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SOUTH CHINA ATILLETION ASSOCIATION:

FIRST ANNUAL SPORTS MEETING.

The enterprise of the South China Athletic Association in organising its first athletic spurts-niceting--which it is | intended to make au anaual event-was, nut very greatly favoured by the weather, on Friday. A severe storm the list thing in the morning ruined the course, and had not it not been that many of the competitors came from Canton, and other places intra distance, the meeting would have been abandoned. Unsettled wea ther throughout the day litated against a good attendance, and the state of the ground "prevented the runners from set ting uprang" new records,

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HONDAY, MARCH 28TH, 191

GOOD FRIDAY, ORATORIO AT THE CATHEDRAL IMPRESSIVE RENDERING AND

LARGE CONGREGATION:

A great congregation assembled at St. John's Cathedral, on Good Friday even- ing, for the oratorio which annually marks the day. The chair of 100 voices gave a very impressive rendering of the oratorio, By Faith Alone (Gaul) and Elijah." selections from Mendelssohn's

Denman Fuller, at the organ," ren dered: Wagner's Good Friday music from Parsival with great sympathy and feeling The various solo and concerted numbers were sung by Mrs. Drew, Mrs. Bowen, Mrs. J. W. Kew, Mrs. Goldsmith, frs. Perkins, Mr. H. Freeborn, Mr. H. G. Auniss, Mr. J. W. White, Mr. W. EI, The programitie contained sixteen Haggar, Mr. G. H. Piercy and Mr. A. P. items Six were Championship events in Glanville, Mrs. Perkins salo, "O, Rest which points were awarded for each in the Laril was sung with great feel place, and these were counted towards ing and expression: Mrs. Guidamith gave Woo the Championship of, the Association, the a syropathetic rendition of the air, competitor securing, the highest minberanto them." Mr. Howard Freeborn was ul points to receive a Challenge Cup and in fine voice and, sang with all his Championship Gold Medal. The Chan customary power and timbre.. Mr. P. plunship events were 100 yards, long Glanville's baritone voice was heard to Jurap, 20 yards, half mile, 120 yards great advantage in several recitatives high hurdles, and bigh jump. The other nud airs. events included a 420 yards sprint for the A collection taken during the service Championship of the Colony, open to all on beball" of "the-organ fund amounted comers, low burdles, putting the shot, 110 to 8000.

The following was progranume -- yards, yards handicap, one-mile rolay for teams of four, three miles Organ Solo, Good Friday Music

(Parsival) children's race, and bicycle race, lues omination.

There were five entries for the Chan

Thine arm, O Lord,"

I. H. Gaul. 1onship of the Colony, and a well con tested ruce, took place. Rahmin and

When He was come down."

H. B. Gaul. Hyder got ahend of the rest, and ran

R. H. PIERCY AND ME. HOWARD abreast for most of the distance, a final"

FREEBORN. spurt by Rahmin giving him firat place. For teams took part in the relay race. The Ling Nam College, of Canton, made a good show at the start, but St. Paul's College secured the victory from then by a narrow margin, amid the entusiastic cheers of the crowd.

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The prizes were preacuted at the end of the day by Mas Mok Kung Sang.

Chorus,

Resit,

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Thursday, March 31st. Į Friday, April Int. Wagner.Satanbuy, April 2nd, 3

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Chorus," Be ours the hearts,"

H. B. Gaul. Rest, And Jesus saith unto him,"

E. B. Gaul.

Air,

KE. 0. H. PIEECT. Lord, I am not worthy"

H. B. Gaul.

ME. HOWARD FREEDORN.

Be Thon our great Deliverer,'

H. B. Gaul. Mendelssohn

MES. GOLDSMITH.

The awards were arranged below the Chorus, great football cup won by the Associa tion at the Far Eastern Olympiad Games Air, "Woe unto them," in Japan. Having been won three times, the cup is the property of the South China Association. The following were the results of the contests;-

THE RESULTS

100 yards. Flat Race (Championship).- 1. Li Cheuk Po; 2, Tse Tung Lok; 3, Tam Chuen Fu. Time: 113/5seca.

220 yards Low Hurdle lice-1. Sung Yiu Tak; 2, Sek Wing Kwan; o, Lum Yuk Ying Time: ees.

