These are, of course, more especially fitted' for urban' athloties—I Jdoubt whether they could be fitly. be transplanted to the parely agricultural districts. For these we should have to make other arrangements. Only the other day I notice-that a Vicar was adjudged first prize in his efforts to walk a greasy. pole over a pool of water. If you can embark on a novelty of chis kind in which the spiritual head of the village figures, I do not see why cannot go further. Hence have a few little ideas of my own for use Jat local sports meetings without any royalty for adoption:—
Now: sror Race For Town Visttons: All the visitors in the place are started eff on a walking match to the next village. The! villagers are stationed along the route. Each competitor has to ask how much further he has He is bound to walk as unate by the best intentioned informant. (In case this race, owing to the utter "inability of all bucolic gentlemen to assess' distances,
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