Modern Athletics 1868

REVIEW OF THE ATHLETIC SEASON, 18G7-8. 45 bridge, was won by T. Payne, after a closo contest with C. Crawley, in the plow time of 16 minutes 23 seconds. J. Kinloch, who has not fulfilled the expectations formed of him at school, won the mile in 4 minutes 64 seconds, but was nowhere in the three miles. St. Peter's College, Itadley, sports, on March 6and 7, may be well termed E. M. Prothero's and F. "WB.ade's benefit, the former gentlemangaining no less than five" firsts," viz., the quarter mile, 150 yards hurdle race, high jump, half mile, and 100 yards. The latter put the weight (17 lbs.) 32 feet 2 inches; threw the hammer 88 feet 8 inches; jumped 17 feet 4 inches in the wide leap, and threw the cricket-ball 110 yards 6 inchesn;one of which are by any meanspoor performances for a boy. T. H. A. Houblon proved himself a good stayer by winning the mile and the steeplechase. In fact, all the performances were much above the average of school ones. At the II. Trinity, Cambridge, Boat Club meeting, on March 9,a goodcompetition ensiied between M.Templeton, C. Colbeck, and 0. Templeton in the wide jump, the former eventually winningwith a leap of 19 feet, and also gaining the quartermile in 53 seconds, and the putting the weight. No other extraordinary performances oc­ curred. The PembroTce College, Oxford, sports, heldMonarch 9, were the last college reunion at Marston Roadbefore the University meeting, butnothing noteworthy took place. At Fenner's, the last meeting before the University one was that of Corpus College, Cambridge, Maornch 10. Frequenters ofthis ground will recollectthat the fastest mile ever run at Cambridgewas accomplished by W. M. Chinnery, London A. C.o,n this occasion, in thestrangers' race. This gentlemantook thelead fromA.E.E.Micklefield, St. John's, inthe back stretch during the first lap, and won easily from the Hon. F. Gr. Pelham, Trinity, bya score of yards. To show the judgment with which the winner ran, I need only state that he ran each lap in almost the same time, viz.,the first lap in 1minute 25-^ seconds; the second in 1 minute 31|- seconds; and the third in 1 minute32 seconds; thus accomplishing the whole distance in the then unbeaten time of 4 minutes 29f seconds. Among the collegians, E.H. Clarke showed good form in winning the 100 yards and the quarter of the mile on the same path.No strangers' prize wasgiven.