The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-08-20 00:00:00

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SrOURBROJE A:11(1LE 13 8 )011'23.

Th.) tenth annual meeting of the champion sports
of thi midlands took place ou Stott ridge
Cricket Ground, Aenblecate, on Monday last, in tlee
preince -f torn 11,000 to 12,000 persons. The
weather was all that could be desired and a m
enj 'table afternoon was spent. Notwithstanding
the absence of the three crack sprinters, Wo d.
Ritchie ad Wharton, the spo-is throu bout were
q up to the average. Ti_e 50h01ar3 race, V o
first on the progranyee, p.oved monotonous, a -
there were tw,l,e heats in the first round. Some
of the youngsters rin remarkably well, and th •
hendi appiag ie ,his event as well as in the rest of
tee races refie.ted great cr Mr. Tom Clulee
We ean fiatt cetrselves teat we teive had two
re e nroeee on our Cri-ket Ground, the first one
ietn; tee ha n tier throNing at the Championshp
leeting and tee se am.l 00 M inlay, when Mr. W.
B. Page, of the “antattan Club, beat the record of
The high jernp by ith's of an inch. This perform
ance was certeiniy a grin I One, and although he had
to give his oppo:lerv. 15 inches he managel to secure
the se con I prize_ We were very pleased to see the
committee of the the club reeognised the sterling
quelties of 'Jr. Page by presenting him with a gold
I :pedal for beaming the reeo.d. Flewker ran
splendidly, both in nis heat ani the final. In- the
s cholars rice teere weie s-iveral exciting heats,
the m,:st no:able ,f which was the see -n1 in whieh
Ir u ter Jones from err:itch came in second, being
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deteaten in the post by a foet by a youngster named
Ftetcher, who received 35 yards start. In the 10th
neat a grand runner got home first but he was dis-
qualified as he ,vas much over the age in which he
h A entered. In the final Johu Lloyd, 6 years old
from 40 yards wart, came in first, closely followed
by Artnur Hunt, 30 yards, 2nd, and Samuel Fletcher
35 yards, third It is a most peculiar thing that
ie the 120 Yar ,s Open Handicap all the he-its were
won in the same time, natir_dy twelve and three
fim=ths second. The Mile Biep.llo Hantiicap, Local,
feli the lot of W. M Ro:iins, who beat his opponents
easily by about 5 yards in 3 minutes 12/. secs. The
ale Mite Bicycle Hancti!ap, open, afforded good
sport for the spectators, and the closeness of the
riding in the several heats elecited rounds of applause
from those present. In the fine' Davis. of Stour-
p trt, B. C. with a start of 135 yards woe by about
3 yards from Griffiths in two minutes fifty-eight
and four-fifths seconds. Some grand running was
witnessed in the quarter. Brighton, of the Kidder—
minster Harriers, who start d from 12 yards, fairly
ran away with his hat, in fifty-two and two-fifths
seconds. He ran a grand race in the final and
managed to breast th- tape in front of Edwards, of
tee Kidderminster Harriers, by about 10 iirds in
the easiest pessible manner, in 52 seconds. The
One Mile Flat Race, scratch, was a rather unin-
teresting affair as only three turned out ta compete
fur it The prize fer this event is a challenge cup,
valued at 25 guineas, and has to be won twice in
succession, or three times in all. Kibblewhite won
tee race last year. and as he managed to get to the
tape about two feet in front of Parry, of the Salto: d
Harriers, the cup becomes his absolute proper!y.
The Three Miles Bicycle Handicap proved a very
i resting event. isoyes, who rode a "Rover" was
enthusiastical v applauded as he. managed • pass
his ppunents tine Niter tim •, but uefortunately
fur him, althoueh lie cede most pluckily he only
rein ged ta secure the thire prize. The others kept
cloce t gether until the fi al when Brewerton came
away, and, cola, ary to all xpectation, beat, Sharpe
the pest by t e length of his machine. A good
tiamber tame I ow for i; ie One Mile Rand nip,

ope ), which J. C. Cope, of .he Birchfield Harriers,
succ-e1t.,1 in pul in off in 4mltis 26secs , Blunt. ,)t
tne Kid:l rinin3rer H srri,rs, bet g second, and T.
Ci.srb,-,A, a I-cal man, securing third honours. The
fonowinw is the result of the Oitierent events.—

