Modern Athletics 1868

STATISTICS. 95 3 indies),1; 0. A. Absolom, Cambridge f(e3e3t 6 inches), 2 ; W. R. Burgess, Oxford3, ; T. Batson, Oxford,4. Quarter Mile. —J. H. Eidley, Cambridge, 1; W. J. Frere, Oxford,2; A. W. Lambert, Cambridge, 3; R. V. Somers-Smith, Oxford, 4. Won by 3 yards. Time, 51 seconds. Wide Jump. —A. C. Tosswill, Oxford (21 feeitn2ch|es), 1; li. Waltham, Cambridge (21 Ifefeitnches), 2 ; C. A. Absolom, Cambridge, 3 ; I 1 . O. Philpott, Oxford, 4. Three Miles.—J. H. Morgan, Oxford, 1; R. L. IST. Michell, Oxford, 2; G. G. Kennedy, Cambridge, 3;A. E. R. Micklefield, Cambridge, 4; E. Royds, Cambridge, 5; J. W. Fletcher, Oxford,6. Won by 170 yards. Time, 15 minutes 20f seconds.* S ECTION II.—L IST OF G ENTLEMEN A MATETJE C HAMPIONS. One HundredYards, Miu.Sec. 1866. T. M. Colmore Oxford Univ. A. C, . . 10J 1867. J. H. Ridley. . Eton College .... lOf 1863. W. M. Tennent . Manchester A. C.. . . 10^- Quarter Mile. K. T. D IGBY , Esq.'s Challenge Cup. 1866. J. H. Ridley. . Eton CoUege .... 1867. Ditto . . Ditto .... 1868. E. J. Colbeck . . London A.C Half Mile. 1866. P. M. Thornton . CambridgeUniv. A. C. . 2 5 1867. W. J. Frere . . Oxford Univ. A, C. . . 2 10 1868. E. J. Colbeck . . LondonA. C 2 2 One Mile. 1866. C. B. Lawes . . Cambridge Univ. A. C. . 4 39 1867. S. G. Scott . . OxfordUniv. A. C. . . 4 42 1868. W. M. Chinnery . LondonA. C 4 33i 521 *501 * The fastest amateutrime on record.