ways one of the most exciting contests of the meeting, there were four starters. The course was much the same as usual—under a sail, across Over mounds and ditches, over water-jump, uudur poles, over folding, through swinging barrels, and over ® hurdle. Jackson tried to take a short cut through the sail and got stuck, losing ssu much distance that it seemed impossible that he should ever recover the lost ground. Nevertheless as the runners approached the seventeen-feot water-jump he was seen to be leading, Burgoyne, who had a long load, havitig lost his advantage by taking a longer course than was necessary. Jackson noarly succeeded in clearing the big water-jump, but nevertheless got his boots full.
burgoyne came down plump in the middle of the little pond, and came to the winning post some distance, behind Jackson, in Uno second place, considerably the worse for mud and water. Webster was a bad third, and Moller did not come in at all.
12,—Lyterwationat Toc or-War.—Teams of ten mou.—A Prize to each member of the winning team, Two fine teams opposed each other in this momentous struggle, Mr. Munster th Schuh led the German baud, the other nine being Herren A. Siemssen, A. Neu-bourg, G. Sachau, J. Thyen, G. Meuser,
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