120 YARDS YoUMW HANDICAP (for youths under
fourteen years), 12 heats :—Final : 1, J. Lloyd; 2,
A. Hunt ; 3 Samuel Fleicher.
120 YARD'S OPEN HANDICAP.--First prize, value
Xs Bs. ; second, value £3 3s. ; third, value £1,—
Hear 1 ; 1, H. N. Fl wker (St Mark's C. and F. C.),
ecratch. Time 1.2 3 ssecs. Won by six yards.—
Heat 2: 1, F. Ltri.r. (iortoo C C.). 5 yards. Won
by three inches. Time 12 3 sseos.—ileat 3 ; 1,
John Rhode (Lye F. C), 8 tard. Close finish.
fan- 12 3 .sPecs. Heat 4:1, E A. Waghorne
(Che tenharn Harriers), 3 yards. Tline 12 3 ssecs.
—Heat 5: 1, H. Walter (Kingston F. C.), 54 yards.
Time L 2 3-ssecs H. Dyde (Walsall Harriers ,
:1, Flewker ; 2 'lyde ;3, Walker. A
apl ndid race, Flewker running ia grand style.
Time 12 3-ssees,

ONE MILE L CAL BICYCLE EIANDTCAP (Radius Of
seven rniles).—First p ize. value £4 4s. ; sec ,nd,
value £2 24 ' • third, value £1 Is. - Heat 1: 1, W.
M. Robins, St-urbridge 8.0 . scratch ; 2, Charles
Squires, 75 yards. Won easily. Time &mins 14.
2-ssecs.—Heat 2 ; 1, C. Griffiths, iit9urbridge C.C..
20 yards; 2, M. S. MeN eight, Stnurbridge C.O ,
60 yards. Close finish. Time 3mins, 10 3-ssees
Final: 1, Robins ;2, G; iffiths ;3, M Naugbt. Won
easily ; else third Thrie,3mius. 12 1-ssees.
HIGH JUMP (Open) —First prize, v-ilue £5 55.;
second, value £2 B. Page, Illanh4ttan A. C.,
elicited treruendous applause by the heigat and
in w ich he jumped. He however took second
place with 6ft. 3 3 Bin , ceding 15in. to 11. da Eseo-
fet, sft. 2in, ; and Bayli3, 3el, wlth sft. 2in,
tv,e latter giving E4:,icofet 3m.
ONE MILE BICYCLE HANDICAP (Open).

Fint

prize, value £5 Sc second. value £2 2e.; third,
value £1 le First in heat to rin in tin Al —Elea,t 1,
1, IL E. Langley, Kildare 8.C., scratch ; 2, C.
Uriffiths, Stourbridge C.C., 120 y4rds. Won with
ease. Tim,- 2mins. 55 4 sRet:s.—Heat. 2; 1, F. F.
Slia,pe, War,tone BU, 30 yards. Time
.§Bsecs.—Heat 3; 1, E. W. Brewertoti surrey B C.,
30 yards. Time 2mins, 574 s=ecF. —Heat 4; 1, A.
tvis, St,m po t 13 C. 135 ards. Time 2mins. 56
2 ssecs.—Final : 1, Days ; 2, (3iilthr4; 3, LaugLy,
Tune 2inine. 58 4 ssecs.
Oxtc iLn BICYCLE (Soratr.h).—First prize.
OLOIC g. cibroc, graph st p wa:ch. v due £lB Hs.
(iioldt,r, A. B Langl-y, Kildare B, C) and gold
medal, value .24 45.; s-cond prize, gold metal, value
£3 34 —. most Luaguitieent raca and exceedingly
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c-I-os • fiai.4l 1 N E- vigley; 2, E W. Bra werCn-;
/.." Sha,, e li.e 3mi. 8. 15 2 58c.
120 YARDs dURDLE RACE (ELLE :iCap).—First

