The Athlete for 1866

THE ATHLETE . Amateur Athletic Club— Champion Meeting. 23rd of March, 180G. (BEAUFORTHOUSE, WAI.HAM GHEEN) Committe : Col. Bathurst and R. E. "Webster (Judges), Maj.F. Hammersley (Referee), J. G. Chambers (Starter), Col. the Hon. H. H.Clifford, Q.C j the Earl of Jersey, C. B. Lawe8,Esq.; B. B. Mitchell, Esq.; C. Guy Pym, Esq. (Hon. Sec) Flat Race,100 yards- Heat l. C. H. Prest [London) 1 A. J. Wilkinson [Anomalies Cricket Club) 2 W. F. Maitland [Christ Ch. Oxfd.) 0 Hon. R. Villiers [Barnes Football Club) 0 Prest got well off, and was never caught, winning a well contested race by a foot; time 10J seconds. Heat 2. C. Emery [Civil Service) 1 W. Collett [LondonBowing Club) 2 T. Lowther [Public SchoolsClub) 0 R. W. Smith [Horse Artillery) ... 0 Emery and Collett singled each other out half-way, and after a good race home, the former won by half a yard; time 10| seconds. Heat 3. T. M. Colmore [BrasenoseCol. Oxf.) 1 R. W. Vidal [St. John'sColl. Oxfd.) 2 M. E. Jobling [Northumberland Cricket Club) 0 H. J. Philpott Twickenham Rowing Club o C. B. Connolly ( Cuius Coll. Camb.) 0 A close run race, won by a yard, in 10J seconds. FINAL HEAT. Colmore... Vidal Collett ... Emery ... Wilkinson This heat finished the closest race of the four, Colmore only wining by six inches; half a yard between second and third. Emery's chance was destroyed by cannoning against Colmore, which completely puthim out of his stride. Time 10i seconds. Hurdle Race, 120 yards, over 10 Flights of Hurdles, 3 ft. 6 in. high— Heat 1. D. Morgan [MagdalenColl. Oxford) 1 C. Emery [Civil Service) 2 R. W. Smith [Horse Artillery) ... 0 Won easily by twelve yards; time 18i seconds. Heat 2. T. Milvain [Trinity Hall, Camb.)... 1 J. P. Martin [Exeter Coll. Oxford) 2 M. E. Jobling [Northumberland Cricket Club) 0 Won by two yards and a half in 18 seconds.