Long Jump (Championship).-, Te Tung Lok; 2 Tam Chuen Fu: 3, Leung LAB Fan Distance: 18ft. fin.

410 yards Flat face-1, Sek Wing

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Weon. Time: 59.1/0secs.

220 yards Flat Bace (Championship). 1. Tay Tung Lok; 2, Sek Wing Kwan; 3, Hung Wai Cheung, Time: 26sect

Putting the Shot (with iron ball weighing Julb.), Ko Kin-Fan; 2, Tse Tung Lak; 3, Li Tain Shi.. Distance: 34 ft, ding,

Half Mile Flat Rare (Championship- 1, Leung Yuk Tong;9, Kant Fook; 3, Ng Lun Cheung Time: Imu. secs.

20.1/5secs...

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Quartet, Cast thy burden,"

Mendelssohn. MRS. BOWEN, MRS. KEY, MAS GOLDSMITH, MRS. PERKINS, M., FREEBORN, MR. JW WHITE, MIL G. H. PIKTOY; AND MR.W. HAOGAR.

Recit, and Air, Ye people, rend your Mendelssohn: hearts,"

ME. HOWARD, FREEDOHN.

Quartet, 0, come everyone, that

Mendelssohn.

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Air,

thirsteth "......

KS. DREW, MER. GOLDSMITH, ME. H. G ANNIS AND MR. H. PIERLY.

0, rest in the Lord,"

Great Mendelssohn.

-MRS.", PERKINS. Double Quartet, "For He shall give His * Meadelssohn, Bonangels V

ns. BOWEN, MRS. KEW, HES, GOLDSMITH, MEST DREW, MES. GOLDSMITH, M... ANNIS, AND MR. G. H. FIERCY.

AND W... ADGAN

Recit, and Air, And when Jesus beard' H. B. Gaul ME. P. GLANVILLE, SANDA Chorus, "Lord, in this Thy mercy's

day"

H. B. Gaal. 10 yards High Hurdle Hace (Cham- Recit, And" Jesus said," H. B. Gaul.

MR. A. P. GLAŃVILLE, V pionship), Tang Kam Wing; Tse Tung Lok; Sung Yui Tak Tune: Chorus. My help cometh from the H. B. Gaul. Lord" The following were the members of the 220 yards Flat Race (Championship of the Colony), A. Rahmin; 2, G. A. chorus: Mrs. Buchanan, Mrs. Rich Hyder 3, O. Ismail. Time: 94.1/5secs.mond, Mrs. Johnstone, Mrs. Stark, Miss High Jump (Championship)-1, Tsang Walters, Mrs. Bowen, Mrs. Dovey, Mrs. Yan Fo; 2, Pang Kam Wing; 3, Leung Jew, Mrs. Northcott, Miss J Lau Fan Height: 5ft. lin. Rodger Mrs. W. Winfield, Miss A. 20 yards Flat Bace (Handicap).-1, Tolla Mrs. Chatterton, Mrs O. Kong Chan Kwong Yu, Fung Sing Tip; 3, Singles Troop, Miss Mackay. Miss Hung Yan Chau Time: 23.3/5secs. Atkins, Miss Rysdorp, Miss B. Meischke, One Mile Flat Baco, Leung Ying Mise Hansen, Mrs. Drew, Miss D. Frost, Lan; 2. Lau Hing Cheung; 3: Tam Chuen Miss C. Frost, Masward, Miss Kirk Fu Time: 5min. 10.1/6seca.

wood, Miss D. May Miss N. Williams, One Mile Relay Bace (Teams of 4) Miss IL. Wong, Miss Murphy, Miss Hay- 1, St. Paul's College; 2, Ling Nam Colney, Miss Weeks, Miss R. Mow Fung, lege (Canton), South China Athletics. Miss Cooper, Miss M. Wilson, Miss Mat Time 4min. 6.1/5sece.tock. Mrs. Hyne, Mr. Pryde, Mrs. Gold. Three Miles Bicycle Race-1, Chan Di smith, Mrs. Cameron, Mrs. Dovaston, Wu, Cheung Wing Heung; 3, Teui Hong Ning. Tine: min. 6.1/6secs. Championship Cup and Gold Medal. Wop by Tse Tung Lok with 10 points out of a possible 18.

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