p ize, va,,1., ; seooo 1, vlus £2 2,11-; third,
value Li. 16.—de:A 1; 1, H. T. Bo .vlby, 0. U. A. C.;
2, Thomas Blyliss, Birehtiold Harrirro.—tieat 2; 1,
A. Nlull:na, We,,t Did F. C. ; 2, R. J. B wden E ig.
ba4on Harriers.—Final: 1, Boivluy ; 2, Bapiss ;
3. Mullins. Tim - 18 2 sseo.
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QUARTER MILE HANDICAP (0.,e11) —Fir it prize,
.X. 6 6. ; s!.2conn, value £2 2s. ; tnir,i, vdie £1
1 k.—Heat 1 ; 1, G B!ighten, .K.dderatiaster
fla.rriers, 12 yard 4; 2, 11. llyde, Walsall Harriers.
scratch. Won easily. Tilno 52 2 Sac,— lea 2 :
1, W. C. Achersmi: t!, I; W F. U ,30 yar.s ; 2, S.
J. Edwards, Kid lerkeinster LI rike.s, 9 vard.
54 1.-53ecs —Heat 3: A S. Malin- :Nr.,s; End F.
C. ;2. F. Ilaig, Gorton U. C. ti!ne iecks .
1. Brighton ;2, Edwards; 3, Atherstnith. 'nine
52seos.
ONE MILE FLAT RACE (Scratoh).—First prize
challenge cup, value 25 guineas, and gold meal
value .24 4s. (holder of cup, J, KiubLwite, S in-
non Ilarri-r ; second pe!ze, value £3 33.—There
were only Ilree en:ries, R. Jeffs (Worcester Har-
riers), J. N .alew.lite (Swindon Hanie;s), ad E
W Harrier,). For kbe first the
laps tie wen run e:oie together, but in the la3t the
race really lay betw ea Parry and Kiiiblewhite, the
former having the lead three Tarts round.
white then ca!:te up and won by not above a foot.
Titro. 4nnias. 30sece.
THREE MILES BICYCLE HANDICAP (Open).—
First pnze, value £5 55.; seconl. value ..£2 2..;
third, value 1,. —l, E. W. Brewertan, 60 yards;
2, F F. 60; 3, C. F G. Boyes, Wurstone
B. C., 200. Time 9akins. 39 1-ssecs.
ONE MILE FLAT RAC (Han kicap) —First plize,
value £8 Bs,; second, £3 33.; third, -V L. twenty
C :.tnpetitors.-1, J. U. Cope, Birchtiell Harriers, 45
y ;2, J. Blunt, Kiddertniuster Barriers, 120;
3, T. Garbett, 6tourbridge, 130 yards.
The einem s connected with the affair are ea

follows. The judges wdre Messrs. Beardsall (Pre—
sident CA. A.), 11. 'P Bowlby (President 0, U.
A.C.), S. Golder, W. J. lurny. H. Turney, and
MAP. Webb. Mr. T. Clule.- was handicapper, Mr.
E. B. Holmes (Vice-Pi e iide.,t M. C. A.A. A.) referee,
and Mr. G. Gauutl- tt stai ter. Dr Daly and M. C.
Walk r acted as hon. ,-ecs. .

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At t. cuuclu,ion ot tho eport, \Lisa Ed th Turney
tiis !Muted tho ptiz.l3. Pi epara,ory to her doing so
Major Webb said they had much to be thankful for
on via. (1,.y. the woa her had been all that coull ba
-:effted and the specta,nr,, had beha el in a manna
ihat :eff3ct, d the hi g' es credit upon them.
.It was

ono. of the inuAt successful in. etings that had ben
reld there and he hoped they would go on and
be as successful year altar year. lie Lii tly referred
vi the grand jumping of Mr. Page and said that
&though that gentleman had beaten so gran I a
rec,:rd h Fas only entitled to second prize. The
committee however, had decided to give him an
ox ra prize f, r lowering the record and he had great
pleu.,ure in saying that Mr. Page would rec( ive a
gold medal. This annoumemtnt was receivzd
admiat considerable cheering.
AI as Turney then pruk.me.led to distribute tho
priz a When Mr Page came f,r his rtrize he was
eat; niasticalty cheered ard he briefly returned
tio.nks fur the manner in which he had been re-
ceivtd.
At the col elusion of the distrib ition Majo
Walk..r propose. a vote of thanks to Miss Turns),
Which Wad Leevuded awl carried and the Froct.;•-_,_!::ige
stand,

