The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-08-21 00:00:00

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STOURBRIDGE ATHLETE.: SPORTS.

The ninth annual at,detic meeting in conm,ctien
with the Stourbridge Cricket Club was held on the
beautiful grzunds, Amblacote, on Monday last, in
the presence of upwards of 9,000 spectators. T
number of entries this year was larger thai-. ever,
and included some of the best amateurs in the
country. One of the chief events was the 120 yards
soratch race, for which Ritchie (the holder),:Whar-
ton, and Wood toed the mark. They were des-
patched at a capital start by Gauntlet, and Rite Lie
showed slightly in front, and about half way down
the course was a yard in front. Wharton and Wood
were running splendidly, and after a most exciting
race ended in a win for Ritchie by about nine inches
in front of Wharton who was six inches before
Wood. The victory was a most popular one, and
Ritchie was loudly applauded on his winning the
cup this, the third time, and it now becomes his
own. The bicycle races as usual caused a great
amount of interest, and a grand struggle took place
between Sharpe, Blunt, Langley, Wareham, and
Engleheart. Wharton and Wood were bothknocked
out in the final 120 yards handicap open, and al-
though Wood ran a grand race in the 440 yards he
did not succeed in getting placed in the final. In
the scholars race a great deal of amusement was
caused on the appearance on the track of such little
mites, but from the way in which the limit lads
ran they clearly received too much start.
The following are the results:
120 Yards Youth's Handicap (run in 14 heats).—
First haat : W. King, 20 yards; time, 14 2-ssecs.
Second heat: k F Badger, 60 yards; time, 13 2-5
oecs.—Third heat: S, Fletcher, 50 yards; time, 13
1-ssecs.—Fourth heat; G. Bradburn, 20 yards Ist,
H. Jones, scratch, 2nd. This was a capital ra( e,
Jones being only about half a yard behind the
winner. Time, 14 3-ssecs.—Fifth heat: Hy. Smart,
30 yards. time, 15 3-ssecs.—Sixth heat: J. Walters,
20 yards; time, 15secs —Seventh heat : Cnterl
Green, 35 yards; time, 17 2-ssecs.—Eighth heat:
Arthur Hunt, 35 yards ; time, 14 4-ssecs.—Ninth
heat: J. F. Bullinghana. 3 yards; time, 15,ece,—
Tenth heat: Hy. Webb, 25 yards; time, 15 secs
Eleventh heat; W. M. Timmins, CO yards; time,
12 2-ssecs.—Twelth heat; F. Perry, 50 yards; titan,
12 2-ssecs.—Th;rteenth heat: H. Bedford, 55 yar,i.4;
time, 13 3-ssecs.—Fourteenth heat: J. Hill, 50
yards; time, 13 3-ssecs.—Second round, first lie it :
Badger and Fletcher dead heat for first place, 3:1
C. Green. —Second heat: F. Perry, 1; W. M Ti It-
mins 2; J. Hill 3rd.—Final: F. Perry. 1; W. \
Timmins, 2; A. F. Badger, 3; time, 12secs.
by a yard, third close up.
120 Yarns Open Handicap.—First heat: Whar-
ton, Darlingtoa AC., scratch, 1; W. Gordin,
Lichfield C.C„ 64 yards, 2, Won by a foot;
12secs.—S ,cond heat: H. Meaking, Mitchell's F., ! ,
10 yards, 1; G. Finney, Halesowen F.C.,
2 Won by a yard; time, 11 3.ssecs.—Thed h e.r:
C. G. Wood, Blackheath H., 1 yard, 1. Won testi y ;
time, 12 ?;secs.—Fourth heat :A. James, Carta
F.C., 4 yards, and B. Rowland, Edgbaston LI., 1
ran a dead head heat for firstplace ; time, 12 1 5s .es,
—Fifth heat: J. Williamson, Godiva 8., 51 yatds.
1; W. Taylor, Dudley Rangers F C., 10-4 yard, 2;
time, 12 3.ssecs. Won easily.—Sixth heat :It
S wire. Moseley H., 41 yards, 1; W. Lees, Bivs:Lii
FL, 91 yards, 2. Won by 1i- yards; time, LI !-5
secs.—Final heat :H. Meaking, 1; B. R,,,wbv,
A. James, 3. Won by a yard; time, 113.5 c,e;s,
1 Mile Bicycle Handicap Open. —First I ea!
E. Langley, Kildare 8.C., 10 yards, 1; E. A. Paii ii.s,
Edgbaston Harriers, 80 yards, 2. Wei] ,
time, 3nains. 7 2 ssees —Second heat: G. H. lVa.re•
ham, Forward 8.C., 20 yards, 1; C. Griliitas. Lj
C.C., 120 yards, 2nd Won by 6 yards; time, .iintae.
—Third heat: F.F. Sharpe Wolverha mre on
Wanderers, 43 yards, 1; A. G. Asprey, IV er
hampt us Wanderers, 55 yards, 2. Won by 2 yard ;
time, 3mins. 3 3-ssecs.—Fival :Sharpe, 1:
ham, 2; Langley, 3. Time, 2mins. 54 2 5 a.es.
Won by 2 yards after a capital race.
120 Yards Scratch Race (for Challenge Cu,
value 25 Guineas).—F. T. Ritchie, Bradford A.U.,
1; A. Wharton, Darlington A.C., 2; C. G. Wood,
Blackheath Harriers, 3. This was the race of the
day. Ritchie, who was quickest at starling, ha 1 a
lead of nearly a yard when half the distance lead
been covered, but Wharton, putting on a fine sprt,
almost caught him, but failed to quite got up,;slid
left Ritchie the victor by nine inches. Weed eas
close up. Time, 11 4.ssecs Ritchie thus became
possPssor.of the cup._.

