About a dozen men, varying in weight from 280 Ibs. down to the exact 13 stone, started. A splendid race in between the two first; Meller led till a few yards from home, when his opponent collared him and just touched the tape first. Time 124s.
Tnnve Lzocen Race, 100 yard
Dunn and Hunt (1 yd.)
Barton and Aubert (yet 3
did race. Myburgh and Holliday looked ight couples started, and made saplenlike winning till they came a heavy cropper nearly opposite the Stand. The pace was clipping considering the difficulties all kept well up. Time 15s.
Banxers Cur—220 yard Carleton (getting 20 yds.)
Dunn (10 yds.)
Greig (scratch) 3 The race was between the first two, Damn clearing the rest about half way, but, failing to reach Carleton who won by 4 or 5 yas. Eleven started, Time 22je, Tax Yanaroo Cur.—One mile.
Ogle (80 yas)
ips (80
Bradley (scratebi)..v.cseeu.e The start was from about 160 yds. to left of the pavilion—3 times round and in. 'The first time round the men pretty nearly Kept their distance. On nearing the Stand the next time, the "scratch men" set to work to reduce the distance, and succeeded in doing so by about half'; but the effort exhausted Bradley who shut up 200 yds, further on; Ogle was passed"by Phillips about the same time and also gave up, leaving the race to Brenan and Philips. Brenan gradually reduced the di tance till, in passing the Stand the third time, there were only 5 or 6 yds. between the two. Putting on the steam shortly after, Brenan passed his opponent and increased his lead to.some 30 yards; a gallant effort by Phillips at the last failed to reduce this by more than a few yards. Time bin. 2.
Srazrie Case.—All comers.
May (Salamis)
Waugh 5, This produced seven competitors—all men-of-war's men—und some of the best fun of the day. The course was from opposite the Grand Stand over the ditch on to the Racecourse, round a bit of the Steeple chase Course at the back, across the end of the Pavilion pond by a series of mud islands, on to the Cricket Ground again, once round over sundry hurdles, and home. Nearly all got a ducking at the pond, and everyone except the winner went more or less into the ditch, in returning to the Cricket Ground; two men fairly stuck there, fora time which seemed interminable in the race, but which must really have been many seconds. The winner ran coolly and well, and won easily; Waugh, however, well up, Seconp Day.
It used to be a byeword that the day fixed for the Athletic Sports was sure to be wet but the spell has this year been signally broken. The second day as well as the first was splendidly fine, though perhaps a little hotter, as there was less breeze. A large number of spectators again gathered to witness the contests, and to listen to the excellent music which the band of the Hartford was again good enough to provide.
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