COUNTY CotraT.—At the County Court on Wed-
nesday, before Sir Rupert Kettle, Alfred Allen, boo'
and timber dealer, Worcester, brought an action .
against George Nock, corn dealer. Hign Street,
Brierley Hill for .222 15s. 51. for hay and carriage
of the same. The defence was that nothing was
said about the carriage at the time of purchase.
After hearing the evidence his Honour gave a
ver act for plaintiff for £l5 03. 5d , with costs.—
William Hatton, spade and hoe maker, Stamber
Mil. brought an action against Messrs. Tunmis and
Co , brick manufactures, oF the same place, claiming
a right of way over a portioe of what defendants
contended was apr vale road to their works. Mr.
Plant, of the firm of Been and Plant, Dudley.
appeared for plaintiff and Mr. Waldron for the de-
fen-tans. Evideace was offered on b ith shies,
p aintiff's witnesses swearing that the road had
always been open to the public at any time. On
the other h ind;defendents' witnesses mare that the
gate was always locked at night, aid =het a notice
board was erected warning trespassers that they
would be prosecuted. His Honour held that
Plaintiff had made out his °lee, and gave a yeelict
accordingly, with 40 damages, and costs on the
£2O scale. His Honour aleci granted an injection
retraining dafendants from preventing plaintiff
using the road.
DRUNKENNESS.—At the Police Court yester lay,
before Mr. H. 0. Firmstone and Mr. E. Webb, Wm
Wilson was charaed with drunkenness on the 15th
inst in Coventry S reet. P.C. Ball woved the caee,
ant defendant was fined 15 and costs, or 7 days.
Charles Lees was charged with being drunk an! re
fusing to quit tee B di Inn, Bell En 1, on the
inst. William Brea, landloni, proved the case and
defendant, who had been previously convicted, was
fined 55 a-id costs.—John Pearsall was charged with
being drunk and refusing to gait the Miners' Arm;
In Sta.mher Mill, on the 15th inst. Humphrey
Hatton, the landlord, seid d fendact came to the
house the worse for drink and refused to leave whee
requested. and he also struck at witness with a
stick. Phcebe Attwood, a daughter of complain
ant corrob rated Thomas Butcher also gave evi-
dence. Defendent denied the offence and called
George Davies who said defendant was n.it die
-
orderly and did not use any bad language. De-
fendant was sworn and denied the whole affair.
D feadant was fined 2i 6,1 and costs. Defendant
said he should appeal asainst the decision:
A PeceretAst CAss.—George Brettell was called
up m to show cause why he should not pay his wife.
Mary Brettell a weekly maintenance. Waldron
defended. Complainant sail she was Inerriel to
defendant on the 31st May, 1885. She lived with
him at Baldwin's Green. unt'l last Tuesday week
On that day he took the furniture away and left
her with nothing to eat. Sne had to go to her
mother's, and he went to his mother's. There was
souse furniture left in the house, a bed and some
earthenware. Defendant is a bucket maker and
earns about 25s per week. Cross-examined: Her
husband had found a man named James Smith, a
butcher, in the house when he came home on two
or three occasions and they quarrelled about it.
Mr. Waldron, ie defence, contended that there wee
no desertion within the meaning of the Act of Parlia
ment. The Bench were of opinion that there was
no case and dismissed it.
FACTORY ACT PRosLCUTIONS. Alfred Mils, Of
Cradley, was charged on two summonses tor ern:
ploying Andrew B lie and B njamin Bills on the
morning ef the 3rd July. Mr. O. W. Hoare ap-
peared to prosecute. Mr. }haat, assistant inspector,
proved aiding the two lads working in defendant's
shop at five minutes past five in the morning. De-
fend int said he had been at play for 12 months and
he was gla I to make the chain when he has: got
the chance. D fendaut eh e hai been previously
oonvic•c9.l was fined 103 in each case ineuding costs.
—Esau Wil etts was charged with employing his
son before 6 o'clock in the morning on the 30th ul t
at Cradley. Mr Platt proved the case. Fined 5s
an 1 costs,— William Willetts was charged with
employing Martha Willetts on the 30th ult. This
case was adj urned for 14 slays.—E Award Edwards
was charted with employing a young person with-
out a certificate of fitness fro:n the certifying s
geon, and there was anether charge for not keeping
his register in proper order. Mr. Platt proved the
case, and defendant was fined is and costs in each
case
ASSAULT CASE.—Charles Tromans was charged
wi h assaulting Elizabeth Radburn on the 6th inst.
Mr. J. Hinds defer:Lied Complainant said defend-
ant struck her on t ie ab are date in the" Hands to
the Pump Inn." Ste did not give him any provo-
cation. Mrs. Radbura, mother-in-law to the c )m-
-plainant corroborated. For the defence Mr. Hinds
call :d Albert Gibson who said he was with the de-
