Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wednesday 14 April 1897, page 6


j THE UNIVERSITY SPORTS. |

Tile annual sports meeting of the Melbourne University was held on the Melbourne Cricket ground yesterday, in the presence of His Excellency the Governor, Lad) Base), and consider ing the "weather, a very fair attendance of other spectators, the majority being ladies The inter collegiate col tests resulted in Trinity gaining the premiership by two points The events were, on the whole well contested and in the two mile handicap W Cumming who won from scratch, put up an Australian record by covering the distance in 10min. 5 4 5sec the previous best being t li Hacks lOmln Once in 1893 The races were run off well to time, and the management of the meeting reflected much credit on the honorary secretaries Seri Alec L Wettenhall and Tracy R Inglis Results -

100 ft yards Championship -C A Moir (Law), 1, II I Chambers (Arts) 2 Time, 10 2 sec

120 Î yards Hurdles Handicap - P A Hagenauer owes 40 yds in 9 Kelly, owes 4 yds R, A h House owes 6 yds A splendid race Hagen (Baker and Kerr) running abreast from the last jump to the tape Time TO 4 5sec

One Mile Walking Handicap Nolan 20 yds ICI! Kitchin 14 yds, 2 No third was 1 laced rider was disqualified for running Time

7min 18 3 sec

Untiersit) Cycling Club Handicap one mile -1 CrosHllrtt-i-c 55 yds T L, Gillespie scratch

li T Hamilton 60 yds at li Alsop, BO

yds 3 Time 5min 40 2 5500

(ounces) Handicap 100 Yards-. Nichol 0 ids 1 M J Rowe 12, A O I Oates li. lime

10 2-5sec

High Jump Championship -S S Reid (Arts) 1 It Duigan (Law) 2 D Kelly (Medicine), 3

The winner cleared 5ft. sin

1,0 James Championships L Wingrove (Law) 1 G A Moir (Law), 2, h H Serle (Law)

3 Time 53 1-5sec

Foot Race (competitors to finish "off their boots full) faceless T Hamilton, 1, t

increase F W F House 5

1950 yards Hurdles Championship -F A. Hagen alter (Its), 1, b S. Reid (Arts), 2 June

15 4 5sec

Intercollegiate Race, 150 Yards G Stewart (Trinity) 1 It Mr wen (Ormond), 2 C I Fletcher (Trinity), _ II I Captain (Ormond), 1 Trinity College, 4 points Ormond College, 0 points Time lo I see

the and Spoon Race 50 yards Krcrouse, 1

W Cock 2

One Mile Championship - F E Webster (Bell

mine) 1 A L Wettenhall (Law), 2 Time, 4min.

17sec

Hamersley Handicap. 440 yards-L Mchol -> yds 1, " J Rowe 35 yds, 2, J S Gregor), Jo yds 3 Time Wee

Half mile Open Ulc) clo Raw -First Heat-C W -Rolinson 60yds 1 Hood 50yds - T H

Tailor 40 yds 3. Time 1min 14sec Second Heat E Crossthwaite 50yds P M L Clark, loss

2 e M Byrne 21 id 3 Time lunn 11 scr Final Heal-Roi bison 1 Park 2 Cross theatre 3 Time 1min 0 scene

Intercollegiate Race 880 Warder F Reicher (Trinity), 1, H J Carstairs (Ormond) 2 I D

ok (Ormond) 3 H T blcrnirt (Trinity) 4 Trinity) College 5 points Ormond College -points Time 2min 14 3 in

One Mile Handicap -H Green "30 yds 2 J (. Dundonald 30 yds W D -mile, 20 yds 3

The 'min 50 1 over

trucks Ida Handicap in harness Miss 0 h I I Nichol, 12yds 2 6 A Moir scratch t

I it is less

Okii Two-mile Bicycle Race - 1 int Heat-M Clark 100 yds 1 li lurUkoier, 240 yds 2 of

Turner scratch time fully "1 1 races c and Heat-C A Robinson TO ride 1, II v

? 1er I it! 2, M h Meyer 1-od« 1 June l in 34 2 cases 1 mail Heat-It lunson 1 lar it is 2 Turner 3 hits 6min J 1-5sec

Open (iO sails Steeples C Davis scratch T H C Jones 3- d 2 Time 1min

Open 0 Yards Handicap - W Holder 17 life 1st 1 Holden II yds 2, C Dunn 11 his, 1 rune -lace ... " _,

ho Mile Open Handicap- W Cumming cinch, 1, n C Hynes (-and 2 H D Smith

eeU . Time details SI I

I! lit mile Chain I notice - R I , Miller. v. It«) 1 T M Ramsden (law) . J Riddell Medicine), 3 Time 2min 14 3 5sec