The Athlete for 1869

74 THE ATHLETE. [OxFonn u .. -rvERSITY. Flat Race, Half a !Iile- Oxford University Handicaps. 4lh December. W. J. Fr!;lre (Magclalen) . . . 1 R. V. omera- mith (J[erfon) . 2 W. P. Bowman (Unhcrsity) O Handicap, 200 yards- A splendid race; woa by a foot ; HEAT 1. 1 t ime, 2 min. 4: sec. J. G. Wil on (TVorr.der), 2 yd·. 1 Putting the Stone (16 lb.)- •r. Bat on (Lincoln), 3-1 ft. 7 in. 1 "\Y. H. Burge::: · (Queen's), 3-i ft. A. J. Irvin (I'cmb. ), 2 yds. . . 2 A. J. Randolph ( Oh. Ch. , 10 yds. 3 P. F. Trench (ditto), 7 yds. •. 0 H. H. Corfc (9 ycls.) . 0 1 in. . . . . "\Yon ea ·ily. There wa a strong 2 rear wind; time, 19~ sec. Broad Jump- A. C. Tosswill (Orie"!), 21 ft. 4 in. . . . . . . . . . 1 F. 0. Phillpott (St. 1:-'<lmu,ul' · HaU) 20 ft. 7 in. 2 Hon. F. . O'Gracly I t. John's), 19 ft. 6 in. . . • 3 r1 trangers' Flat Race, 440 yarcls- (Opc,1.) 1 . r. H. Ri<lley (,TC,'ll,', Crimb.) • 1 W. G. Grace (M. . .) . . . 2 ~\... K. Finlay (A. A. C.) . . . 0 J. R. Preece (L. A. 0.) • . . 0 :U'inlay led aL fir:st, but wru pa · eel by Grace at the fir rt; turn, Hi<lley l ·ing t hird. They kept thi order into the .tmight, r.ice 11:.iving a lon"" lcacl. Here Riclle. put on the pace,, nd racing < h·aco down, won by 5 yd '.; time, 52 ~ I ·cc. Flat Race, Tm:e? ~.iles- I J. H. l forgan ( Truuty) . • • 1 R. L . ..i: • l\litchcll (Oh. Ch.) • 2 J. W. Fletcher (Peml1roke). , 3 n. rl. Heanly (Queen's) . • . 0 Hon. II. P. C.... Ion k (Ch. Clt.) 0 . G. Scott (Magclalen) . • • 0 'fhis race hardly need any cl SC'rip– tion. They kept protty well together for two miles, when l\forgan wont right :rrn, y, ancl won by 150 yds.; time, 1 15 min. 3 ::cc. HE.AT 2. J. 0. R. Fairlio (Ch. Clt.:, 5 y<ls. . . . . . . . "· o. J. Brookes (Pemb. 1 , 12 yds. w. o. HEAT 3. J. A. Rivington "Ch.Glz.), 12 ycl::;. 1 l!'. 0. Phillpott ( t. Edm. liull), 2 yds. . . . . . . . . 2 A. F. A tley (L. A. C.) . . . 3 W. T. Keeling ( Ch. Ch.). 7 yds. O J. Fitzgerald (Balliol}, 12 yds.. 0 i\'on by 4 y<ls.; time, 20 sec. Fil AL HEAT• J. . Wilson (Worce ter), 2 yds. . I C. A. J. Irvin (Pemb.), 14 yds. . . 2 J. A. Rivington (Ch. Ch.), 12 ycl • . . 3 J.O. R. Fairlio (Ch. Ch.), 5 yd... . 0 J.Drookcs(Pemb.),12yd . 0 F. 0. Phillpott (St. Edm. Hall) 2 yds. . 0 "\ "on lJy 21 yds.; ·me, 191 c. Handicap, 880 yarcls- R. I. Heanl y ( Queen's). 4 ycl ·. 1 lL . omer. · mitl.J. (Jferton ), sc·r tch . . . . . 2 E. . Bartlett{ t. dm·y's llall), " 20 yu::;. . . . . . . . ., A .... Ionckton ( Oh. Oh.), ·!O yd.. i Won l>y J yds.; time, 2 min. 4 . ec.