fendant in the "Hands to the Pump." He was
close t i the defendant the whole time and defend-
ant did not strike complainant at all Defendant
was tined 23 61 and costs.
VAGRANcT.—Before Messrs. W. J. Turney and E
Webb, Patrick Day was charged with vagrancy on
the 18th inst. PC. Hayes said defendant came to
his house begging and he locked him up. Coin•
milted for 7 (lays.
ASSAULTING A BRoTHER. Lucy Perks was
charged with assaulting Albeit Perks, her brother
on the Bth inst. Complainant said defend int struck
him with a jug on the arm and head. His arm
was ha 'ly cut, and he was taken to Dr. Hammond
Smith woo sewed up the wound Defendaett said
she was drunk at the time and did dot know any-
teing about it until tha next morning. A. large
number of previous convictions were proved
ag inst the defendant by Superintendent Wheeler,
and she was fined 5s and costs, 30s; in default one
month.
THE MELEE CARD TRICK —George Williams was
; charged with unlawfully playing a game of chance,
to wit, the three card trick, on the 15th inst. Mr.
James Hinds defended. —P C flelioway said he was
on duty in plain plain clothes on the 15th inst, oa
the road from Sturbridge Juno ion. Ede saw the
defendant with seven or eight men standng round
him. lie was playing the three card :rid's. Seve al
persons made bets with defendant and lost. A
confederate of defendant's put 5s on a card and won
but, he ran away. Defendant did not offer any
resistance.—Jonathan Jones said he saw defendant
playinte the game. One man lest half-a-sovereign,
ant several others lost smaller Pums. Mr. Hinds
a -Sed tile Bench to inflict - a flue instead of sending
his client to prison wits out the option, and the
Beneh fined defendant Os and costs, £3 is 0.1, or
a month.
WIFE DEsEuTIoN. Jacob Hill was summoned
for deserting his wife and allowing her to bscome
ch-irgeable to the Common fund of the Stourbridge
Union. Mr. Thomas Wall appeared on behalf ef
the Guardians, and said there was £5 10.3 7,1 due
and the costs. Mr. John Mills. relieving officer,
sliJ that defendant's wife had been chargeable to
the Union since July, 1886. Dora Hill proved
that defendant desert d his wife in February, 1884.
—Defendant was committed for a month, but the
Bench told him that if he found the money in the
in eriin he would be released.
DisoßDEßev,—Henry Farmer was charged with
being drunk led disorderly on the 7th inst., at Hay
Green.—Sergeant Chare proved the case.--Fined 5s
and costs.
Scnoore BOARD PRosECuTIONE. Samuel Spittle
was summoned for neglecting to send his child to
school at Wollescote Inspector Hervey proved
the case and defendant was fined 5s —John Hook
was fiued 2s 61 for a similar offence.—Inspector
Baker proved the case.
A Can rum Joseph Southall, of the Lye, was
chiargee with being drunk whilst in charge of a
; hors a and cart at Clent, on the 27th u?t. P.C.
; Davis proved finding defendant drunk and asleeo in
hi' cart at C ent at 11,20 on the above date.—P.C.
WiLlaca corroborate i Davis Defendant denied
the off nce and called a witns,is named John Mount-
ford who said he i-aw defendant at ten o'clock and
he was thee sober.—The Beech considered the cese3
preyed and fined defendant 5s and costs.
BOARD OF GUARDIANS. -- Mr. P. Pargeter ere-
sided at the weekly meeting of this Board yester-
day. Admitted into the house during the week 15.
discharged 9, born 1, dead 2, remaiiiin,g in t e
hotpe 538, corresponding week last year 533. Out.
door relief : Kingswinford district £46 2s sd,
Stourbridge .235 17s sd. Halesowen ~,228 19s 11d,
non-resident paupers £1 15s 21, total £ll2 15s 61
against .2107 103 1141 in the corresponding week
last year.

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prepared by James lAsps and Co , are of nrid,mbted
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Gordon Holmes, Senior Physcian to the Ilunicipal
Throat and Ear Infirmary, writes : •'After an extended
trial, I have found your Glycerine Jujubes of conside
able benefit in alinost all fo:ins of throat diseasett
Epps's Medicines rnay be had at 136, sigh Street
tourbridge

Holloway's ointment and Pills.— k frequent ci tus
gout and rheumat sag is the inflammatory state "I the
blood, attended with ba digestion and general de'
A few doses f the Pi Is tsk•-tn in time ara an ell.etaal
preventive against gout and rheumatism. Anyone wh4
has an attack of either should u.a Hollowly's Ointment
also, the p.werftil action of which, combined with the
operation of the Pills, roust infallibly 1-11-3 et a cure.
he:e Faits act dire..ttly on the Woad, they puri
and impr,ve. tiaysng once subdued the severity • f
these diseases, perseverance with the Ointment, 'it it.
tomato; tue elected joints with ,warm brine, wii
OPPOLUI relax all stiffneas end permanent con tru. ha.