NELSON COLLEGE SPORTS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 297, 13 December 1872, Page 2

NELSON COLLEGE SPORTS.

. Judge: H. Adams, Esq.— Starter: C. Y. Fell, Esq. The sports yesterday were quite /as successful, and somewhat more interesting than those of the previous day, owing to a larger number of outsiders taking part in them. The prettiest event was the long jump over a 3it 6in hurdle, for which a special prize was given by Mr Simmons, the Head Master. The result will be - found below, and it will be seen' that the ■ jumping was exceedingly good. The Ciip ''was, as i bad been anticipated, a gift to Biundell, who won eyery event connected with i it with one exceptioo, in whichr'he • :: .>- "■'■ was seicond, thus Bcbriog ; s7 out of fja/piM; ;sible ; sß marks. ..The next was- Wither who ;' 1 Sl^andVw followed byiAGampbeii '• • . ."wUhipO. ,Tte pr')Z£ B a F? t0 .^ d^s,tr|i)uted W-- ■ :; : •^-'ibiß■^ternpQn.>;/^tie^^es■ult^^ | jth^ #£v :'"■ (^ : w:iil ; ibe..^i>na beioW,all the. eyeiits itprjetito. :'* ' : 0: .Cu^t|iogt^rke4! wit^^^ n a *^!?^ iT"''-'- ':, ": :.:./, i-. ■ *stahduiff liongr Jviinpi : itQpen ,to t all ithe Jacnoql.

m » H°Vlcto-rift« ' .(>)• "' ■ Sharpy). Tline dii 1 others star t . O pen to all (he sohboi y J( Blun "," V £, or sec ond ptnee >Wp W d ?* ofnwitb alike result and at# I eye first • ir r] time Banning Hieh Jump^ **^> , the judge's G. Campbell (I;, ' r Hurdle Ilace, 12i» ' /ft!SSr all under sffc 3in comers. v ' y ar , dp -'.ell (2), Beetham (3) Nieholso- ,^ arn J? r ,10 hurdles. Open toal 1 Thnrr * J * (')• »• Adams (2), T. -LW?? jump over our o \ he r B started. pl t S £ a 3ft Cm hurdle. Open to all lS- - E ' Bhmdell, 17ft llin, fl), A. I " <t . o tV 16ft In, (2), Blackett, 15ft 4in, (3) r l iers "competed. P J 5 ,ep, and Jump. Open to all under fift sin. V' . amp^ell, 3lfc 6in (); WjiiiweM; 29Pt 4in V ;. Bichmoud 2Sft lOia (3). Four Oihers , 8 .arted l "W I *■ *tit Rare, 100 yards. Oppn to (he lower school I W. Stflfford.(i), P. Dill (2), A. Vickerman (3). » Four others started. I Sunning Long Jump. Open to all comprs. [ E. Blundell, IBfr, loin (I); Warnock. Iftt 7in f (2); Barnicoat, 18ft 4in (3). Six others entered TJat Race, half mile. Open to all under 1 5 years. Barnicoat f 1), F. H. Eichmond (2). Six others started. , *Burming High Jump. Open to all the school Blundell, sft l^in (1); A. Campbell, (2); Colt, ; (3) Four others competed. | Elat Eace, one mile. Open to all comers." I Jenkins (I), A. Morse (2). Seven others started. This was a capital race, Morse who had ■ judiciously reserved a spurt for the end, very nearly snatchiug the prize from . Jenkins, who had taken the lead at the third lap, but a very few inches intervening between them as they passed the judge. High Jump with Pole O- en to all comers. Warnock, Bft sin (l)^ E. Blundell (2). Five others competed. Consolation Handicap, 220 yards; Open to all who had started lor,, but not won any of ihe preceding events. Hoy (1), Clouston (2). Sixteen others started. A number of impromptu piek-&back and eack races which afforded much arausemeDt, brought to a close- the College Sports of 1872. To Frederick Wither, who is about to leave the school after an attendance of seven years, the boys owe a debt of gratitude for the great iuterest he has invariably taken in organising and carrying through in so successful a manner these sports, which are always looked forward to, not only by the scholars themselves, but by all who take an interest in them, and it may be safely asserted that on their meeting again after the Christmas holidays, the absence of one, whose example cannot but nave had a most beneficial effect on his schoolfellows, will be greatly regretted by all and each of them.