Modern Athletics 1868

MODERN ATHLETICS. till the last turned for home, when he fairly cut hdiomwn and won by three yards, in 62|- seconds. J. W. Laino- who made a good start, wasclearly out-paced. This Per­ formance of Frere's, after his hard race in the hamlf ile on the previous day, was undoubtedly first-class;and, as ho was only two-fifths of a second slower than Ridley had been at the same distance anhour before, the Oxford and Cambridge quarter still seemed a very open race. The nnal heat of the 1£>0 yards handicap -wasa gift to J G- t tt 01 \V yards:> ' who won ahse liked ^ 14f seconds' ±l - M-organ again gave ample proof of his stayino- powers, by winning the three miles easily in 15 minutes ^ 5 seconds, after keeping at the same steady pace throughout. R. L. N. Michell, who was far from well being second, and J. W. Fletcherthird. J. O. E.Fairlie was rewarded for previous disappointmentsby winningthe ^UUyards consolation racein the quicktime of 2Useconds At the EtonCollege sports, onMarch 13 and 14, none of the performances call forcomment. The weight of the nammer and stone was 21bs. less than usual; and in the two miles walking, the time, 17 minutes 14seconds, was 8 nn! C0n erin o style was sacrificedptaoce. Ihe Hounslow Foot-hall Club meeting, on March 14, produced no great sport. G. H. Juppwon the local 100 yards as he liked, while the local mile handicap fell an easy victory to R. Eagle/ (40yards), J. G. Webstegr et­ ting second from scratch. E. J. Colbeck, London A O. had an exercise canter in the open hurdles; and j! lierkeley, Thames E. 0(.8 yards), won theopen quarter- mile handicap, in spite of several misadventures, rather easily from J, Elphinstone, London A. O. (15 yards) and r. O. Oollett, Civil Service (30 yards). W. Gil- mour and E. Hawtrey, two of the gamest runners of the clay, nmshed first and second respectively inthe three- miles handicap, the former giving the latter 15 seconds and revengmg himself for his defeat afortnight previously at Beaufort House. The three miles walking handicap r on • Mac l ure from scratch in the terribly slowtime of 30 minutes 15seconds. The CambridgUeniversity AthleCtilcub held theitrwelfth annual meeting at Fenncr's on March 17, 18, and 19, Walter Watts, the ground-keeper, had thepath in splen- did condition, and the fast times made on it durino- the three days racing indubitably stamp it as one of