The sports, which of Late years have rather languished, came off on the 2st inst., and the weather being dry though somewhat chilly there was a good attendance of spectators. 'There were no ce sure prises, and not many new athletes, A griffin, H. W. Looker, won the mile flat race, and W. Macbean pulled off the Veterans' Race very gamely, winning by some 12 yards, or $ yards over his handicap allowance. A feature in the sports was the Jarge number of Portuguese and native-born lads competing.
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