The Athlete for 1868

THE ATHLETE. 3 W. F. P. Moore (L. A. 0.), 33 ft. 1 in. . . 3 R. N. Gream (62ncl Regt.) 0 P. Halkctt (L.A. 0.) . • 0 0. B. Lawes (.A. .A. 0.) 0 St,me won with his fir t put, which is, we bdievo, the best hitherto kuown. High Jump- ·r. G. Little (P eterhouse, Camb.) t 0. E. Gre n ('J!rin., Camb. ) . . t F. W. Parson 1liagrlalen, O:rf.) 0 ir Victor Brooke (A. A. G. ) . 0 Par ·on a11cl Brooke both failed at 5 ft. 7 in. The other two cleared 5 ft. in. This il:l one inch le s than they cleared last year ; but, faking the mud and other adverse circum tances into account, it is fully as good a performance. Throwing the Hammer (1Glb.)– P. Halkett (L. A. 0.), 94 ft. 7 in. 1 J. R. Eyre ( Clare, Oamb.), 94 ft. 1 in. . . . . 2 R. N. Grea.m (62nd R egt.) . • 3 D. l\[o.ffa.tt ( Chri tchurch, Oxf.) 0 G. R. Thornton (Jesus, Oamb.) 0 Bron,d Jump- Quarter of a Mile Race- J. H. Ridley (Eton). . . . 1 R. W. Vidal (St. Jolin's. Oxf.) 2 E. J. Colbeck (L.A. 0.) . . 3 W. 1\I'Laren (Manchester A. C.). 0 This was expected to be, as it turned out, about the best race of the day. Aft r an exc llont start, Vidal obtained the lead. All round the lower enc.l ho made the pace very ~trong. Colbeck drew up to him in the straight, until at about 30 yds. from home the two were level, with Ridl y clo ·e upon them. The latter with hi magnificent rush then raced right past them, and won by a yard, Vidal only just defeating Colbeck for second place. Time, 52i sec. One Mile Race- s. G. Scott (]fagdalen, Oxford) 1 0. H. Long (Trinity, Cambridge) 2 W. 1\1. Chinnery (L. A. 0.) . . B Scott commencoc.l to lead very soon after the tart, and running with great judgment, made tho running for him– self, nnil wn never pa · d. Long matle a brilliant effort in the last round, but i..;Cott had made the pace just good R. Fitz-H •rbcrt (St. John's, Ownb. ), 19 ft. 4~ in. T. G. Little ( Peterhouse), 1D ft. enough to make the otlier's spurt un– availing, am! though Long dr w up level in the trnight, cott again st.rnggled l ahead of him, anc.l won by a few inchel:l in 4 min. 42 sec. 2 in. . . . . . .... 2 The wiuner managed to beat Little by the very la t of the ix h-ics whieh were allotted to each. 'fhe adver e wind mu::;t account. for the shortness of the dh,tanco. Half a Mile Race- Pole Jump- w: J!· P. l\loore (L. A. 0.), 9 ft. 3 m. . . . . . . 1 E. urney (Trin., Cam,.), 9 ft. . 2 T. F. Carlyon, 14th Regt., and F. Wheeler, W undsworth, did not tart. w. J. Frere (lflagclaler,, Ox/.) 1 2 Four l\file Race- W. D. Hogarth (£. A. 0.) . A. King (£. A. 0) . . . . 3 Hogarth was consid reel a certainty. His tylc was much admired. Ile I d at fir t, allowed King to pa s h.im, and again went past tho latter with tho groate t en e. ·when somewhat more than half tho di Lance was accomplished, Fr r challenged him, and after a :,hort truggle, cut him down, coming in 11 pretty easy winner iu 2 min. 10 sec. G. G. Kennedy ( Trin., Cam. ) . J. W. Flcteh r (Pem., O.i.jord). ~ J. . Webst r (L.A. 0.) . 8 0 0 0 J. A. Allanson (L.A. C.) . E. Hood ( Qnee11's, Oxford) . l\I. II. Holworthy (A. A. 0.) Almost the whole of tho running was made by the Oxford man, ,,ho was uu– fortuuately sufti ri.ng from a. train in thf< si<le. W bster maiutnine<.l the second