Modern Athletics 1868

32 MODERN ATHLETICS. trial and final heats, less a yard, in 11J and 12 seconds respectively. Amongst those whom he defeated •werethe well known names of W. J. Frere, Magdalen(3 yards), C. Y. Fell, St. John's (scratchw)h, o was shnt ont in the final, and H. H. Seymonr, NewCollege (8 yards). His brother, J. P. Tennent, ofWadliam College, who is almost as good ashimself, and ran a dead heatwith Sey­ mour in his trial, did not start inthe final. At the WadhamCollege, Oxford, sportosn, November 20, J. P. Tennent had it all hoiwsn way in the 100 yards and quarter mile. The Manchester representatives, W. M. Tennent andW. M'Laren, each at6 yards, made the running very hot at starting in the strangers' quarter mile handicap. At the last turn fohrome, however, they were passed by A. T. Jeffreys,Christ Church (10yards), H. V. Somers-Smith, Merton(8 yards), and W. P. Bow­ man, University, who had been made the favourite at 6 yards, these three making avery close finish in the order named in 53 seconds. B. H. M. Williamswon no less than five of the other events, viz.: both jumps, throwing the cricket ball, and putting the weight. The Cambridge UniversiAtythletic Club hethldeir fresh­ men's sports elevendays alter Oxford, on November 20. In thefinal heat of the 100 yardsJ, . H. Eidley(Jesus), was opposed totwo good sprinters, viz.:B. H.Clarke (Corpus) and C. R. Alexander (King's), bunteither had any chance against the crack, who won as he likeind10£ seconds, and afterwards secured the quarter in 55 secondsT. he winner of the mile turned up in J. Kinloch, from Cheltenham College, but the time was extremely slow, viz., 5 minutes 6 seconds. W. F. Curteis (Jesus) won the high jump with a fair leap of5 feet 3J inches. The private quarter milehandicap of the Civil Service came oft" at Brompton, onNovember 20. This event had for some time previously been humorously termed Mr, Sydenham Dixon's benefit, but did nodteserve such a title as that gentleman did not startT. he two trial heats were respectively won by W. F. Eaton (5yards), beating T. C. Collett (22yards),and twoothers in63|seconds,and byC.G. Emery,beating E.W.L.Ryves (1y6ards), and J.H.Bentley (18 yards), liyves and Bentley,although meeting for the first time asrunners, showed nonethe less determination in the contest between them. Eaton could never reach Emery in the final, and the latter won by a couple of yards in 53^ seconds. An open 150 yards handicap, got