 2m......... 1 J. Brookes (4,. !) in.) 2 J. Brookes ...... . C. J. P. Keene . . . . . A. Ilillyar<l {handcp. 8 yds.) Won by y<l ·. ; thil"ll well up. Long Jump- 1 2 . 3 J. Brookes (1 ft. 5 in.) . , . 1 H. W •bbcr (17 ft. 4 in.) . . . 2 F. C. Williamson (ho.nJico.pped 6 in.), 17 ft. 6 in. 3 Handicap, 80 yards- J. Brookes (GO ;cl ) . • • l!,. T. Down (10 yd!:!.) . • • C. D. K l\1al t (50 yds.). C. J.P. Keene (70 yds.) . . Won by 10 yus. I . 2 . 3 . 4