The sun., 1895-01-06

structed Chairman B. {. Williams of the Ath-
letic Committee to attend to the letter on its
receipt, and to cable list of events IL he found
that the London Secretary had omitted to sug-
gcst a programme. lt.may be assumed that the
card most popular with the London men is that
which forms the basis OF their annual tourna-
nent with Oxford University. The latest OF
grounds ON March 10 last and the programme
differed very little from what the New York
mon want. rs will be seen from the following:
LONDON vs.. OXFORD. n. A. &. CHOICE
t4o yar! run. 4i0 ward run.
$50 yard run. $50 yard run.
milc run. mile run.
10 yard hurdles ~ H YARD hurdles.
Running high jump Running byh jump
F%tns Ff%"nanF long lump Snnns S.nr broad Jump
Throwing 10. n. hammer. Throwing 10 70. hammer.
Some OF tho Oxford cracks who subsequently
made thing 50 warm for their rivals or Cam
London team. but the dark blue combination
was strong enough to indicate that the London
1t did, by the decisive margin Of six events to
four. A glance over the summaries discloses
the significant fact that both Jordan and Fry OF
ers. had to lower their colors to A. Ovenden of
,he London A. G. Oxford relied on $. r. Christie
man twenty-five yards. ovendens best dis
that the furlong dash suggested by the n. y. A.
C. may be jumped at by tie Londoners,
oNcntlCn \ record ana personality make him q
Vcrr desirable member OF any team He was
born at Tunbridge Wells in 1896. aud made his
first appearance on running path in Ss2. He
scored in his maiden effort ara continued to
earn brackets at all distances the fiat and
across country during his minority. He took
rionslip OF 80. finishing third in an enormous
field over The severe 'rufncl Park course. oven
den Joined the London 4. {. in 1892. and set
tied down for his first genuine course OF train
ing. His success was rapid and sensational. and
he captured twenty-tour trophies within the
al Shal
ships.
In 1893. and although beaten by his clubmate.
Bredin, in the 440-yard national championship,
He was going great guns early last season. and
in addition to his double win against Oxford he
cup in % A., seconds against a wind. and took
the l5o-yard handicap from the buck mark in
but %Een in lis Ses O." SHr 1e he il IN come 5he
sdered faster than any sprinter in England.
with the notable exception Of Champion Brad.
Is strongly built. though wiry. lie has fine
raking stride. and in getting away fast from his
Whether the invading team is club" or
national in character makes no difference TO
40 and sS0;yaId running and j. joint holder
OF the worlds Go0-yard record. minute II -
seconds. Rredin born at Gibraltar on
March II. 1865. and was educated for II military
career. HG was plpcked in his, final examina-
career auspiciously in 1885 and attracted con-
siderable attention for the next two seasons al
Bredn sailed for Canada in 1887. and spent
three years on business tours In that colony.
He spent two years more in Ccylon. and was
comparatively unknown to the younger cham
pions when he returned 10 England in 1902, and
trained up TO the standard which makes him
the peer of any middle-distance runner In the
old world. He woa forty-one races I'm lsaci. in-
Guiding important events ranging from !:0 to
l.UUU NhfuS. ana Inc quarter ana nRlf-mlle
championships In the last Two events his times
55l4 seconds although lie had little margin for
rest between the performances.
Bredins more recent lac achieyementsarea already
that when thoroughly fit it would take a record
breaker of the most genuine stamp to lower his
colors. He stands u little under six feet and
is sparely built. lie trains down very fine and
when ripe for conquest an ounce OF superiuous
uses his unusual length OF limb with great effect
and his method of striding through handicap
field is one OF the features of each meeting he
Tho London A. c. has n rare mile runner in
iIirola LIAR Madr, E %h" won the English champ1n-
posed OF the Oxford pair, Hildyard and Rath-
hone. last March. winning by nifty yards in.
ciubis II. A; Munro, the ex-'yarsity man, who was
beaten on the post for the four-nile champion
his club against Oxford last time. doing the
three miles easily in Ii minutes second. Five
mlies should suit him even better, and IL he IL
available his eliminates may not hesitate 10 fall
in with the y. Y. A. e. figures for the distance
event.
The London Club does not appear to have any
broad or long" jumper of class, judging by the
records OF last season, but they have fairly
good high Jumper in z. Williams. who beat Il.
March and at the English championship meet
ing in July. Williams il capable OF clearing
about feet 10 inches. The l., \. q. hurdler is
Of much higher class He is Godfrey B; shaw,
the fastest nun over the sticks in Great Britain.
Shaw was beaten by Scott OF Oxford in tho
March tournament, but subsequently repeated
his many previous successes at the champion
ship meeting. w. j. NJ Barry. eX-ChampiOn OF
this country, is the shot and hammer expert
whom the lIondOners will probably rely. Ho
has greatly improved athletically aud in many
other respects since he settled down a physi-
can ~ the northwest OF England but. except
Jem Mitchell sails for Ireland and George Gray
retircs. II is doubtful whether Barry will be in
duced u make the trip.
IL Is apparent from the foregoing that the
London a, {, members roll is not quite So weak
athleticaliy ns Vas at first supposed here, and
the expected details may favor a strictly inter
club competition. II, on the other hand, the l..
A. &. should elect Ia gather representative ma
tlonal team the credentials of tho men chosen
VIII be laid before readers Of The Sun In due