WELLINGTON COLLEGE ATHLETIC SPORTS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 770, 3 December 1886, Page 12

WELLINGTON COLLEGE ATHLETIC SPORTS.

The annual sports in connection with the Wellington College took place at the Basin Reserve on Monday, and were highly successful. The weather wa3 delightful and contributed in no small degree to the pleasure of the outing and the general success of the sports. The attendance was very large, the presence of a great number of ladies being a notable feature. The following gentlemen assisted in carrying out the sports : —Mr P. P. Webb, starter ; Mr J. Collins, secretary ; and Messrs Heine and Evans, judges. Committee (beside the Masters) —Messrs Colbeck, Ginders, Murphy, Hume, Morrah, and Kemble. The various events on the programme, which was a somewhat lengthy one, were run off with very commendable punctuality, the last event being finished before half-past 5. The following are the details of the different events : • . Throwing the Cricket Ball (open), ihis was won by Harding, who Ithrew the ball 87yds 2ft 3in. There were three other competitora. High Jump, under 15. —Young (4ft 2Jin), 1 ; Glover (4ft 2 ; G. Tolhurst (4ft), 3. 100yds Race“ under 13 (handicap).—B. Kirkcaldie (Byds), 1 ; Sheath (2yds), 2; Austin (9yda), 3. About 12 started. Long Jump (open). —G. Hume, (19ft), 1 ; Colbeck (17ft sin), 2 ; Harding (16ft sin), 3. 100yds Race, under 16.—W. Mackay, 1 ; Tringham, 2 ; F. Nathan, 3. 100yds Race (open).—G. Hume, 1 ; Rose, 2; Ginders, 3. There were over a dozen starters. Long Jump (under 16).—W. Mackay (16ft 2in), 1 ; K. Duncan (15ft 4in), 2 ; Tringham (15ft 3in), 3. There were 15 other competitors. ■ 220yds Handicap (open).—First heat— Rose, 1; Paterson, 2 ; Ginders, 3 ; Campbell, 4. Second heat—Nathan, 1 ; Seed, 2 ; Beaglehole, 3 ; Me Masters, 4. Final heat— Rosa (Byds), 1; Paterson (15yds), 2 ; Ginders (Byds), 3. . 220yds Handicap (under 15). Swam (4yds), 1; Tolhurst (6yds), 2; Me Masters *Jump (open).—Harding (4ft. 10in), 1; Morrah (4ft Sin), 2 ; Ginders and Stewart (4ft 6in). 100yds Handicap (under 12). —Kirkcaldie (9yds), 1; Duncan (syda), 2 ; Austin (10yds), 3. *44oyds Handicap (open).—Murphy (9yds), 1 ; Colbeck (scratch), 2 ; Duncan (12yds), 3. Long Jump (undor 14). —In this event Barber and Melville jumped 12ft lOin, and Cameron 12ft 9in. Owing to the large number of competitors it was decided that this event should come off privately. Four-legged race (open). —Me Masters, Paterson, and Cameron, 1 ; Glover, McLean, and Lyndon, 2 ; Bell, Helmes, and Holmes, 3. This event caused considerable amusement. Half-mile Handicap (open),—Colbeck, 1 ; Murphy, 2 ; Harding, 3. 222yda race (under 14). —Young, 1 ; Cameron, 2 ; Melville, 3. 440vds Handicap (under 16). —Duncan (15yds), T; Paterson (25yds), 2 ; Baker (Byds) 3. Twenty-one started in this event. 120yds Hurdles Handicap (open). —Hume (scratch), 1; Lewis (4yds), 2; Ginders (2yds), 3. Mile Handicap (open).—Baker (20yds), I ; Colbeck (scratch), 2; Beaglehole (scratoh), 3. 100yds race (old boys).—Pike, 1; Stock, 2 ; Young, 3. This was one of the moat in.

teresting games of the day, the finish being particularly good. Pike won by about 3ft. 220yds (old boys) Handicap.—F. Yonng (Byds), 1; McLean (12yds), 2; G. Elliott (10yds), 3. Hardies, 120yds, Handicap (old boys).— Young (4yds), 1; Richardson (6yds), 2; McGregor (10yds), 3. The Senior Cups were awarded on points gained in open high jump, 100yds,' half mile, and long jump as follows :—l, G. Hume, 10 points ; 2, W. Colbeck, 8 points ; 3, A. Harding, 7 points ; 4, E. Rose, W. Murphy, W. Morrah, 3 points. Winner of the Old Boys’ Challenge Cap, G. Hume.

Winner of the College Challenge Gap, W Colbeck.

Winner of Lady Prendergast’s Cup for half-mile, W. Colbeck. Junior Cup, for boys under 16; awarded on 100yds and long jump.—1, W. Mackay, 10 points ; 2, C. Tringham, 4 points ; 3, K. Duncan, 3 points. Winner of Cup, W. Mackay. The different events were well contested, and the keen finishes of most of the races showed that the handicappers had done their work well. Altogether, the sports may be classed amongst the most successful of the season.