Modern Athletics 1868

54 MODERN ATHLETICS. versed the order of running at Ma University sports,and defeated A. Hillyard (Oxford), who ran fotrhe third time at this meeting, by a footR. . Fitzherbert, who had wona deadheat with Pitt-Taylor at Cambridge, was outpaced from the beginning. For the 100 yards there appeare0d. A. Absolom and 0. 0C. orfe, on behalf of Cambridge, and J. PT. ennent and F. 0P.hilpott for Oxford. Both Abso­ lom and Tennent are noted as quick starters. On the present occasion the former got the best of it, and running with his usual short bustling stride ledby three yards at half-way, but could not last, and Tennenctoming with his fine stride won easily in the quick time of 10i seconds, with a slight rear-wind. E>.Waltham (Cambridge), who is of a model stature for putting the weight, won that event for the thirdyear in succession, with a "put" of 34 feet 3 inches, twofeet less than his distance at Cambridge. 0. A. Absolom, the 100yards runner andwide leaper, was second with 33 feet 6 inches;but neither of the Oxonians, T. Batson and W. II. Burgessc,ould quite reach 33 feet. In the quartermile the Cambridge pair, J. H. Ridley and A. W. Lambert,got off'first, and the former made the run­ ning very fast for his companion up to the rifle butts. Here W. J. Frere (Oxford) and Ridley joined issue, the former having slightly the best of it on entering the straight; but the latter, who always has something in hand for an emergency, rushed out 100yards from home, and won from Frere byfour yards in the quick time o6f1 seconds. R. V. Somers-Smith, thesecond Oxonian, was outpaced from the first. Ridley thus proved himself one of the best men of the day at this distance, at which he has never suffered defeat. The wide jump was a very near thing for some time between A. C. Tosswill (Oxford) and R. Waltham (Cambridge). The latter, athis third leap, cleared 21 feetl inchb; ut Tosswill, at his fifth attempt, surpassed it b1yJ inches, both C.A. Absolom (Cambridge), last year's winner, and F. O. Philpott (Oxford), being a foot behind. Considering his size and build, Waltham jumped splendidly. The last event was the three miles, to which distance the previous two miles had this year been increased. The issue was never in doubt, as J. H. Morgan (Oxford) led from beginning to "fend, running stronger the further he went, and won as he liked in the quickest amateur time on record—viz., 15 minutes 20 se­ conds. R. L.N. Michell (Oxford), whowas far fromwell,