The Archive · 1910

The Wu Han Athletic Meet

An Open Track sod Field Meet for athletes of the cities of Hankow, Hon yang, and Wochang, was beld under the auspices of the Wa Han Athletic Committee, at Wesley College, on the afternoon of October 8. This was the first intercollegiate meet that has beea held in this district for some years. Altboogh on the Thareday preceding it bad rained and the weather was very disconrsging, still, Saturday dawned perfect day, mach to the joy of all the! schools and colleges which were to take pat. Two thousand tickets of admission were issued and by the look of the grounds at 1.30 on Saturday afternoon, the gatekeeper must careless of the were easily 2,500 people present. The competitors from each school and college collected in separate gro"ps on the Geld aod were given their numbers by the Clerk of the Course. There were three colleges entered for the col-legate events, namely; Boone University, Wachang; Wesley College, Wachaog; Griffith ' John Cuilege, Havkow. Besides the inter-collegiate events, the Games Committee bad pat on the programme four special

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