ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Evening Star, Issue 7386, 5 December 1887, Page 4

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

The High School boys held their athletic sports on the Carisbrook Ground on Saturday afternoon. The attendance was small, being almost confined to the boys themselves. Throwing the Cricket Ball. C. Haggitt, 85yd stii .. ..1 0. N. Firth was a good second. There were five other competitors. Putting tub Weight. 0. C. I’.ichc, 30ft loin .. .. 1 li. Fulton, 39ft .. .. .. 2 There were no other competitors. Hion Jump (open). R. C. Gillies, sft 1 O. N. Firth, 4ft 9Jin .. ..2 Hion Jump (under Oft 4is). J, Owen, 4ft 4Jiii .. -. •• 1 High Jump (under 4ft lOin). P. Maoassey, 3(t B}in .. ..1 Loxo J. mp (open). ■F,. J. Gibson, 16ft .. .. .. 1 1!. Gillies, 14ft lOin 2 Long Jump (under sft 4in). J. Owen, 15ft .. G.. Stephenson, 14(t llin ~ ..2 In this event the juniors proved to have jumped as well as those in the long jump open to older contestants. Long Jump (under 4ft lOin). G. Coghill 12ft 4Jin 1 P. Maoassey, 12ft 2)ia .. ..2 Half-mile Handicap. H. 51. Belcher (scratch) ... .. 1 J, B. Blair (50yds) 2 N. Paterson (40yds).. .. .. 3 Thirteen competitors started, but before the finish they had dwindled down to six, Belcher winning after a struggle. Time, 2min IS l-sseo. 100 Yards Race (open). first heat. C. Morris .. .. .. ..1 J. Owen 2 Time, 11 l-sth see. SECOND HEAT. J. M. Nicholson .. .. ..1 J. Hunter .. .. .. .. 2 All the competitors finished close to each other, Nicholson winning by a foot. Time, HJsec. 100 Yards Handicap (under 13). first heat. P. Driver (Iyd) 1 F. D. Boyd (syds) 2 Time, 14 ]-sth sec. second heat. J. Thomson (Iyd) .. .. .. 1 C. Stanford (scratch) .. .. 2 Time, 15 l-stb see. THIRD HEAT. G. Austin (sc-atch) .. ..1 S. Anderson (syds) ~ .. 2 Time, 14sec. 100 Yards Handicap (under 10 years). FIRST HEAT. H. Black (scratch) .. .. ..1 W. Gran (3yds) .. .. ~2 Time, 11 4-o'.h seo. SECOND HEAT. J. W. Bhir 1 G. Haggitt (2yds) .. ~ ..2 Time, lijsco. THIRD HEAT. Q. Stephenson (syd-) .. ..1 J. P. Uualop (-.cratch) .. ..2 T.me, 12ecc. Prop Kicking Footiiall. G. C, Fache, 02yds 2ft 8 n .. ..1 J. U. Mackerras was second, having kicked about 10ft less than the winner. 2JO Yards Handicap. H. 0. Smith (15yds) .. ..1 J. Owen (12yds) .. .. ..2 J. W. Blair (fjiyds) 3 Time, 25 l-sth see The final heat of this race resulted as above. Tne first boat was won by Biair; G. 0. Facho (10yds) being second, and Stephenson (ISyds) third. In the seemd heat the winner of iho final heat was first, Oa-en second, and W. Adams (12yds) third. 100 Yards (open, for old boys only). A. Poism .. .. .. ..1 A. W. Morris .. .. ..2 R Eauchop .. .. ..3 Time, H l-sth sec. One Mile Walking Handicap. J. W. M'Brearty (00yds) .. .. 1 J. Turton (50yds) .. .. ..2 E. Webster (20yds) .. ~ ..3 Time, !Bmin Usee. R. Gillies (scratch) and C. 13 Adams (50yds) also started. Bat!', however, gave up shortly after starting. M Brearty maintained Iris lead from the sta;t, and won easily. Quarter-mile Race (open). J. W. Hunter 1 N. Paterson .. ... ..2 Time, 03sec. W. Kenyon and J. M. Nicalson also ran, but did not finish. The other competitors finished the distance, but the race was almost a gift to Hunter from the start. O.vr-milb HiacLK HAxs>ic*r (roadsters only), C. Zielc (scratch) .. .. ~1 If. M. Belcher(2ooyds) .. ..2 Time, 14min 2Gsec. H Bathhouse also started with a handicap of 250 yds, but before long both Belcher and Zicle overhauled him. Backhouse aibscquently dismounted. A good race then took place between the two remaining men ; Zielc, however, proving best man, and winning by about fifty yards. 129 Yards Hurdle Race. J. Owen .. .. .. .. 1 R. Gillies .. • .. .. .. 2 Time, 21 3-5 see. In the final heat of this race, which resulted as above, Owen and Fulton fell over the sixth hurdle. It at first appeared as if Gillies was not to be troubled, but Owen, who had quickly picked himself up, passed Gillies at the last hurdle, coming in the winner by a yard. In the first heat Gillies was first and Owen second, and in the second heat Fulton had a walk-over. One-mile Handicap. J. Hunter (scratch).. .. .. 1 W. Anderson (00yds) ~ ~ 2 T. Coutts(4oyds) .. .. ..3 Time, smin 22sic. W. Adams, It. Gillies, U. Haggitt, J. Turton, F. Gibson, H. Mackenzie, P. Maccassey, T. Burt, and E. Stronach also started. In the last round there only remained Hunter, Anderson, Coutts, and Haggitt. The scratch man flatted off full of running, and quickly passed the other peds. Haggitt eventually .withdrew. Quarter-mile Handicap (under 15), O Stephenson .. „ .. 1 F. Batchelor .. .. ..2 Time, 67sec. Fifteen others also ran. Half-milk Handicap (for old boys and members of the Carisbrook C.ioket Club). W. L. Hooper (sntch) .. ~ 1 J. Menzies (25yds) .. ~ 2 Time, 2min Jlseo. R. Eauchop (20yds), W. A. Low (50yds), H. Clark (35yds), J.;olcn (45yds), and J. Howlison (12yde) also started. After the first round the two last mentioned nmners left the track, and a good race ensued between the oihsro, Hooper coming In fust a very short distance ahead of Menz eg. Half-.milb,&teeplf.uuaee. C. Haggitt.. .. .. .. I J. .Owen .. .. ~ ..2 Time, 2min 54sec. A. Gillies, C. Stephenson, and E. Webster also started. 220 Yards Consolation. C. Andersen „ 1 8. Anderson .. .. .. 2 R. Sinclair.. .. .. .. 3 Eleven others also started. At the conclusion of the sports ttie High School Cadet Corps went through seme skirmishing drill.