Though the position in the league! wore unaffected, by the playing of on Aug. £2 of a postponed water! tst attached to the affair, as a win alo match, much inter-
by the losers would have altered the standings for third place. As
ed the French Club by five goals it was, the Rowing Club "B™ defeat. to two, after a fairly close match, tie score being hardly indicative of the run of play, which was very SRC Davies, Turner, Pilcher, seas, Shek Avery. Concoft, MeFarlane, Grilk, Head, Richards, polo league was played at the For-'The. final match in the water feign Y.M.C.A. on August 24, when the 93rd Highlanders defeated [Sokol by 4 to 1.
The past season has been distinctly successful, in spite of the lone-sided victory of the "A" team lof the Shanghai Rowing Club. Only tone team failed to meet its complete Jschedule of games, which is a tremendous improvement over premer Stadium, Princeton, The contest was won by the American teams by eight events to four.
Lovelock established the wonder-_ ful' time for hhis mile of 4 min, 78) sec. and the performance must go down in athletic history as one of, the most remarkable achievements: Jon the track. Lovelock held the British mile record, but this time; Iwas nearly three seconds outside ithe world record.
Lovelock and Bonthroa (Prine ton) quickly had the race to them-Jselves, apart from Lovelock's pacemaker, "and they provided one of the keenest duels seen i" America before Lovelock finally went to the: front io the final lap to win. comfortably by seven yards. It is significant that Bonthror's time of 4 min, 8 7/10 see. was an American, record The pace at which the race though mot in the lea judged from the.
Lovelock's times. for. the quarters -|were 1 min, 1% sec., 2 min. 38 see., 3 min. 8 7/10 sec., and for the mile 4 min, 78 sec.
Lovelock was not at all distress: ed. "After breaking the tape he! trotted almost half-a lap while his team-mates and rivals followed on heels to. offer their congratulations. "With a faster third quarter, I think T ought to do a mile in'4 min, 6 see. said Loveloc
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