Ths seventh annual Internationsl Walking Competition was held on San-dey morning in very favourable weather The entries w than in avy previous competi out of twenty-two names snot were eighteen starters, and fifteen men at the various points on the route are cary of access by tram-car or ricsha, bat, at the same time, it must be menned that there was simest a record 1 in the Shanghai Race Clab's acd the sixteen prizen were offered. few griffins competed. Out of the total pamper of eighteen competitere who started, at Ieart thirteen have token part in previous competitions. Of the winning teaw, Wade and Cubbor were members of the tesm which won the first Leam prize last year, and Featherstonhaugh was the hero and winner of the competitions of 1906 7-8. OF the Irish team which Iked yesterday, MeLorn, who came in first, wae ninth in Inst yes tion, and T. Dunne, P. J. Donne avd C. Hamilton were mewllers of the Irish tean which gained second team prize Inst yer; while Collaco, M Collaco snd d'Almeida were in' the Portugeeso team which came in third io the Inet year's competition.
The time made by MeLorn yesterday was almost three minutes worse than that made by Amar Singh last yea but it mast be taken iota account thi bile weather and ground con ere good, lack of regulation of the traffic seriously impeded the walkers and there were several instances of competitors jog brought almost to " standstill owing to a block of the traffic, Tae eTant, Halt an hoor before the time for beginning crowds of people had gathered at the starting point, ard quite number of motor-cars and carriages were drawn up alongside Carter Road
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