New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-04
CAMBRIDGE WINS At KENSINGTON.


AN UNUSUALLY SMALL GATHERING AT QUEENS
CLUB TO SEE THE DEFEAT OF OXFORD.
London July s.-The annual sports between the
oxford and Cambridge athletic teams on the
grounds OF the Queens Club at Kensngton were
b.Id to-day the first time they have taken place
during the summer months and in the heie II OF the
London season Hitherto these games nave peeh
held concurrently with the college boat races. nut
the extreme cold weather and frost which pre-
vailed last winter and during the spring prevented
the men from doing the requisite amount OF train
ing Tho weather was perfect. although there was
n slight wind which blew across the grounds ana
against the runners sufficiently To preclude the
breaking Of old records and the making or new
ones
Although there were many ladies' present they
were not as numerous usual. nor were the large
stands more than half filled with spectators the
falling off I'm the attendance clearly due TO the
l,,e date of the meeting. which confcted with
other events of sporting character and social en-
gagcments.
The athletic competition began at fSo O'Clock with
the lOo-yard dash. The four contestants. JORDAN
and Mayne. OF oxford. and Williams ana "hdins'
~ Cambridge got a capital start. but Mayne got
tho lead and kept II until the last ten yards when
Jordan went to the front and beat Mayne by nine
inches: Widing was third. Jordans time was ~ 80
seconds.
In the weight putting contest. Watson. OF cam
bridge scored 81 feet inches winning by ihches.
In the high jump. Gardiner. OF OXFORD. MADE
foot o inches II was conceded by everybody. how
ever that he could have jumped higher had ne
been required to do Lubbock. of Cambridge
second. -,
Lutyens OF Cambridge won the mile run easily
I'm 4 minutes % 20 seconds Rathbone, or oxioru'
second.
The 40-yard dash was won by FltzherperI OF
Cambridge by four yards In % seconds. Jordan, OF
oxford was second Fitzherbert finished fresh
The hurdle race l20 yards. was won by Oakley or
oxford in l6 10 seconds. Plkington. Of Cambridge
was second and Scott OF oxford third. Oakley I'm
ished a ward in front of Pilkngton who was only a
This event furnished the best sport OF the day.
Oakley and Scott obtained the inner berth PilhinS-
TON and Fletcher although slower away, caught
,hem n the nrst hurdle Al four crossed the other
sprinting home that Oakley drew out from the
others. ... . ...o..,,, %,
Robertson Of oxford. won the contest In throwing
the sixteen-pound hammer He covered ll6 feet !
inches . -, .
covering S2 feet 80 Inches beating the record OF q
feet n. inches he'd by {. b. Fry. OF oxford -
Nenlelsohn failed the first two jumps: the
Oxford partlsans cheered enthusiastically. believing
that Fry would secure the event nut Mendelsohii.
cautiously as he had dope before. started with a
rush and Jumped further than he had ever done
In his trials His victory was greeted with wiz
cheers by the adherents OF Cambridge.
The three -me was captured by Koran, or
Cambridge lie won by $50 yards in II minutes and
20 81 seconds falling to beat the amateur record.
which is II minutes ANA = seconds made by ;.
Thomas in 1895 Koran was a hot favorite for THIS