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Cambridge held at Lillie Bridge in May. As will be seen by the summary, some of the performances were wonderfully good: High jump, E. Mawdesley, 5 ft 4 in; 120-yards handicap, L. Bury, Trinity (10 yards), 12 sec.; wide jump, E. Baddeley, Jesus, 20 ft. 8 in. S. Palmer jumped 21 ft. 7 in., but was ruled out because he fell behind his mark on alighting. 120-yards hurdle handicap, W. Collier, Jesus (5 yards), 18 2/5 sec. S. Palmer, whose mark was eight yards behind scratch, was only beaten a foot. Quarter-mile open handicap, final heat...
Cambridge University, Corpus Christi, February 25 - 100 yards, S. Palmer, 11 sec.; 120-yards handicap, H. G. Winter (6 yards start), 13 2/5 sec.; 120-yards boat-club handicap, J. B. Heywood, 13 4/5 sec.; high jump, P. H. Collins 5 ft.; 440 yards, J. B. Beard, 57 1/5 sec.; 200-yards Freshman race, A. Leahy, 24 sec.; wide jump, S. Palmer 19 ft. 9 in.; 120-yards hurdle, S. Palmer (penalized 4 yards), 19 2/5 sec.; mile-race, D. Wheeler (penalized 30 yards), 5 min. 8 1/5 sec.; 440-yards open handicap, R. Boughton-Lee, 34 yards...
Cambridge University, Downing College, February 21. - 100 yards, H. W. Hunting, 11 2/5 sec.; high jump, F. T. Marryatt, 4 ft. 10 in.; 200-yards handicap, F. B. Palmer (5 yards start), 23 3/5 sec.; wide jump, H. W. Hunting, 18 ft. 10 in.; 440 yards, H. W. Hunting, 60 3/5 sec.; mile-race, A. Palmer, 5 min. 19 sec.; 880-yards handicap, C. J. Johnstone (39 yards start...
...successive Tuesdays and Saturdays. The object of these readings is to give a connected view of the Divine Comedy. Books for subscribers' names may be found at A. Williams & Co., Little, Brown, & Co., and Doll and Richards'. The course of readings from the Odyssey, to be given by Professor Palmer, is postponed, owing to his absence...
...sorry to learn that Professor Palmer is to leave us until April, and that this absence is caused by the ill-health of his wife. They start for the Bahamas immediately, and will remain there until spring. Those students who are under Professor Palmer's instruction will find any change of teachers unpleasant and disadvantageous; and his wide circle of friends will regret his absence, for few instructors have a greater personal acquaintance with the undergraduates or a deeper interest in their welfare; he has the sympathy of us all, and our heartiest wishes for a favorable journey...