Modern Athletics 1868

52 MODERN ATHLETICS. showed signsof good coming form bybeating J.K.Birkeley, no mean sprinter, somewhaet asily by two yards. Barnes followed up his victory by winning the club 200 yards hurdle race, M. E. Jobling notstarting in the final.The long jump was a trial for one of the Oxford and Cam­ bridge athletes, the Oxfordchampion, A. C. Tosswill, suf­ fering defeat at 20 feet 2 inches from thcaatpital all-round jumper, E. Havers of Ingatestone. R. Gr. Graham, as usual, secured the open pole jump at 9 feet, and B. D. Harrison the open highone, receiving however 3 inches from J. A. Harwood, ThameRs owing Club. A magnifi­ cent though slowrace for the quarter mile openhandicap was won by H. Emanuel, Richmond Cricket Club (33 yards), by a yardfrom C. F. May, West London Rowing Club (27 yards), a yard separating the latter froGm-.Pal­ mer, German Gymnastic Society (18 yards). The contest of the meeting, however, was the clubthree quarters of a mile handicap, whichW. M. Chinnery won from scratch by six inches, just catching J. G. Webster (60 yards) on the post in the last few strides; J. Birkeley (40 yards), who ran most judiciously, again beatinghis old opponent, A. King (30 yards), and securing third place. A mile handicap steeplechase withthree difficult jumps was Avon after a somewhattame competition byW. James, London Athletic Club (40seconds), who finished six yards ahead of O. J. Chenery, London Athletic Clu(4b0 seconds). M. E. Jobling, London Athletic Club (15 seconds) had re­ served himself for this event, but suffered too heavy a penalty. Ab Winchester College sports, on April 2 and 3, S. H. Gattey made a goodcricket-ball throw of 119 yards, and hurled a 20-lbs. hammer71 feet 5 inches. Of the other competitors, J. W.Maxwell-Lyte performed by far the best, winning the hurdles, 100 yards, quarter mile, and half mile. The Oxford and Cambridge Universities' me ting of 1868 took place atBeaufort House, on April 3G. reat discussion had ensued as to where the meeting should be held on this occasion, and next yearit is tobe hopedthat the Cam­ bridge dons will see theerror of their ways and grantper­ mission for it to beheldat Fenner's. The running track is five or six yards morethan anexact third of a mile, with two fairly straight sides of about 150yards each. The path had been conside rably improved to what it used to