The Shanghai Athletic Sports, which took place on Saturday at the Recreation Club ground, were favoured with splendid weather and in consequence there was a very large attendance, including a eon-siderable number of ladies. The scene was a very animated one, and calculated to give visitors who were present an idea of what an outdoor gathering in Shanghai can be like. The arrangements, however, were not of the first order, and it was difficult at times even for members of the committee to tell what was going on. It would certainly be an improvement next year to follow the practice of the best athletic spurts at home in providing a telegraph to indicate the number of the event and numbers of the competitors starting, who should have tickets pinned on to thi breasts. The manner in which the events were run out of their order on the pro-granite was probably not so much the fault of the committee as of the custom which seems to be considered necessary, in Shanghai, of altering arrangements to suit individual convenience. One item, a sack race, proved a decided failure, the sucks not proving strong enough for the purpose, and in consequence several of the competitors were able to use their feet with a freedom unusual on such occasions, As far as could be learnt, the judge or judges came to no decision atthe time as tothe destination of the prizes.
As will be seen from the|® particulars below, the prizes were to a great extent divided between three competitors, Messrs. R. J. Harris, Cooper, and courtenay, who all proved themselves pital all-round athletes. At the conclusion of the sailors' race, which followed the last event on the printed programme, the prizes were distributed by Mes. Douglas Jones.
During the afternoon the Town Band played the following selections 1.—Waltz—SentiersFleuris. Waldteufel.
—Gavotte—Impérial 4.—Quadrille—Lights London 5.—Selection—Manola 6.—Galop—Kassassin Appended are details Tunowsxe tHe Cricket Batt.—W. H. Drummond (88yds. Off. 7in.), 1: H. Cour anay (86-0-10) 2; J. Mann (84-0-4) 3.
100 Yarps Haxpicar.—First_ Heat R. J. Harris (scratch) and W. H. Purcell dead heat; F. G. Nielsen (yas...—Time, Il}sec. Second Heat:—G. Peace (yds.) 1; D. Campbell (yds.) 2; H. Courtenay (yds.), 0; G. H. Purcell scratch), 0.—Time, 11sec, Third Heat Cooper(2yds.), 13 W. S. Barclay (6yd 2; F. A. Sampson, (yds.) 0; E. Bomber (loyds.) 0; C. Mayne (L1yds.), 0. 'Time, 10ésec. Final Heat:—Cooper, 1; Purcell, 2; Harris, 3; Peace, 0; Campbell, 0; Barclay, 0.—\Won by' six' inches.-—Time, 103sec, Loxe Juve (open Handicap)—R. J. Harris (scratch), 198. 10in., 1; H. Courte: nay (9in.) 19ft. 3in., 2; W. S." Bardo (scratch), 0; E. Cooper, (scratch), 0; G. H. Parcel crate), 0.
220 Yarvs Haxpicar (Cxvp).—W. H. Parcel, (6 yd.)andE, Cooper(yds.) dead heat; D. Campbell (7 yds.)0; H. Courtenay (8 yas.), 0; G. H. Purcell (scratch) 0; G. Peace (6 yds.), 0.—Time, 24} sec. On running off the dead heat, Purcell won by a four in 93¢ sec.
Hien Jur Haxprcar (open)—H. Cour-ten ay (Qin.), Bf, Yin., 1; R, J, Harris (scratch), Sti, in. 25. Harvis (sin, Bit. Lin,, 0; W. H, Purcell (3 in,), Sit; Cooper (scratch), 4fr, 10in., 0.
'Verenans' Race, 75 yards, Handicap. J. B. Cameron, (owes 5 yards), 1; J. Roberts (owes 5 yards), 2; W, Goodfellow, (owes 3 yards), 0; 0. Muller (owes yard), 0; H. J. Limby (owes 1 yard) 0.—Won easily. Time, Ilsec, 440° Yarps Haxpicar.—E, Cooper (4 yds.), 1; D. Campbell (10 yds.), 2; H. Courtenay (9 yds.), 3; W. H.' Purcell yds.), 0; F. G. Nielsen (12 yds.), 0.—Won very easily by nine yards; bad third, Time, 54isec.
Bors' Race,—C. Jansen, 1; H, Laidler, 2; A. Stewart, 3; about twenty started, 120 Yarps' Haprcar (Club).—W. Purcell (3 yds.), 1; R. J. Harris (scratch) 2; W. 8. Barclay (7 yds.), 0; Pur. cell (2 yds.), 0; D. Campbell (7 yas.), 0.—Won by six inches.—Time 134sec, Oxe Mice Haxpicar (OreN).—F. A. Sampson (20 yds.), 1; H. Courtenay (30 yds.) 2; C. Mayne (85 yds.), 3; G. Peace (10 yas.), 05; F. Harris (95 yas,), 0; Nielsen' (50 yds.), 0-—Nielsen made the running, and had a lead of forty yards at the end ofthe first quarter. At half the distance he was five yards in_ front of Mayne, the others a little distance behind. "Mayne took the lead from Nielsen, who retired. In the last 200 yards Sampson and Courtenay easily came to the front and the former won, walking in, by ten yards; Mayne was a bad third; the others did not finish,—Time, min. 46secs.
Hoxie Rack, 120 yards—open (ladi
E. Cooper (owes 11 yards) 2; F. Harris prize) RJ. Harris (owes 19 yanls) 1 (owes 15 yards) 0; H. Courtenay. (owen 8 yards) 0; W. S, Barclay (owes 6 yards)
}E. Hember (scratch) 0. A good' race. Won by six inches. Time, 19}sec, The prize was subsequently presented to the winner by Miss Deacm on behalf of the la STLEPLECHASE, about $ mile.—H. Court-anay (30 yds.), 11; R. J. Harris (scratch), 2; E. Hember (80 yds,), 3: W. H. Purcell (10 yds.), 0; D. Campbell (25 yds.), 0.—Harris was close up to his men'at the beginning of the last quarter, and looked likely to win easily, but allowed Courtenay to come away and win by fifty yards; bad third; the others did not finish:
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