Championship on Saturday, arranged by the Harriers Club, was a most successful event and an outstanding victory for the American, School, thus showing what training will do, for the boys of this institution have not taken a spasmodic interest just on the eve of the contest, but have been carefully coached, this season and previously, by. their enthusiastic principal. The course was about three miles, starting from Hongkew Park, along the Kiangwan Road, then over the country and back.
The lads from Fuhtan University did the initial pacemaking,—setting up a very fast time, but the Amevicans ran with fine judgement and at the right moment came through as a well packed team, Waters doing the pacing. Caldwell went into the lead half a mile from the finish and, though it was something of a task to shake off his schoolmate, he managed it and breasted the tape with a substantial advantage. The American School had" first, second and four other placings amongst the leading 12, the Public School third and fifth and Fuhtan the other four. The time was 17 min. 22 sec.
The placings werd:—
1. Oliver Caldwell...(American School). 2, Herbert' Waters...(American School). 3. C. David.........(Publie School). 4. E. Fisher...(American School) 5. I. Tajima...(Publie School). 6. R. Hager...(American School). 7. Lewis Tong..(Fuhtan University). 8. L. Waienns...(Amerigan School).
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