The Athlete for 1869

L~TEu-U xrvERSITY.] THE ATIILETE. 55 Handicap Race, 440 yards- HEAT 1. A . .i:Tasl1 (._crutch) . . . . . }'. . "\-Yindsor (10 yd::;.) . . . II. Pago (50 yds.) . . . . . Won by 4 yds. ; time, G3! sec. I Consolation Steeple Chase, 200 yards (over 4 hurdles and a 1 water jump)- 2 B. N. Fletcher 1 3 E. Burgess . t HEAT 2. C. E. "'\Vat on (15 y<ls.) • • • I H. Sncketts (20 ycl ·.) . • • . 2 R. Ogilvie (40 yds.) . . . . 3 Won by 5 yds. ; a good third; time, 001 sec. FINAL HE.\T. Na h. "\-Vinclsor • Watson • Sackett . "~on by 4 yd.s.; time, 5!>] sec. 1 2 •) 0 0 Strangers' Handicap, Flat Race, 880 yard - (Prize, a 10 Guinea ilver Cup.) II. -'tcvcnson ( G. G. S.), 20 y<l ·. -1 J. EJphinstonc (L. A. C.), 20 yds. 2 P. A. Davies, 35 ycls. . . . . 3 Won by 8 yds. ; time, 2 min. 12i s c. Handicap Steeple Chase, 300 yard · (over 10 flights ancl a water jump)- R Havers (scratch) 1 G. llolJcr (25 y<ls.) 2 A gootl rncc, won by 2 yiL,. ; time, 4G~ sec. Handicap Steeple Chase, One Mile (over 4 brooks anc.1 8 lmrclies)- (Opr.n.) D. Allport (k"... '.A. C.), o es 10. c. shrt . . . . . • H. Gnoday, of Dunmow . . . 2 W. 0. Cro.; · (1'. ll. 1.), owes H. Branfoot . t Time, 30! cc. Inter-University Sports. llEAC'FORT HOUSE. Ap1·il 3rd. Tho weather calm ancl fine, ancl the po.thin good order. High Jump- Hou. Jf. S. O"Gra<ly (St. John's, Oxj.), 5 ft. 7 in. . . . . . l F. W. Parsons (l\layclalen, O:rf), 5 ft. 6 in. • . . • . . . 0 G. Hoare (Trinity, Gumb.), 5 ft. Gin. • . . . . . . . . 0 C. E. Green (Trinity, Camb.), 5 ft. 5 in. . . . . . • . 0 This was a great surprbe, for tho winner was only second to Pur'ODS at (Jxford, and both the Cambridge men had jumpeu far higher o.t their Univer– sity Sports. Flat Race, One l\Iile- W. C. Gibbs (Je. u , Camb.) • • 1 J. W. Luing (Git. Ch., O:rf.) • 2 W. P. Bowman ( Univer., Oxf.) 3 S. G. cott (.Jiar,clulen. Oxf.) . 0 II. P. urney(Olare, Camb.) . 0 A memorable race. Laing had not been quite up to the mark dmiug term, and Gibbs, except in hi::1 Univer:;ity ~rue, had scarcely dared to run at all, 5 sec. . . . . . . . W ou by ~O yc1i. ; time, Gmin. 4 on account of hi' foot, but both came to the pot to-day wonderfully fit. Laing led alt rnat ·ly with llowman for the tir't two laps, when ibb.s do.shed past them, and raced right home, winning by 22 yds. Bowman pafl ed Ln.ing and O went in pur.suit, but the game 01.trist Church, coming again splendidly, re-