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PETER IT E. Vor.. VI .
SEPTEMBER, 1584 .
No . 47.
ATHLETIC SPORTS. HE Annual Sports were held as usual on the last Monday and Tuesday of the term . The Judges were S . J . Atkinson, Esq ., A . W . Hales, Esq ., Meek Dyson, Esq. ; C . J. H . Williamson (0 . P.) figuring as Starter . The Committee were F . R . Brandt, C . Johnson, R . D . C . Rose, and they arranged matters to the general satisfaction. The " Hundred Yards " was this year a real hundred, not from goalpost to goal-post, which is only ninety yards. The sky on the first day was rather overcast, but happily the rain kept off . The attendance was more numerous than ever, and the events finished in good time.
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L—PUTTING THE WEIGHT. (16 LEe .) F . R . Brandt, 1 ; J . E . Noble, 2 ; T . H . Little, 3 ; R . Crosthwaite, 0 ; W. Murray, 0 ; A . Wade, 0 ; H . W . Rhodes, 0 ; J . Sharpe, 0 ; C . Johnson, 0 ; R . D . C . Rose, 0 .—In the first round Noble easily headed the rest, until Brandt put almost two feet farther ; these two, though both failing to increase their distance, were easily superior to the rest, who were very much together, Little gaining third place by a foot . The opening of the sports was signalized by the first put striking a third form boy on the head, without any serious damage however. The winner put 29 ft . 4 in. ; Noble, 27 ft. 1 in . ; Little, 25 ft . 4 in. II .—LONG JUMP . (UNDER 15 .) J . E . Gofton, 1 ; G . C . Waud, 2 ; H. Cautley, 3 ; P . Cadman, 0 ; H . F . Chadwick, 0 ; P. Iiitchin, 0 ; R . Evers, 0 ; E . Procter, 0 ; R . Hartley, 0 ; C . E Stevenson, 0 ; E . Stephenson, 0 .—Gofton's length made him easily superior to . his rivals, but he ought to have cleared more than 14 ft . 5 in . ; second being 13 ft . 91 in. III.—LONG JUMP, (OPEN .) A. Wade, 1 ; F. It . Brandt, 2 ; It . D . C . Rose, 3 ; H. Crossley, 0 ; A. Spencer, 0 ; R. Crosthwaite, 0 ; W . Ford, 0 ; W . Murray, 0 ; J . Sharpe, 0 ; J . E. Noble, O. —Rose at first took the lead, but was just beaten by Brandt, who, however, was defeated by Wade . The distances were 17 ft . 2 in ., 17 ft., 16 ft. 11 in. IV .—HUNDRED YARDS . (UNDER 15 .) FIRST Hair .—C . Haynes, 1 ; H . F . Chadwick, 2 ; H . Cautley, 3 .—Haynes led the whole way, winning easily . Time, 13 secs .