Analysis of the Inter-University Games, help in London, April 1867.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIII, Issue 3133, 1 August 1867, Page 4

Analysis o f the Inter-University Games, help in London, April 1867.

High Jump.— Cambridge— Little, 5 feet 9 inches ; Green, not abated. Oxford— Pawons, 5 feet 7 inches ; O'Grady, 5 feet 8 inohes. 100 Yards fUc«.— Cambridge —Pitman, first, 10 and three-fifths seconds ; Corfe. Oxford Colmore, second ; Somervell, third. Broad Jump (»ix trials). — Cambridge— Absolom, 6th jump, 20 feet 2 inches; Little, not stated. Oxford— MaitJand, Ist jump 19 feet 10 inches, 6fch jump 20 feet 1 inch ; Edwards, not stated. JHttrdmi Raob.— Oxford— Jackson, first; Hillyard. Cambridge— Thompson, second ; Fitzherbert. Putting thb Wsight (six trials). —Cambridge— Waltham, 34 feet 7 inches, 34 feet 9 inches; Absolom. Oxford — Batson, 31 feet 11 inches; Burgess. Oke-mim Eaob.— Oxford— Scott, 4 minutes 41 aeconds; Fletcher. Cambridge— Gibb s; Eoyda, second ; Little. Quabter-jiile Eiob.— Cambridge— Pitmao, won in 52 seconds ; Pelham, Oxford — Maitland, second ; Frere. Throwing thb Hauueb.— C»mbridge-—Eyre, 08 feet 10 inches; Thornton, 97 feet 3 inches. Oxford— Croker, 90 feet 10 inches ; Headley. Two-mile Kaoi.— Oxford— Miohell, won by 1 foot in 10 minutes ; Morgan, third ; Fletcher, Cambridge — Long, second; Kennedy; Micklefield. P.S.— The writer of the paper of which the above is an analysis suggest* that th« high-pole jump should also be introduced.

"PROVINCIALISM" AND HER DOCTORS. To th« Editor of th» Daily Sovtbxsk Cxosi. SlB, — I thank you for the correct manner in which you.gave my last to the public. If I were Tain, my *elf-eoneeit could feed to satiety on the "sourkrout" looks of Provincial Councillors, and the "acid aauce " with which they accompany them ; and on the staich and ice in which officials dress theirs. Powever, I find some friends among the former. W. Buckland and J. May are sailing pretty much on the same course as I am, and I am pleased to find even tyro such men whose ideas of provincialism so nearly, coincide with mine, and who have sufficient temerity or courage enough to avow them. Other good men and true are among us. But in these "hard times" a man not perfectly independent or utterly reckless zntst be rery guarded, and thoroughly know whom he opens his mouth toi Provincialism is doomed to death ? Who or what sealed her doom ? There can be no doubt on this point. The charlatan empirics who took on them the task of healing her wounds and remoring her maladies became the poisoners of her hearts blood and the corrupters of her fame: and effected their sinister purpose while pretending to work miraculous cures by means of " irresponsible medicines," or rather by a course of medical treatBlent for whose effect and operations the administering quacks were to be held totally irresponsible. For mgh twenty years our quack doctors drueeed and doied Provincialism with cartloads of trashy pills, exhausting blisters, nauseating boluses, and excoriating platters, all of which had this effect only — they exhausted the patient. Finding this to Übo, out sage quacks to«k to phlebotomy ;. veins

and arteries were freely opened ; and so confident were our inimitable quacks of their ability to effeot a tadioal oure, that they covered Provincialism 1 ! body with leeohes, placed a rampire at each finger and toe point, at Hp, note, and ear; and while our inimitable quacks were busy administering their nostrums, leeches, and vampire*, Whole swarms of gadflies, mosquitoes, sandflies, and plue-bottles, oovered poor Provincialism's body, and wolves, jackals, and hyenas were tugging and tearing at it, Then gluttons, vultures, and carrion crows were 1 busy tco, arid picked the bones bare. No wonder poor Provincialism lost her life. But far worse was the enormous bill her ohildren had to pay, and for which, they had nothing to show but a< few oraoked and picked bones and ragged pieces of the worthless hide! All the the carrion-eaters and blood-suckers looked uncommonly {at for a time. They strutted about, looking so big, and in their own eves they were bigger thau any of their tribe ever seen before. However, the carotse on whioh they had fattened was gone, and they had fed so vivaciously that digestion was suspended. Many complained of the quality of the meat j it yielded no nourishment. Some were seized with stomach complaints, others had tormenting headaches j some had heartaches. In short, many resorted to ipecacuanha, tartar emetic, or other means , of relieving their overloaded stomachs; but there were no apothecaries In Auckland that could supply these necessary medicines unless in doses so very small as only to nauseate without affording the slightest relief. True it is, an old woman in England had Bent a large paokage of medicines (said to contain some three millions of doses) to our head quacks ; and provincial quacks procured, some on* million, some two millions, some half a million of doses for private among their respective suffering tribes ; but, strange to say, our head doctors and provindial tjuaoks either swallowed the medibine themselves, or gave what remained to their partioular friends only. .The public got little or none of it— certainly nothing that had any material or visible effect on the public's health. Stranger still, some of our quacks who had swallowed, exceedingly large dosas appeared for a time to swell out in a wonderful manner. They : looked so high, talked so big, tossed their, heads ] about in such atrange ways, that sober people who had tak<»n none of the medicine thought ourgreat 'men had got hold of the philosopher's stone. When lo 1 the effeots of the medicine -wore off suddenly, and the quack, who yesterday straddled aud thundered through crowds or in senate, dwindled down into the semblance of a lame duck. And "lame duck's waddling pond " is now as applicable to Auckland, as <* shark pond" was some time ago.— l am, &c., Donald McCaskt.ll. (To be continued.)