- One Mile Bicycle Handicap (Local).—There were
seven starters, and the race resulted in a dead twat
between C, Griffiths, Lye, C.C.„ 10 yards, nn t W.
H. Robins, Stourbridge 8.C., 25; A. J. L1..v0,
Stourbridge 8.C., scratch, being third. Time, 3mins.
16secs. The dead heat resulted in an easy vi try
for Griffiths, who won how he liked at the finish.
Time, 3mins. 19secs.

'One Mile Bicycle Handicap (Scratch), A. E.
Langley, Kildare 8.C., I; A. Blunt, Waratone3
2; A. P. Englehart, Croydon C.C., 3. The track
was four laps to the mile, and in the first two the
riders took matters easy, Langley heading. In the
third round he was passed by Wareham, and then
by Blunt. He then set down to work, and won a
magnificent race by half a yard. Time 3minB. 11
3-ssecs.

440 Yards Handicap (Open).—First heat: J.
Rennie, Edgbaston Harriers. 25 yards, 1; C. G.
Wood, Blackheath Harriers, 25 yards, 2. Won by
2 yards; time, 51secs.—Second heat: S. J. E
wards, Kidderminster Harriers, 33 yards, 1; R. .T.
Soden, Edgbaston Harriers, 26, 2. Time, 54secs.
—Third heat: A. James, Cardiff F.C., 8 yards, 1 ;
J. W. Williamson, Godiva Harriers, 14, 2, Time,
56 4-ssecs.—Fourth heat; B. Rowlands, Edghaston
Harriers, 35 yards, 1 ; A. C. Rose, Ric:ha-di'
Harriers, 31,2 Won by about four yards;
51 4-ssecs.—Final: Rowlands, 1; Edwards, 2;
James, 3. Won easily; time, 48 2-ssecs.
One Mile Scratch race (for a Challenge Cup, value
25 guineas, and a gold medal value o 4 45).—J.
Kibblewhite, Burton F.C., 1; J. Pitchford, Livr-
pool Gymnasium Club, 2; won by thirty yar ;
time, 4mlns. 30 4-ssecs.

One Mile Tricycle Handicap (Local).—Fig, hat:
W. H. Smith, Wolverley F.C., 50 yards, 1; A. E.
Dadford, Kidderminster Harriers, scratch, 2. Won
easily; time, 4mins. 4secs,—Second heat: C. V.
Hodgetts, Stourbridge P. 0., 40 yards, 1; E. Rut-
land, Stourbridge F.C., 50, 2. Time, 4mins. 28
2 ssecs.—Final : Dadford, 1; Smith, 2: Hodgetts,
3. Dadford crept up to Smith, who appeared to
have the race in band, and won on the tape by one
yard. Time, 3mlns. 53 4 ssecs.

- Three Mdes Bicycle Handicap (Open).—Tli re
were eleven starters for this race, and it resulted as
follows Blunt, Warstone 8.C., 45 pude. 1;
G. M. Wareham, Forward 8.C., 50, 2; A. E.
Langley, Kildare 8.C., 45, 3. Woo by 5 3r(;s
one yard between second and third. Time, 9mins.
25 3-ssece.
One Mile Handicap (Open).---.G. Savage, Kynooh
F.C.. 75 yards, 1; J. C. Cope, Birchfield Harriers,
60, 2; 11. Hodges, Small Heath Harriers, 95, 3.
Won by three yards ; time, 4mins. 17sece. 28 cm..
petitors started in this race.

- The prizes were afterwards handed to th 3 sue.
oessful competitors by Mrs. Henry Tarney.

The Bev. T. la; Clarke. M.A., late curate of
Chepstow, has been licensed by 63 Bishop of
Worcester to the curacy of St. PhiliF, Birminghatu
OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—At the Pol o• Court yes'
terday, before Colonel Fletcher, 1\ anti. W. ,P
Turney, and E. Webb, John Whitthoilie, Union
Passage, was charged with using obscell4l language
on th 3 17th inst. Sarah Dilworth and Mary
Saunders gave evidence and defendant was tiled
5s and costs.

