We have in a measure wiped out the reproach of that disastrous visit of our athletes to the Seates. On Saturday, at the Queen's Club grounds at Kensington, Oxford, and Cambridge beat Harvard and Yale by five events to four. But the Americans have reason to complain of a little ill-luck. The aggregate result turned on the half-mile, in which Burke, of Harvard, whose victory was regarded as almost certain, came in a bad fourth. reported that he was far from well; and it certainly dificult in any other' way to account for the marked falling-off in' tke form which he has hitherto displayed. Howorer that may be we have won the victory, and afe entitled to plume ourselves upon it, In two other fields of sport, championships have been challenged during the week, but in each case without success. Vardon, the open golf champion, has retained his position by a victory over Park, the champion of Scotland, and Howell has kept the amateur championship of the Thames by defeating his two chal-longers for the Wingfield sculls, Kennedy of Kingston and Cox of Pembroke College.
Surrey has afurded us a little consolation for our ill luck in the Inst matches by gaining a victory over the Australians at the Oral—a victory which has strengthened the impression that on a "bowler's wicket the Australians are very far from invincible, Their defeat by Essex, it may he remembered, was also on a bad' wicket. Tt must be admitted, however, that their defeat by Surrey was' partly due to a_misjudgment and a misfortune. The misjudge ment was the omission of Jones from the team, and the misfortune the illness of Iredale, which prevented him from batting in the second innings. County cricket promises a good tussle for the championship between Surrey, Yorkshire, and Tans cashire.
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