COLLEGE SPORTS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 299, 19 December 1871, Page 2

COLLEGE SPORTS.

0 The annual sports at the Nelson Cfcllege commenced i esterday, when moat of the events were well contested There was a. goodly sprinkling of visitors on the ground, hut not so many as we i remember to have seen on former occasions, the ' result, no doubt, of the necessary postponement from the day first appointed. The chief interest, of course, centered in thoseeventsin which marks were awarded for the Challenge Cup (which will be found below marked -with an asterisk), and the equal excellence displayed by Warnock and E. Blundell, the two who from the first were singed out as being the competitor-* between whom the ! great, contest -would lav, 1 ended greatly to enhance | this interest. It will be seen that out of the six events for this prize, four were won by Blundell. in three of which Warnock was second, and in one, third; and two by Warnock, Blundell being second to him in one, and tying Wither for third place in the other. We h_ve not space to allude to all the races in detail, hut ye may say that all of them were warmly contested, come of the little fe.lows especially astonishing the lookers-on by their feats of strength and agility. The ground was in as bad order \& it possibly could be, owing to the long continued drought, and from its' excessive hardness must have been extremely trying to the feet and ancles of the competitors. Below is the programme i— • * Hop, Step, and Jump. Five started. E Blundell, 1 (42ft run); Warnock, 2 (41ft 6in); J. Burnett, 3 (40ft B in). Flat Race, 220 yards, for boys under 12 years of age. W. Stafford, 1; W, Kingdon, 2; B. i Wither, 3. \ ' *Riinnin«» Long Jump. Five started. E. B!un= I dell, 1 (19ft Hin); J. Barnett, 2 (19ft 3in); Warnock, 3 (18ft II in). Flat Kacej "100 yards, for hoys under 15. Ten started. J. Barnieoat, 1; VV, Adams, 2j Hardy, 3. Time, 12£ sees. Hop, Step, and Jump, open to all comers. E. Blundell, 1 (42ft sin); T. .Nicholson, 2 (41ft; Waruock, 3 (38ft lflin); '"Wither, 4 (47ft 6in). * Hurdle li«ce, 120 yards, 10 hurdles. Seven started. Warnock, 1; E. Blundell, S; J.Burnett, 3. Time, 19£ sees. High Jump with Pole, open to all under sft 3in. Six started. G. Campbell, and W. Adams, 7ft 11 in. Flat Kace, 100 yards. Open to all comers. Four- . teen started. T Nicholson f K. Blundell f Warnock, 3. The result being a dead heat be-

tween "Nicbo'son and Blundell. they tossed for the fist p!ac. which was won by the lormer. * Standing High Jump. Pive started. E. Blundkll, 1 (4ft 8in); Warnock, 2 (4ft 7in). Flat Hace, ow. niilp. for boys under 1 5. Nine started. G Bumvt, 1; .1. Barnieoat, 2; W. Seaif., 3. Time, 6 rains 7 sees. * High Jump with Pole. Warnock, 1 ; Ilarnicoat, 2; Blundell ani Wither tied for third place. "Running High Jump. Open to all corners. E. Adams, 1; Vickerman, :.; 0. Monro, 3. * Flat Race, half-a-raile. started. E. Blundell, 1; Warnock, 2; J. Burnett, 3. Time, ti mins 23£ sees. Thi ec-legged Race. Twelve couples started. War--1 nock and R. Wither, 1; Sayle and E. Vickerman, 2. Great amusement was caused in this race by Warnock, the winner, seizing hold of the tiny mate to whom he was coupled, and carrying hira in one hand the whole distance.