Speech at Opening of Interna: tional Recreation's First Meeting at Tsingtao From Our Own Comnesronoenr.
Tsingtao, July 20.
Although the weather did its best to spoil the opening races at the first meeting of the International Recreation Club on Friday afternoon, more than 1,000 persons turned out to witness' the revival of pony-racing, and hundreds more were doubtless kept away by the eccentricities of the weather. They filled the grand stand and bleachers: and overflowed along the rails. A most cosmopolitan gathering it was and in both Governor Kao En-hung's dedicatory speech and Mr. Paul Jernigan's speech of _inroduetion was made to the fact. an, in officially opening spoke of the enthuasiam greeted the formation of the club. He remarked that the Club would be of great assistance in promoting international friendship and ce-operation. He also alluded to the Governor's lively interest in the club.
The Governor said he considered it an honour to speak on such an ion. He called it a most auspicious opening, with a truly cosmopolitan gathering.
"I want to congratulate you," he said, "for having so successfully started such a club for Tam sure it will contribute toward the promo. tion of international friendship and ce-operation which, as you all know, is indispensable for a cosmopolitan city like Tsingtao."
"From the constitution of your Club T notice that you will have organized competition in athletics, Pony-racing and all forms of recreation and outdoor sports and that they are planning to give an opportunity to the community appreciate the value of physical education and develop the spirit of and wished the club long life and success.
The Governor and Admiral Wen were then presented with handsome ponies.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.