Throwing the Heavy Hammer of 20 lb., £5. Entrance 2s. 6d., was contested by Messrs. Campbell, M'Dougall, Mason, and Ritchie. T h e issue lay between Campbell and M'Dougall, the other two being far behind. T h e pitches of these named were within a few lines of each other and delivered easily and scientifically. T h e prize was, after a hard contest awarded to M'Dougall, for a cast of 47 ft. 8 in. T H R O W I N G T H E L I G H T H A M M E R of 9 lbs.. £$. Entrance 2s. 6d. There were nine entries, but in consequence of the first cast, made by a Mr. Armstrong, sending the hammer into the crowd who pressed into the ring, this game was postponed. The hammer, which was propelled with great force, struck a horse and gave it the staggers. H a d it missed the horse, in all human probability it might have done something much worse and brought the games to a lamentable conclusion. H U R D L E R A C E of 400 yards, six leaps three feet six inches high. T o the 1st, £8, 2nd £3. Entry 5s. This was essentially the event of the day, and the starters were Messrs. Weston, Hamilton, Henry Stevens, W . Pender, Smith, Murray, Evans, Quin, Holmes, Hayes, Pemberton, junr., Pool, O'Brien, and Thomas Clancy. "Bellows to m e n d " was the order of the day at thefifthhurdle; and at the sixth the two leading runners, Hamilton and Pool, tipped the hurdle and came down, Holmes rushed in before they could regain their feet and was declared the winner. But one accident occurred on the course. Mr. Robinson, of Condell's brewery, in leaping his horse over the ropes, was thrown and received several severe contusions. N o limbs, however, were broken, and he soon recovered.
Second Day. — Tuesday, 13II1 August. £^. Entrance, 5s., for which four competed, viz, Messrs. John Ryan, William Pender, John Bell, and Joe Mason. Pender covered 33 feet, Ryan 35, Mason 36, and Bell 38 ft. 2 in., thus winning. S T A N D I N G H I G H J U M P , ^ 5 . Entrance 5s. Only two entries, viz., Messrs. John Ryan and Alexander Lyons. T h e standard was a bar working in grooves, one inch apart. It was placed at 3 ft. 6 in., and cleared by both, and also at 3 ft. 9 in. At 4 ft. Ryan cleared, had some two inches to spare, and won, as the other tipped it. R U N N I N G H I G H JUMP, ^ 5 . Entrance 5s. Only two entries, viz., Messrs. John Ryan and George Kerridge, when Ryan was again a winner. Both went over the bar at 4 ft. and 4 ft. 3 in. ; at 4 ft. 6 in. both carried away the bar, but Ryan beat the other at 4 ft. 7 in. R U N N I N G J U M P IN L E N G T H , ^ 5 . Entrance 5s. W o n also by Ryan beating Gilbert Meredith.
HOP STEP AND JUMP,
THE FIRST FOOTBALL MATCH.
This now favourite pastime was not much practised by the Victorian ancients, possibly because they were either too bent on money making—which was only too often recklessly spent in dissipation — o r that there was no native element sufficiently adolescent to take part in such a rough and ready mode of enjoyment. Occasional private matches used to come off, but no regularly advertised trial of "footing" was known until the 26th August 1850, when there was a numerous convention of " kickers" at Emerald Hill. It was intended that a football match should be run as an item of the gymnastic sports, at the racecourse a fortnight before, but it was then treated to a kick over. Messrs. Francis Stephen and Dalmahoy Campbell were, however, resolved that a football match there should be, and it was through their exertions the present one was worked. T w o elevens were scratched by the gentlemen mentioned from two hundred persons, thefirstpick, or " scratch," being decided by a toss up. T h e following are the names :— Messrs. F. Stephen (Captain), Mills, F. Warman, Colgin, Ewers, Wood, Butler, Clancy, Smith, W . Barry, Collins. Messrs. D. Campbell (Captain), C. Campbell, Barry, Dowling, W . Warman, Brodie, Pender, Wilson, Carew, Hinton, Cain.
