Modern Athletics 1868

68 MODERN ATHLETICS. yards), T. B. Macpherson (35 yards), and E. J. Colbeck (scratch) in 53 seconds, 52|- seconds, and 51 seconds re­ spectively, the winner of the final turning up in the scratchman, whosegreat powerful stride tookhim up to his men at three parts othf e distance. His time for the final, which he won easily, was 51^ seconds, only half a second slower than his first heat and sufficiently fast to revolutionize thebetting onthe ensuingchampion quarter, which had latterly veeredround in favour of J. H. Ridley of Cambridge. E. B. Michell of Oxford, the celebrated sculler (80 seconds), won the open 3 miles walking race by 20 yards aftera good race with H. F.Wilkinson, Civil Service (150 seconds), who travelled faster and better than on the preceding Saturday at Richmond. The winner made a good debut in the walking world, do­ ing his full 3 milesin 24 minutes 4 seconds. W. Rye, Thames R. C. (scratch), met R. M. Williams, theCivil Service champion, for the second time, and again beat him easily, getting third place, and doing the fastest amateur timeon record for three miles—viz., 23 minutes 6 seconds.* R. H. ISTunn, who won the week before at Richmond, was out of it with 45 seconds, as also was T. Griffith (25 seconds); and J. H. Bentley, CivSilervice (60 seconds), the latter ofwhom was made an immense favourite. E. Hawtrey was positively turned loose in the club mile handicap, whengetting 105 yardshe won very easily in 4 minutes 26f seconds; C. P. May ofthe West London Rowing Club (115 yards) getting second, and W. M. Chinnery, from scratch, ran very well but could get no nearer than fourth, covering his full mile in 4 minutes 33-2- seconds, and beating a large and slightly- weighted field. On April 21 a two-mile walking race took place at the West London Grounds, Brompton, between W. Bye, Esq., London A. C., and J. BIeIn. tley, Esq., CiSveilrvice, the latter receiving half a minute start. This race is remarkable from the fact that Ryemade the fastest one * Much dispute has arisen in the athletic world as tothe cor­ rectness ofthese times,several making them all a minute slower. The author, however, believes the aboveto be (jprrect ? judging by watches started to various competitors byseveral friends. If Eye's times hadbeen 8 minutes 13 seconds, 16 minutes 6 se­ conds, and 24 minutes 5seconds, he must have walkedhis last mile quickerthan his first,which is absurd.