"HE WENT TO GET A SWlLL."—Thomas Hutton
was charged with being on licensed premises, to
wit, :the Rose and Crown Inn, Lye, during pro-
hibited hours on the 15th inst. P.S. Cope saw the
defendant go on to the premises after closing hours
and on asking him what he was there for he said he
went to get a swill. When he served defendant
with the summons 1.,' said he went for some
whiskey but he couk, ~qt get supplied with it.
The Bench took a lenient view of the case, and
fined him is and costs, _

STRAYING HORSES.—Joseph Harris was charged
with alllwing his horse to stray at Cleat, on the
7th inst. P.C. Moore proved the case, and e

fendant was fined 5s and costs.

APPLICATION'.—Mr. Waldron made an application
under the Married Women's Maintenance and
Desertion Act, 49 Vic. Chpt. 52, for a maintenance
erder against Ffenry Eveson, late tan officer under
the Guardians, Jane Eveson (60), wife of de-
fendant said her hunband deserted her 7 or 8 years
ago and he was at the present living with anoLher
woman, the result :of which there 2 illegitimate
children. Sue had never lived with another man
except her husband. Her husband was a traveller
for Mr. Perry, Hunington, near Halesowen, Mr.
Waldron esid 6 orders had been wade against her
husband in the County Court, but ko had not own-
plitl with there. The woman the defendant was
:Iving with was about 40 years of age. The Bench
rnhde en order for defendant to pay Is per week,
Mr. Yaldron asized,_ that as it WAN a OttgO IA 1414 a
INwer could oat woll be done without, would, as
there waa a great deal of trouble before the mos
could be Wooed tin, the attoroOre fee be allowed,
It WM the flute/die which had brall brought before
them bud would establish a preOodent, Who Loch
Wowed one pines,

INDECENT EXPOSURE. - Felix Dunn, f Cradl-y.
was charged with expo.ing his person on the 12th
inst., at Lutley. with jut, nt to insult a fernate
Mr. Hinds appeared to prosecute, an i Mr. Wa!Cron
(Mended. —Prudeuee Clarke, housekeeper to M.
James Hingley, Cradloy, said she was on her way
to Clent in a trap on the 12th inst. She was going
from Foxcote up T.utley Lane. It was about Intif
past seven. Mrs Hilton and Miss Parsons were
the trap. Up Lutley Lane she met three men, 0 e
uf whom was the defendant. When about ten yarls
from the trap defendant put up his hand in an
•Atitude to stop the horse, and made use of some
ii,ty language. She did not stop the horse but
proceeded to the Hagley Road where she put do :r ii
the two ladies and returned in the trap aline.
When she got to Lutley Lane she overtook the de-
feudaot again with two more men. He again used
some more filthy language and exposed his p.:rsoit
To the best of her knowledge she had not seen the
defendant before.—She did not scream, but she was
going as fast as she could in the trap. Lottie
Hilton, Aston Road, Birmingham, and Lilly Par-
sons, Dudley Street, Brierley Hill, gave corrobot a-
tive evidence. William Goulding and James:El ing-
ley also gave evidence.—Mr. Waldron said the only
question was whether there was any exposure. He
should call the two men who were with him, and
he felt sure after they had heard them they would
have a doubt, which he hoped they would give the
defendant the benefit of. Thomas Mallen, black-
smith, Cradley, and Thomas Attwood denied seeing
defendant expose himself.—The Bench retired to
consider their decision, and on returning into
Court Colonel Fletcher said they had decided to
commit, and thought it was their duty to sentence
him to three months' imprisonment with hard
labour.

MORE OBSCENITY. - Frederick Ray, furniture
remover, Heath, was fined 20s and costs for using
obscene language.—Arthur Williams, painter, wcis
fined 5s and costs for a similar offence.
AN OLD OFFENDER. —Bridget Welch was fined
5s and costs for being drunk and incapable on the
14th inst.—Michael MoHale was fined 5s and costs
for being drunk on the 14th inst.—Thoma, ltuck
was fiaed 2s 6d (and costs for being drunk on the
12th inst.

BOARD OF GIJARDIASS.—Mr. Haskew presided
at the weekly meeting of this Board which was held
yesterday.—The Master of the House reported: ?Ad-
mitted during the week, 13; discharged, 18; remain-
ing in the House, 494; against 516 for the eqrre- -
pending period last year.—The outdoor relief wam :
Kingswinford, 247 6a Od; btourbridge, £3l lls
10d; Halesowen, £26 15 8d; non-resident, £1
17s 6d; total, ..tlO7 10s 114; corresponding we. k
last year, ..2101 5s 34d.

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