Modern Athletics 1868

REVIEW OF THE ATHLETIC SEASON, 1867-8. G3 Tlie English CivSilervice fixturesfor the present year •were May 29 and 30; but owing to the severe thunder­ storm which visitedthe metropolia on the first day, few events could be decided, as the running path was under water. The 200 yards hurdle race waas moral forW".F. Eaton, who walked in as heliked, both in the trial and final heats. The same gentleman wasalso second in the 100 yards and 220 yards challenge cup, both of which events were won by T. D. Pigott. In the former, ILaton, bj no means a quick startecr,ould never quite catch iiis opponent, and lost bya bare six inches onthe post. The challenge race seemed at anybody's mercy 100 yards from home, when the above pair singled themselves cut, and finished a deadheat for first place. On running off the tie both were again level at fifty yards from home, but Eaton wastired from previous exertions and unable to persevere. In the absence of Sydenham Dixon,who was penalized for a previous victory, thequarter mile also fell an easy prey to Eaton. O. Guy-Pym showed some of his old form by winning the high jump at f5eet 8 inches, al­ though penalized an inch; whilst A. Graves, of Irish i'e- nown, topped 9 feet 3 inches with the poleT.he two miles would probably have been acertainty for A. M.Allen, had he not unfortunately been prevented from attending. In his absence, O. L. AVilliams ran with judgment, andwon easily from H. Strafford, both making a waitirnagce of it. "W.M. Ohinnery, London A. 0., wansever headed in the mile strangers' race, and woans he liked in 4 minutes 29 seconds, which was within a fifthof a second as quick as W. 0. Gribbs'time in the Oxfordand Cambridge mile on April 3,1868. E. Hawtrey, Eton College, who iusndoubt­ edly the comingmile champion, cut down the other men, and finished 25 yards behind Chinnery. The five miles walking race was the most exciting contest of the meeting, and thought to be a very open thing, which indeed it proved to be. R. M. Williams, one of thebest and fairest walkers of the day, was penalized two minutes for pre­ vious victories, and thought by most tobe out of the hunt altogether. Soon after starting, A.Stoker, of the Irish Civil Service, J.H. Bentley,D.Eccles, and HE. .Wilkinson were the only ones left in. All these started at a most ridiculously slow rate, each making a waiting race of it; and owing to this circumstanceWilliams was eventually