Marine Sports Meet Part Of Meiji Shrine Events Yokohama, Aug. 9.
The Marine Sports Meet, which is to last for three days and which constitutes the first part of the 10th Grand Meiji Shrine National Athetic Meeting of the summer season being held in commemoration of the 2,600th anniversary this year of the founding of the Japanese Empire, weww in the Yacht Altogether 800 marine-athletes lady swimmers being well to the fore. representing middle schools, young Miss Joan Carroll who won the men's associations and the Japanese ladies 50 yerds last year is still in Navy, paraded in their various Shanghai and her entry is expected small craft in the harbour, yachts, as is that of Miss Jill Peach and Miss cutters and steam launches at 10 D. Gray. o'clock marking the opening cere-As there are two straight swimming many of the first marine sports meet events on the C.S.F. programme it in Japan. has been suggested that the 220 yards While the national anthem was free style be held early in the evening, and the 880 yards free style, be played by a naval band, the flag swum off later during the interval. raising ceremony was conducted on This will give contestants about an a quay. Then followed the cere-hour to rest between events and they mon monial at the Meiji and Kashiwara should thus be fit again to participate Shrines and praying for those who in the half mile after completing the fell or are fighting in the batle-
220 yards earlier on.
The breast stroke event is still very much an open book, with Hall out of Shanghai. This young lad broke all records last year and has proved himself in the States. It is hoped a young swimmer will come forward this year to replace him as Shanghai is sorely in need of first class talent. fields of China.
The opening ceremonies were concluded at 1040 o'clock followed by a grand review of yachts at noon.
The preliminaries of boat races will now be held and the finals will he run on the third day of the marine sports meet—Domei.
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