The Archive · 1905

MEDHURST COLLEGE

Athletic Sports, On Saturday afternoon the first Athletic Sports meeting since the opening of the College was held. The weather was all. that could be desired, and the coloured flaga dotted about the is to mark starting and finishing posts and the course, waved gaily in a breeze which helped to keep competitors and spoetotoro from feeling too much the heat of the sun.

The students in their running costumes gave further brightness to © scene which brought back memories of similar occasions under very dissimilar circumstances. Besides those boys who were not competing there wore present as spectators fow guests, parents and friends of the students, and some foreign fiends, members of the L.M.8. and others, who ped by their preserve and plaudits to make the afternoon " go."

'A somewhat lengthy programme was carried out consisting of the usual items, the winner in the events being presented with coloured silk balls, yellow fore a Grst, red for "a second," and green for "a third." In addition to the solid events, such as hundred yards races, log and high jumps, and putting the weight, much amusement was caused by a ench race, and a potato race.

Six-prizes were given, a first, a second, and a third for the seniors, and the same for the juniors, awarded according to the number of points gained in all events. ners were Chen Vang-goo, 2 Teang Song-ling,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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