the boys, a most eventful one. On the At last the day dewyed, always, fur morning of the 26th ult. the weather was propitious, and all expectati hopes were fulfilled in the warm spectators and) warmly. i lage of terested If fow of the parents of the boys were able to be present, there wore at leant plenty of sisters and young: r brothers, The running nnd jumping a period of preliminary training the previous Monday, when were run off, hai been good, The eomon the wholy, well-mite the results were, perhaps, more than usually uncertain." An athletic competition between the gentlemen of the Settlement and the school had, moreover, been ntranged for the succeeding Saturday. All this tended to invest the running with C la interest, and it was keenly watched.
event lid already been decided, Sross-Coantry Run, from Black Dragon Temple tv the 1 (distance of 24 miles inson had taken the frat place, with Robert Parry sec.nd, and both these boy had broken the school record for this run; while in the Junior Division (under 12 years) Moore LI and J. McCarthy were respectively Grat and second. ginal from
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