The Athlete for 1868

110 TIIE ATHLETE. Hurdle Race, 120 yards (10 4th December. flights, 3ft. 3 in.)- F. 0. Philpott ( t. Edin. Hall) S. C. h epheru (B. N. C'.) • • W. G. Walker (Exeter) . . . J. 'r. Hartley (Ch. Ch.) . . • Won by 4 yds. Time, 191 sec. 1 2 0 0 Flat Race, Quarter of a Mile- IIEAT 1. R. V. omers- mith (ll[erton) . 1 A. J. C. Dowding (New Coll.) 2 C. ilve tor (Univer ity) 0 Wou easily. Time, 56i sec. HEAT 2. T. J. Rider (B. N. 0.) . 1 S. '. hepher<l. (ditto ) . 2 Won, on sufferance, by 3 yds. Time, 551 sec. FI TAL HEAT. R. V. Somers-Smith (Mer- ton) . . . . . . . 1 S. C. Shepherd (B. N. 0.) 2 T.J.Rider(ditto) 0 A.J.C.Dowding(New) 0 Won, after a fair race, by 4 yds. Time, 54 sec. Handicap, 150 yards- lIEAT 1. A. F. Jeffrey ( Ch. Ch.) 4 ycls. . 1 H. Pelham (Trinity 1 6 yds. . 2 A walk over. HEAT 2. 0. Fairlie ( Ch. Ch.), 7 yds. . . 1 F.O.Philpott ( t.Edrn.Hall) 5 yds. 2 C. T. Jack on (1liayd. Hall) scr. 3 A capital race ; won by a foot. Time, 15 sec. HEAT 3. E. Nolan ( t. John's), cratch . 1 J.P. Tennent ( lVadham), 4 yds. 2 F. C. W o dforde (Exeter), 8 yds. 0 Won by a yard. FINAL HEAT. 0. Fairlie (7 yds.) . 1 F. 0. Philpott ( 5 yds.) 2 J.P.'I1cnnent(4yds.) 3 E. Nolan (scratch) . 0 A. F. Jeffreys (4 yds.) 0 H. Pelham (6 yds.). 0 Good race. Time, 14! sec. Walking Race, Three Miles- Handicap, One Mile- A.H. Johnson (Exeter) . . • 1 (Open. ) J. W. Go ·et (ditto) . • • • 2 K. A. Deakin ( t. John's), W. 0. Ilughes-llughes (Wad- 60 y<ls. . . . . . . . . I ham)· · · · • . . 3 J. H. l\Iorgan (Trinity ), 20 yds. 2 H. Montgomery (C'h. Oh.) 0 . G. cott (ll!agdaler1,), scratch 3 C.H. Hcurtley (Oriel) . 0 R. L. N. l\lichell ( Ch. Ch.), H. B. Horner (.M11gdalen) 0 10 yds. . . . . . . . . o - BClark 1 ( nLi'.·er · 2 ity) . • . o 0 II. W. Turner (St. John's), - o well ( inco n) . • 50 yds. . . . . . . . • O Only the three placed pa sed the post. H. M. Cole (Worcester), 50 yds. O Won easily. Time of first mile 7 min. J. F. Jowitt (E.r-eter), GO yds. . 0 1 55 sec. econd milo 16 min. 20 sec. M. J. Rice (lVadhani), 70 y<ls. . 0 Whole distance 25 min. 42 sec. 0. . Walcot (St. Edm. Hall, __ Won °[!;by 0 12' ytl .· 2 yds. · be~ Handicap, Ha1f a Mile- tween second and third. Time of the R. V. omers-8.Hith (Jl,[erton ), winner, from 60 yds., 4 min. 44~ sec. 10 yd . . . . . . . . 1 Time of the second, from 20 yds., 4 min. W. P. Bowman (University), 46 sec. Time of the third, from scratch, scratch . . . . . . . . 2 4 min. 47 sec. W. J. Frere (Magdalen), scratch 3