The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-14 00:00:00

LONDON ATHLETIC CLUB.

(Stewards—J. G. Chambers, H. J. Chinnery, C. J. Colbeck,
C. D. T. Willaume, and W. M. Chinnery, Hon. Sec.
Starter—J. G. Chambers. Judge—M. E. Jobling.)
An athletic meeting of this club was held on Saturday
last at the West London Ground, Old Brompton. The
programme comprised seven events, and they were decided
as under :

Putting the Shot (161bs.).—Four competed, and W. J.
P. Moore won at 34ft. 4in. ; C. E. Catling, second, at
31ft. lin. ; P. Holkett, third.
Handicap of 130 Yards.—First in each heat allowed to
start in the final.

First Heat.—W. Collett, scratch, won by a yard in
141 secs.

Second Heat.—Capel ilanbury, 81 yards, won easily by
a couple of yards; time, 14 sec.
Third Heat.—H. A. Sari, 8, won a fino race by half a
yard ; time, 14 sec.
Fourth Heat.— C. Mead, 10, led all the way, and won
easily by a yard and a half ; time, 131 sec.
Fifth Heat.—W. G. Woolston, 61, and W. N. Bennett,
8, ran a dead heat in 131 sec.
Sixth Heat.—G. H. Jupp, 6, came out half-way, and
won a splendid race by two feet ; time, 14 sec.
Final Heat.— G. H. Jupp, 6, won an exciting race by
about six inches; Capel Hanbury, 81, second; and a yard
and a half behind the latter came H. A. Sarl, 8, third.
Time, 14 sec.

Ono Mile Handicap (Open).—There were fourteen
staiters. W. II Smiles (Blackheath), who had the limit,
150 yards, led until the middle of the second lap, when
J. C. Smith (Willesden C. C.), 130, passed him, and W.
Cross (Thames Rowing Clab), 95, and A. Maddock (Rich-
mond C. C.), 50, soon followed suit. In the back stretch
of the third round Maddock went into the second place ;
Smith, however, kept in front until about 60 yards from
the finish, when C. Dent (South Norwood A. Club), 105,
rushed past him, and ultimately won by three yards, in
4 min. 31 sec.; J. C. Smith finishing second, five yards in
advance of Maddock, third.
Handicap Hurdle Race of 120 Yards (Ton Flights).—E.
J. Colbeck, scratch, won a fine race by half a yard; C. E.
Calling, 11, second; C. G. Emery, 3, third. Time, 19sec.
Quarter of a Mile Handicap.—First and second in each
heat to start in the final.

First heat.—H. J. Homer, 14, won easily by three yards;
J. Elphinstone, 16, second; and W. James, 15, third. Time,
54 secs.

Second Heat.—F. M. Hartung, 17, took the lead at the
turn from " home," and won easily by five yards in 55 sec. ;
S. C. Collett, 20, second ; and E. Boyle, 16, third.
Final Heat.—H. J. Homer, 14, now got in front, and won
at the finish by a good four yards; F. M. Harding, 17,
second; J. Elphinstone, 16, third. Time, 55 sec.
Long Jump.—E. J. Colbeck was the winner at l7ft Gin ;
W. F. P. Moore second, 17ft 2iin ; C. E. Catling, third.
Half Mile Race.—E. J. Colbeck won very easily ; A.
King second. J. Johnson and W. Rye also started. Time,
2 min 7 sec.

FOOTBALL.

ETON COLLEGE v. A. F. KINNAIRD, ESQ.'S,
ELEVEN.

A match was played at Eton on Saturday last, the 12th
inst., between the College and an Eleven collccted under
the auspices of A. F. Kinnaird, Esq. The result was a
victory for the Etonians, who obtained the only score of
the day, one rouge standing to their credit at the termina-
tion of the match. The weather was very unfavourable,
an unwholesome fog covering the ground with its dense
folds, and preventing the exhibition of any energetic play
on the part of the opposing sides. A few minutes after the
usual hour for commencement, 12.30, the first bully was
formed, from which a ball soon emerged, to be carried by
the Etonians steadily down to their opponents' goal. Inch
by inch and foot by foot the Collegians drove the bands of
Kinnaird back to their lines, until a rougo was obtained by
Carr Lloyd. The consequent bully in front of the polo did
not prove successful in reducing the goal, and the ball was
carried backwards and forwards by the forward players of
the two sides, until half-time was called by the umpire.
The Elevens now changed goals, but no further event
of importance took place, the play being most evenly
balanced, and when time was up the honours of victory
rested with the Etonians.

The long kicking of each team was especially good,
although it was at times sadly wanting in direction, which,
however, may be attributed to a first appearance more
than any fault of play. The most conspicuous forward
players wore E. Warburton and C. Tait for the Etonians,
and H. C. Bonsor and A. Owen for Mr. Kinnaird's Elei, 3n.
Herewith is a list of the two sides :—Etonians—J. R.
Sturgis (Captain), W. C. Calvert, J. Mc. C. Bunbury, M.
Homer, E. Warburton, C. Tait, C. J. Thornton, R. Palton,
J. Carr-Lloyd, 11. Courthopo, W. Lees. Mr. Kinnaird's
Eleven—A. F. Kinnaird (Captain), C. W. Alcock, H. C.
Bonsor, S. D. Headlatn, Quentin Hogg, B. Hope, A. Locke,
E. Lubbock, E. A. Owen, H. Reads.