NELSON COLLEGE SPORTS DAY.

Colonist, Volume XX, Issue 2322, 13 December 1877, Page 3

NELSON COLLEGE SPORTS DAY.

The athletic sports at the College yesterday, which took place in accordance with the annual; custom, prior to the Christmas vacation, fully bore out the expectations expressed in this journal last year j for although the highest honor, the challenge cup, fell to the same competitor who gained the distinction then, the second and third on the list w;ere only promising competitors on that occasion, and the relative distance between the competitors yesterday was less than it;was last year, and on the whole-the achievements were more satisfactory than they have been hitherto. The races in which tbe senior Collegians competed were all, inoluding the hurdle races and those events in which they were pitted against all comers, remarkably well contested. The jumping also was especially good, and particularly so was the vaulting with the pole, in which event the struggle for supremacy lay between Arnold and a Collegian; named Harle. Both competitors had successfully—: although gradually and with their skill taxed to the utmost—accomplished a jump of 9ft lLin, when on the string being raised to. 10ft, Arnold in essaying the leap caught hia foot in the line, which entangling in the posts brought thorn both'down, and unfortunately'in succession they struck,him on the head, the spike in the second one severely; cutting him. Arnold certainly accomplished 0 his last "jump more successfully than did Harle, and upon the occurrence of this unfortunate accident, although Arnold wished, notwithstanding his injury, to make another attempt, Harle generously admitted himßelf beaten, allowing his opponent to have accomplished the 10ft leap, which from'his previous; efforts he. appeared able to do.1,. j>r Kesteveri, who was' on the ground,'attended to Arnold's injuries, which required the services of a medical man. There was a large attendance at the College grounds yesterday, and more than ordinary [interest appeared to be centred on the various events,

of which- the following it a list,' with the 'prizetaker.:-.; ~ - •":■!> ; the Cricket Ball, open to the Sohool; eight entered., , ," ,'•< > ■/)<; '. , ; ,'" Cole, 75Jjds ... ,-... ~w\.i '< ... 1 ' ' Bout " ... ' ~„ \ ... 2 , I' 1t t J ' 4 t } ») "Vaulting with Pole, open to School; fire entered. Harle,Bft:ilin ... • ...' t' ' / Boddington \ ... ... 2■ - > Flat Race, 220 yards, all under 11' years ; three entered. : ' * ' ! .. i Engel l t Pearoe ... ... : ... , 2 Hop, Step, and Jump', all under sft.) 3in.; nine entered. i Vickerman, 36ft. lOin. ... ' ... ... 1 Watson, 33ft, llin. ... ■ , 2 ' •Standing Long Jump, open to School;' fire entered. F. H. Bichmoad, 9ft. ... f 1 J. Askew, Bft. sin., ... 2 A. M'Kae 3 Biohmond's first jump was 9ft., and lie was not called upon again. Flat Eace, half-mile, all under 15 years; throe entered. ' H. Boddinglon '... 1 Davidson 2 ♦Running High Jump, open to School serea entered Harley, sft. 2in. .. .... ... ... 1 J. Askew, sft. lin. - ... ... ... 2 F. H. Richmond, 6ft. ... ... L. 3 Flat Eace, quarter-mile, all under 16 years;' four ' entered. • • , , ■'• Watson ... '... 1 ; E. Boddington, k ., ;.. 2 , ♦Running (Long Jump, open to Sohool; eight entered. , F. H. Richmond, 17ft. Bin 1 r . P. M'Kellar, 17ft. 7in j.. 2 Harle, 17ft. sin - 3 Flat Race, 100 yards, all under 15 years; ten entered. ' M'Hardy 1 1 Cotterell 2 ♦Flat Hace, 100 yards, open to the School; six entered. ' i J. Askew '„ 1 F.H. Riohmond ... .]. 2 ] P. M'Kellar , ... ' '.. 3 i Running Long Jump, all under sft. 3ih.; nine ' entered. ' ' Vickerman, 15ft. 11in.... 1 ! Watson, 15ft. 3in. ... ' 2 M'Donald 3 . Flat Race, quarter-mile, all under 13 years; eight , entered. ' , A. Seymour ~. ~i'•!■ J. Pearce j 2 ♦Hop, Step, and Jump, open to School; six entered. F. H. Richmond, 37ft. 2in. • 1 t I P. M'Kellar, 36ft. lOin 2 ( ] J. M'Rae, 36ft 3 Flat Race, 100 yards, opsa to all; three entered. Barnicoat,.. ... ... ... ... 1 ■ A. Askew.., ... i ... 2 t ♦Hurdle Raoe, 120 yards, open to School; six g entered. ( F.H. Richmond 1 t J. Askew... „, ... 2 f P. M'Kellar 3 * Hurdle Raoe, 120 yards, open to all; five entered. \ Warnock... ... ! 1 d 0. Hodgson .. ... -... ... 2 V Three-Legged Race, open to all; twenty-six entered. 8 Warnock and C. Halliday 1 t Wation and Vickerman i 2 g Vaulting with Pole, open to all j five entered j : . jl Arnold, 10ft. ~. >... ~. ... il „ Harle, 9ft. llin ... ... 2 C Arnold fell and cut his head open, which prevented his further jumping. n ♦Flat Race, half-mile, open to the school; fire a i entered. C( F.H.Richmond 1 b P.M'KelUr ... ... ... ... 2 J. Askew... ... ... 3 Hop, Step, and Jump, open to all. Barnicoat, 37ft. 7in. ... „.'... 1 n Stanley, 35ft. llin. ... ... ... 2 tc Sack Eace, open to all. pi Ball ... ... ... ... ... 1 £ Consolation 220 yards. J. M'Rae 1 aJ A.M'Eae ... 2 tl Events marked * are for the Challenge Cup, whioh a( wtts won by Francis H. Richmond with 44 marks ; ol James Askew being second with 35, and P. M'Kellar Si third with 30. . > , , : ~j.