COLLEGE SPORTS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 294, 13 December 1877, Page 4

COLLEGE SPORTS.

The annual sports took place in the College Grounds yesterday afternoon, when, as usual, there was a good attendance of visitors. Most of the events were closely contested, and afforded a good deal of sport to the onlookers. The two which excited the greatest amount of interest were the vaulting with the pole, open to all comers, and the half mile race. la the former the competition was very keen, Harle, one of the College boys, running Edward Arnold, who is generally re garded as the champion of the district, very close indeed. At the last leap Arnold unfortunately met with a nasty accident, as he caught in the rope, and pulled down the two uprights, both of which struck him in their fall, one inflicting an ugly scalp wound, which bled very freely, Fortunately Dr Kestevan was on the ground and attended to the wounded man, who was very anxious to proceed with the contest, but Harle, rather than allow him to continue, at once gave in, and allowed him to have scored the 10ft leap, which there was every probability of his accomplishing. In the half mile irace a considerable amount of interest centred, as upon it depsnded the destination of the coveted prize, the Cup. A very pretty race between Richmond, M'Kellar, and Askew was cleverly won by the former, the three coming in in the order named. Sichtnond was then for the second year in succession the winner of the Gup. j Afc fche^ close of the sports the prizes were distributed by Mrs Andrew, for whom, for the ladies who had graced the field with their presence, and for the masters and Q-overnors, hearty cheers were given. t The following is the prize list: — Throwing the cricket ball : open to school — Cole (75|yds) 1 Bout ... • ... 2 Eight entries. Vaulting with pole*; open to school— Harle (Blt llin) ... 1 E. Bod<<iogton ... 2 Five entries. Flat race, 220yds; open to all under 11 years Engel ... ... 1 F. Pearce ... ... 2 Three entries. Hop, step, and jump ; open to all under sfi 3in— Vickermao (36ft lOin) ... 1 Watson (33>l llin) ... 2 {Standing Ions; jump j open to school— F. H. Richmond (9ft) ... 1 J. Askew (Bft sin) ... 2 A. M'Rae ... ... 3 Five entries. Richmond's first jump was 9ft, and he was not called upon again. Flat race, half mile ; open to all under 15 years — H. Boddington ... 1 Davidson ... ... 2 Three entries.] Bunniag high jump ; open to school — Harley (sft 2in) ... 1 J. Askew (sft lin) ... 2 F. H. Richmond (sft) ... 3 Seven entries. Flat race, quarter mile ; open to all under 16 years — Waison ... ... 1 E. Boddington „. 2 Four entries. Running long jump*; open to school — F. H. Richmond (17ft Bin) I P. M*K«llar (17ft 7in) ... 2 Harie (17ft Sin) ... 3 fcawaAUfc Eight entries. Fist "race, 100yds ; open to ail under 15 years-" M'Hsray '..- ... 1 CoWereU ... #*» 2 Ten entries.

Flat race, 1 00yds* j open to school— ; <J. Askew ... ... 1 ' F. H. Richmond 2 P. M'Kellar ... .'.. 3 Sis entries. Running long jump ; open to all under 5h 4in— • Vickerman (15ft 11 in) 1 Watson (15ft oin) ... 2 Nine entries. Flat race, quarter mile ; opea £0 all under 13 years — Seymour ... ... 1 J. Pearce ... ... 2 i Eight entries. Hop, step, and jump*; open to school*— F. H. Bichsnond (37ft 2in) 1 P. M'Kellar (36ft lOin) 2 J. M'Bae (36ft) ... 3 Six- en tries Flat race, 100yds ; open to all comers Barnicoat ... ... 1 Ai Askew ... ... 2 Hurdle race, 120yda*; open to school F. H. Richmond... ... 1 J. Askew ... ... 2 P.M'Kellar 3 Six entries. Hurdle race, 120 yards ; open to all comers— Warnock ... ... 1 C Hodgson ... ... 2 Fi?e entries. Three-legged race? open to all comers — Warnock and C. Halliday 1 Watson and Vickerman ... 2 Twenty-ais entries. Vaulting, with polejopen to all comers — E. Arnold (10ft), ... 1 Harle ... ... 2 Flat raoe, half mile*: open to school — F. H. Richmond ... 1 P. M< Kellar 2 J. Aekew ... ... 3 Hop, step, and jump; open to all comers — Barnicoat (37ft) 7in) ... 1 Stanley (35ft llin) ... 2 Sack race; open to all corners — Ball l Consolation race, 220 yards— J.M.'Rae ... ... 1 A.M'Rae ... ... 2 The events marked * were for the Champion Challenge Cup, which was won by Francis H. Richmond with 44 marks, James Askew being second with 35, and P. M'Kallar third with 30.