Modern Athletics 1868

REVIEW OF THE ATHLETIC SEASON, 1867-8. 29 At Oxford, Oriel College met at the Marston Road Ground, on November 7, A. 0.Tosswill carryingoffno less than five first prizes and one second. This gentleman commenced with the 100 yards, which, owingto an error, had to be run twice over, and beat a large field easilyin lOf- seconds; P. G. Ward, who was second, turning the tables on him inputting the weight.In thehigh jump he did not come up to previousperformances, tying withtwo others, 0. Fowler and F. H. Hill, a5tfeet 2 inches. His other three victories were the hurdle race, throwing the hammer, and wide jump, in thleast of which hewas handi­ capped 9 inches, and covered 18 feet 10| inches. The distance for the strangers'race was half a mile, and eight competitors, all Oxonians, including W. P. Bowman, E. Nolan, J. W. Fletcher,S. G. Scott, J. H. Morgan,and 0. Y. Fell, faced thestarter. W. M. Chinnery (London A. 0.), the only "foreigner" entered, did not appear. The pace was very fast all the way, Nolan leading for some distance, but Bowmanfairly cut him down50 yards from the end, and won in the good time of 2 minutes 4^ se­ conds, Nolan retiring whenpassed. On the two following days, November 8 and 9, the Oxford University Athletic Club held their annual fresh­ men's sports. Cambridge first instituted these trials, for the purpose of bringing out the young blood, and to fill vacant places inthe Oxford and Cambridge contests. F. 0. Philpott (St. Edmund'sHall), and R. V. Somers- Smith (Merton), however, were the only winnerswho ap­ peared at Beaufort House in the following spring. The former won the 100 yards in lOf seconds, the wide jump with a leap of 19 feet 5 inches, and the hurdles in I85 seconds. Somers-Smith was the victorboth in the level and handicap quarters, but both races were run slowly. 0. Y. Fell (St. John's) was quituep to his oldform in the open 200 yards handicap. He was at scratch and ran a dead heat with F. O. Philpott (5 yards), who was the favourite. In the deciding heat iwt as anybody's race till close home, when Fell just managed to win in lOf-seconds. Had this gentlemancontinued in residence another term, he would no doubt have been heard of in the Oxford and Cambridge sports. In the open mile handicap, Dealdn (St. John's) won easily with his long start (70 yards), beating such well known long-distance men as J, H, Morgan, R. L. N. Michell, andS. G. Scott, At Eton College, on November 9, the annualhurdle race,