The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-08-06 00:00:00

WORDSLEY ATHLETIC sPoßrs.

The third annual athletic sports tiok place at
Wordsley. near Srourbridge, on Saturday, and a
considerable number of persona were present. A
valuable collection of prizes were off rei for con-
petition and the entries were numerous, andinclu lea
those of a number of le:Laing athletes Tnouhli
t ,ere was the stereo-typed notice tab “No ly.tting,”
there was a large nun: tier of betting men in one
part of the ground, and there were some r anarkahle
irlcidents in some of the runs, whiaa the spectators
di I not hesi:ate to connect with the presence of the
bAting men on the ground. The programme
opened with a 220 yards youths' handicap, run 1.1
six heats. In the final J. Green was Ist, J. Hip-
kiss 2nd, E Dray 3rd, and J. Hill 4th. Time 27sec.
An oi.jection was lodged against Green.--100 yards
open nandicap, let hert : F. T. Ritchie (scratch), 1;
W. Potter, Kiiiver (10 yards), 2. Time, 10 2-ssec.
Won by a
,Nard and a half. 2nd heat: C Wise,
Grxliva Harriers, (8 yards) and A Millard, West
Bro uwich 81 yard-) dead heat, which, on being
rui otf, Wise won by a yard. 'rime, 10 1-5320.
dead ha, and tkoicting one 10 2 ssea. 3rd heat.
J. T. Dando, Ilitnley (7 yards), 1; H. Yoxall,
Wordeley (10 yards), 2. Won by 2 yar Is.
1) 2 5.4 a. 4th heat : W. Knott, Worcester (10
yards), 1 ; li. Walker, Kiagston (8i yards), 2 Won
by a !oat. Time, lOsee sth hat: T
Holloway,
Edgbaston (8 yards), 1; J. Evans, Edoaas on (91
yards), 2. Wm by a yard. Time 10 I.ssec, 6ttl
be it :G. Darkes, Webbenhall (9 yard.,), 1 ; W.
FAH y, Aston Villa (83/4- yards), 2. Farley fell just at
he finish. Time 10 2 ssec. Fria! Holloway, 1;
Ritcnie. 2; Ise, 3. A foot would cover the dis-
tance o: the three. Time, 10 1-5,ec.-One mile
tryicle open handicap. let heat: W. T. Ludwiuk,
Cardiff (60 yards), 1 ; H. E. L tune (100 yards), 2.
Won by about three yards. Time 4min 19 2-6 'cc.
2nd heat C E. Skinner, Warstone 8.0 (40 yards),
walked over. In the fi•ial Laurie and Ludwick ran
a dead-heat, in 3min. 46 2-54ec. Lud wick, who was
much Exhausted at the finish, did not run again.
and Laurie took first prize -100 yards scratch (Ist
prize challenge cup value 20 guineas, presented by
Mujor Wei :lad Mr. E. Webb, and gold medal) :
F. T. Ri. chie, 1.; H. N. Flewker, 2. Won by a
, yard and a half. Time, 10 2-ssee.- One-mile
bicycle handicap (open).-Ist heat: G. F. G Boyes,
Bridgnortn (130 yards) 1 ; G. H. Wareham (scratch)
2, Won easily by five yards. Time, 4min. 3sse.
2ad heat: T. Charles Stourport (155 yards) 1; C.
E. Skinner (90) yards 2. 3rd heat :F. F. Sharp",
Warstone B. C. (20 yards) I; C. Griffithr, Stour.
bridge (150 yard )2. Won by five yards. Time,
3,nia, 43 2 ssec -440 yards (open) handicap. let
h,nit : H. Dvde (22 yards) 1 ; C. Wise (25 yards) 2.
2ad heat : W. Venn (27 yards) 1; G. Rudge (32
yards) 2, 3rd hat: J. Rennie, Edgbaston (21
yards) I; W. Lees, Bi.chfield (32 yards) 2. Finals
llyde. 1; Venn. 2.- ['Janie miles bicyca:l handicap :
F. F. Sharpe (80 yards) 1 ; A. Spiera (210 yards) 2;
H. Davis (250 yards) 3. Won hy yard and he f.
after a fine race. Time, lOrnin. 7 4-53e0.-One
mile open handicap: W. C. Humphries, Kidder-
minster (135 yards, I ; W. J. Grimm, Worcester (105
yards') 2; J. Chapnan, Boaworth (75 yards) 3. Won
easily by four yards. Time, 4nain. 29 3-54ec.-The
anal heat of the mile bicycle hanaicap resulted as
follows;Uritfiths 1, Charles 2. Boyes 3, Liao 3
min 41 4 5 11,2e5.