The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-07 00:00:00

Oxford and Cambridge Athletic Sports,

The first competition between the Universities in athletic
sports took place on Saturday on the Christ Church new
cricket ground, Oxford, in the presence of a vast number of
persona, including many of the college authorities and
some hundreds of ladies, who took a very keen interest in
the proceedings. Everything was carried out in the most
satisfactory manner. The following is the list of stewards :
Stewards.—Oxford—R. A. H. Mitchell, Balliol, hon.
secretary; 0. Mordaunt, Christ Church, treasurer; C. R.
Carr, Wadham ; W. C. Harris, Brasenose ; F. R. Evans,
Exeter. Cambridge—P. M. Thornton, Jesus, hon. sec. ;
J. Chambers, Trinity, treasurer; C. B. Lewes, Trinity ; C.
Booth, Trinity.
Judges—Rev. A. H. Faber, New College, Oxford; Rev.
M. Lnekock, Trinity College, Cambridge.
Referee—Rev. Leslie Stephen, Cambridge.
The sports were as follows :

FLIT RACE, 100 yards.
B. Derbyshire, Wadham, Oxford
A. H. Harrison, Trinity Cambridge, 2
H. C. Jollye, Morton, Oxford 3
W. F. Wynne, Trinity, Cambridge
The winner, who was the favourite, jumped off with the
lead, which Harrison could not wrest from him, and Darby-
shire won by a bare half yard, in 10f seconds.
HIGH JUMP.
F. H. Gooch, Merton, Oxford..
Osborne, Trinity, Cambridge
C. Wyatt Smith, Christ's, Oxford.. 0
Getty, Christ's Cambridge
The winner topped Eft 6in, Osborne and Smith did Eft 4in
each, but Gatty could only reach Eft Sin.
QUARTER OF A MILE FLAT RACE.

B• Derbyshire, Wadham, Oxford
A. 11. Harrison, Trinity, Cambridge 2
W. E. Heap, Brasenose, Oxford .. 3
P. M. Thornton, Josue, Cambridge
Thornton took the lead, but the winner went to the front
after 100 yards, and ran in first by a pod two yards. The
others caught Thornton about half way. Time, 53 seconds.
HURDLE RACE, 120 yards over 10 flights.
A. W. Daniel, Trinity, Cambridge
E, Wynne Finch, Trinity, Cambridge '
H. Skelton, Magdalen, Oxford
R. Kerrison, Trinity, Cambridge ....
E. B. Michell, Magdalen, Oxford ..
C. Bill, University, Oxford..
After one false start the winner got well off, the winner
taking every hurdle in beautiful style, Mr. Bill being well
up for half the distance, where the second and third got by
him, Mr. Daniel won with comparative ease in 171 seconds.
Two yards between the second and third,
HURDLE RACE, 200 yards over 10 flights.
E. Wynne Finch, Trinity, Cambridge
A. W. Daniel, Trinity, Cambridge
H. Skelton, Wadham, Oxford
Onslow, Trinity, Cambridge
E. B. Michael, Magdalen, Oxford
C. Bill, Universite, Oxford 0
Mr. Daniel led throughout in beautiful style. and would
have won, but at the end there was a drop of about Zit,
which Wynne Finch took a flying leap at and won by a few
inches only, Daniel getting second place and by half a
yard. It was a beautiful race, and run in 261 seconds.

LONG JUMr,
F. H. Gooch, Merton, Oxford, lBft 1
C. Booth, Trinity, Cambridge, 17ft 4}
W. Wright, Trinity, Cambridge
T. Davenport, Pembroke, Cambridge .... 0
The ground was very slippery. Booth fell and hurt his
arm at the first jump, and also ticked his foot, so that his
performance was no criterion of his capabilities, as he did
18ft Shin at Cambridge last week.
ONE MILE FLAT RACE.
C. B. Lawes, Trinity, Cambridge .. 1
A. H, Ilannam, Merton, Oxford
G. B. Streoten, Queen's, Oxford * 0
p. M. Thornton, Jesus, Cambridge
j, S. Warman, Balliol, Oxford .. 0
S. Slocock, Jesus, Cambridge, did not go to the post.
Ilannam, who was the favourite with the Oxonians, took
the load, but soon resigned it to Thornton, who, being
unwell, made the running for his fellow competitor, He
did not, however, go quick enough for Lawes, who took up
the pare about half-way in the first lap, and Hannan' was
second, about three yards in the rear, evidently making a
waiting race of it. They went the second and third round
in the same positions, Thornton keeping well up, and about
half way in the last round ho aided his leader by spurting
up to and passing Ilannam, who went up to Lawes and ran
level with him for 20 yards. Just at this period Lawes
looked back two or three times over his shoulder, his oppo-
nent being on his right. On seeing Ilannam up with him
he bounded away, and in 20 yards more was again quite
three yards ahead. So ho kept to the end, winning a fine
race, Ilannam falling exhausted after passing the judge.
Had Slocock started and made the pace better, it would have
improved Lewes's chance, as he had to run almost the entire
race by himself, which was a groat disadvantage; but it
must also, in fairness, bo mentioned that Ilannam was "a
little off," and as to Thornton, he was " dead amiss." The
race created great excitement, and was run in min, 56 sec.,
the last lap, 26 yards less than a quarter of a mile, only
occupying 51 secs.
STEEPLECHASE overabout two miles of fair hunting country,
G. Garnett, Trinity, Cambridge 1
It. E. Webster, Trinity, Cambridge 2
C. B. Clive, Balliol, Oxford 3
J. Wood, Pembroke, Oxford 4
A. Grant, Trinity, Oxford
P. M. Thornton, Jesus, Cambridge
'rho last-named gentleman did not start. Mr. Grant took
the lead and kept it to the rails, where the floods wore out,
but there they all got tolerably close together. In going
along the bottom to the " legitimate" water jump Mr.
Garnett took a commanding lead, following his colleague.
and they kept increasing their distance, both running
together. About two fields from home they began to race
for "the pride of place," the victory of Cambridge being,
bar accident," beyond a doubt. 111 r. Webster fell at the last
hedge but ono, and his friendly competitor, who jumped
very beautifully throughout, got a lead of 20 yards. The
same distance divided them after flying the iron fence, and
though Mr. Webster put on a dashing spurt in the straight
run up to the Pavilion, he got very little nearer to 31r.
Garnett, who was very loudly and deservedly cheered on
passing the judge. The third :gentleman was 200 yard&
astern, and his more immediate follower 50 yards from
him, very much distressed. With that race the sports con-
cluded.

The admirable manner in which the police arrangements
were carried out by Inspector Savage deserves mach com-
mendation. There were upwards of 4,000 persons in the
enclosure, and at least double that number in the road and
along the the eteeplechaao course,