No. 435
A.C. Nesbit (O.W) (QS) won the 1 and 10 miles races in Oxford University against London
Tag: Races
No. 100
The Athletic Sports were held on the 22nd + 23rd Oct. The weather was very fine, and there was a large attendance of spectators on both days. Smith won the mile as he did the year before, but this year he ran it in 5’ 8”. E. Cope was 2nd, Eddis coming in third. Smith…
No. 89
The Athletic Sports took place on th October 1866. The mile was won by T. C. Smith T. B. Grant’s. 2. W. T. Dixon Q. S. 3. Penniger Q. S. in 5 mins. 18 secs. Smith ran very well indeed, coming in with a fine spurt. There were two town Boys in the sixth this…
No. 68
The Athletics Sports came off on Thursday & Friday Oct 17 & 28. The weather was on the whole “propitious” but the “Ground” bad. The running excelled former years, as did also the jumping – in which Giles QS. cleared 5ft 6” & in the Pole jump Harrison QS. 8ft 8in, the “Long” Account will…
No. 65
Eton and Westminster Boat Race crews – Westminster Eton st..lbs …
No. 50
The athletic sports came off on Tuesday & Wednesday the 3rd and 4th of November and though the weather, on the 1st day was, as might have been expected so late in the year, very bad, yet it cleared up on Wednesday & we had a very good day. The mile, which was run on…
No. 40
‘The Fours’ were rowed on Wednesday Ap. 24. Four crews trained for the exeat but only 3 came to the scratch. The names are as follows: Bow. Williams 2 Hunt 3 Lane St. Oldman Cox. J Chapman Bow. Vidal 2 Pownal 3 Harley St. Trevor Cox H Walker Bow. Heath 2 Whittaker 3…
No 542
The Townboys beat the Queen Scholars in the T.B. & Q.S. race this year: the particulars are in the Water Ledger. A.F. Pope, Pr. Opp.
No 530
The Eaton Race has been asked for again this year, but Scott is as determined against it as he was last year. A.F. Pope Pr. Opp.
No 523
The Queen Scholars & Town Boy race came off on the 6th of May & resulted in the defeat of the Queen Scholars. A.F. Pope. Prin. Opp.