The annual athletic sports of the S. M. Police took. place on the Pablic Recreation Ground on Saturday, gloomy and showery weather, apart from which ° cireamstance they "wore a splendid success from start to finish, 'The arrangements were perfect and every event wis brought off with commendable profiptitudo,: reflecting the it credit" upon organisers and officials. 'The public': had boor! " most generous in their contributions: towards the prize list and there was 'a' beautiful display of cups, and other silverivare well suited' for'snch occasions. 'The entries were numerous and the open events were particularly well patronised. A start was made promptly at noon with the Inspectors' Handicap and from then onwards to the concluding event—the Donkey Race—intorest never flagged. Perhaps most interest was evinced in the 100 yards' Shanghai in which the Polies champion, W. G., Brown. was pitted against C. Kragh. Brown was not in the best of condition and after a long and unbroken series of successes: in this event, had now to put. up. with second position to Kragh, who ran in great form and won by a clear four yar the time was returned as 9} seconds, but it was afterwards found thatthe course covered was only 90 yards." Rouglily estimated, this would bring the time for 100 yards up to about 103 secs: The
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