Modern Athletics 1868

REVIEW OF THE ATHLETIC SEASON, 1867-8. 41 such good form at Beaufort House in the spring, wonthe weight, but was second only in the hammer and cricket ball, being handicapped in both. The strangers' event was a 120 yards handicaphurdle race, for which 22 had entered. In the firstheat 0. N. Jackson,Magdalen Hall (scratch)^unfortunately tripped at thtehird flight and so injured his kneethat he wasunable to run during threst ol the term. In the final, A.Hillyard, Pembroke(scratch), and A. Molyneux, ChristChurch (3 yards), had thbeest of the start, but the former tripped at a hurdle, whereon Molyneux came away and won by a foot only fromW. G. Grace, Marylebone CricketClub (3 yards), who has been unlucky in Oxonian open events, having repeatedly ran second during the term. The Eton College annual steeplechase was ran on February 20,over a course of two miles and a half, which included several stiff obstacles. Benson, Calvert, and Johnstone had therace tothemselves atthe end,Thornton losing hisshoes. After severalchanges in thelast half mile Benson just securedthe victory in 16 minutes 20 seconds. St. John's College, Cambridge, occupied Fenner's on February 20 and 2i,but the first day's sports were ex­ tremely uninteresting. Baines and Hodges were the only two who finished in the two miles walking race, and as both ran at the finish they were very properly disquali­ fied. A.W. Lambert cleared 19 feet 1^inch in the wide jump, and secured the100 yardsand hurdles on the second day. A. E. E. Micklefieldo, f course, won the mile, and walked over for the two miles. A good "put" of33 feet 10 inches wasmade by Hodges with the weight. At the StP. eter's CollegCe,ambridge, sports, on February 24, R. Waltham performed most creditably by winning the 100 yards, wide jump, hurdles, and lasbt ut not least, the putting the weight.In the last-named event he made the best "put" ever accomplished byan amateur, viz.,36 feet 4 inches. T. Bainbridge, StJ.ohn's, secured the stranger's half-mile, the other competitors being comparatively un­ known to fame. On February 25 a larger number of spectators than usual attended Fenner's to witness the three handicoafps the Cambridge UniversiAtythletic Club. C. A. Absolom, Trinity (6yards), although runningsecond to C. C. Corfe (scratch), in his trial, waasgain successfulin the120 yards, just beating T. A. Pearson, Trinity, wwhoas at the same