AUTUMN SPORTS, Saturday, 31st October, 1835. Tudyes—Messre. R. Macxeszte, R.
Starkey, and A. Mvnuxcst, Starters—Mosers, C, A. L. Doxx and F, Rew.
Time-k-epers—Monsrs, W. H. Snonr and Sports Committee:—Mossrs. T. Brows, W.
Duxmax, W. 8. Jaci Doveras Joves, J.-L Jessex, R. M. Camrvent, Jose McKre, G. W, Noex, J. Puxpox, Tun, B. W, Stice, 8. Vortxes, J.
Cautawax, Reorsatp D. Starkey, (President}, and James Jones, (Acting Honorary Secretary).
The half-yearly contests of the Athletic Club are always well attended, and when the weather la favourable there are generally many Indies among the onlookers—and the thanks which are regularly corded to the ladies for thy interest which they take in the sports are really well deserved. On Saturday the weather was og pleasant as it could possibly have been, and the attendance was even greater than usual, A large tent wns erected as a shelter for the Indies, and here refresh: ments were provided, and the were displayed, Many of these ov of the usual pretty and useful articles of silver ware, but a new departure was made by the adoption in some ena all old crosses and medallions suitable for watehchain pendants, to be engraved with particulars of the athletic by whom it was to be won, 'Che idea probably arose from the ces sity of substituting a new form of pri for the ladies' purse, it hai recently been held at home that to compete for a money prize takes a man out of the rank of amatetirs into that of professionals. The Ladies' Prize was thus a vold Maltese Cross, the "satlee Cup" and " Chaasze Cup" sere gold badger in other forms, while the Masonic Prize was of the same moral, opriate shape of a keyrizy for the boys was a box of Chinese puzzles in prettily carved ivory work; and for the veterans, the crown of victory was a silver Suda and B." rack, The "Puritan Cup" was a silver salt cellar of very pretty workmanship, in the form of ashioll mounted onastand, Mr. Douglas Tones gave a dressing ease to the winner of the Long Jump, and the Ist Prize for the Egg and Spoon Rice took the appropriate form of an egg and toast rack.
The contests were talcly interesting, though the Egy and Spoon, the Boys, and the Veterans" races were the only ones that brought out large divide, No especially time or distance was made, except in the Long Jump, Porter's nineteen feet being the best record yet made here.
Turowise tue Hawver.—Opo: handicap.—Entries close on the ground.
poiuts.~Oue prizs.—Presented by 8.
'A, MeDonald, 80 ft. 4 1 B, Cameron, 80 ft.
Captain O'Briew G. Morgan... 20 Sergt, McDonald, of the Police Force, the winner of the event at the lust meeting, was again successful, though his throw was not so good by sixteen feot as that which ho made last year. Chief Inspector Cameron mody one throw acme fel feet better than MeDonald's, but his toe touched the tape which marked the line from which the throw was made, and it was declared a foul.
Boys' Race.—Handicap.—Three Prizes.—Preseuted by SAC, David Goldman 13 Harry Leach... 55 E, A. Courtenay 5, Bin. Wi ieSkiuner. IL andieap was run heats, moat of the big boys being in the first heat, and the little ones in the second, Hopkins and Fabris were post entries, and were handicapped on the course, the little old being of ce limit man,"
in front of the others, Wallact arch man, came first by about two yards, with Stevens second, and Campbell third.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.