The Athlete for 1868

TIIE ATIILETE. 15 N'. Jnck:;on\, Scud (Scotch snuff, ginger 8lee,·e ). The judge' half-length vic– tory might just have b •eu reversed had not some enterprising backer interrupted Scud's progre hy flagellations on the no e. Other refractory "mokes" ran into the fur~ jump , ancl there re– mained very re tive whilst their rider performed iike acrobat . An impromptu Sweep takes between a trio of Gaul over the hurdles did not exhibit their "fencing'' capabilitie t,o n<lvantage, and a me for a purse of a few fr.mes amongst the elite of the "roughs '' ended after the two ll·ader , in vain encleavours t,o jump, had walked through the '' bu be '' in a dead heat, whereupon the one claimed the stakes by an arm over the other; but as the Stewarch, very properly con ·idere<l a foot race to ho won by the chc t, the claim was di:;allowed, an<l the stakes dividetl. Brighton College. 24th S eptemuer. High Jump with Pole- A. T. cott, sen. (9 ft. 2 in.) I C. Newton, jun. . . . . 2 Throwing the Hammer, 12 lb.– w. A. So a mes, en. (77 ft.) . . 1 A. W. Son.me:;, jun. . . . . 2 Strangers' Race, 440 yards- Bluut . . . . . . 1 'rime, 60 sec. Handicap Race, 440 yards- A. T. cott, sen. ( crntch) . 1 R. IL Deane, en. (5 yd .) . 2 T. failo (10 ye.ls.) . . . . 3 Scott, jun. (15 ytl ·.) . 4 Time, 56 sec. Throwing the Cricket Ball- e. E. Abn y ( y<l . 2 ft. ) . 1 J. M. ottcrill . . . . . . 2 Putting tho Stone (14 lb.)- w. A. omne , en. (27 ft. 4 in.) 1 Steep1e Cha e, 250 yards- A. T. Scott, en. . I Flat Race, 100 yards– A. T. cott ..... H. Enfield T. Mail, . Time, 101 sec. Hurdle Race, 100 yards– A. T. i.::cott, sen. II. Griffith . . . . Time, 13 sec. High Jump- A. T. cutt, sen.} ( 1 ft 9 . ) Ricl1anlsou :i: • m. · Long Jump- A. T. t·ott, en. (I ft. 6 in.) W. W. tro<le . . I 2 3 1 2 1 2 Time, 43 c. Handicap Steeple Chase, 440 yard- W. W. Strode ( cratch) 1 II. Griffith , sen. 2 Time, 7 5 sec. Con olation Race, 250 yarJs- Ba<l<leky. Time, 32 sec. Flat Race, One l\Iile- (Rnn 9lh 81:;ptember.) A. T. , roU, s n. 1 U. H. Deitnc en.. 2 W.W. trode 8