Athletics

MANAGEMENT OF MEETINGS. 23 OPEN EVENTS. SCRATCH RACES. 1. 500 Yards, Running 2. Half-mile, Bicycle. HANDICAP EVENTS. 3. 100 Yards. 4. 120 Yards, Hurdles. 5. 300 Yards. 6. 880 Yards. 7. Three-quarters of a Mile Steeplechase. 8. One Mile. 9. One Mile and a half. Walking. 10. One Mile, Bicycle. 11. Two Miles,Bicycle. 12. Long Jump. 13. High Jump. 14. Putting the Shot. And 15. Throwing the CricketBall (Scratch). CONFINED TO THE CLUB. 16. 440 Yards (handicap). BOYS' RACES (HANDICAP). 17. 100 Yards, for Boys under 9years. Four prizes. 18. 200 Yards,for Boys over 9 and under 12. Four prizes. 19. 300 Yards, forboys over 12 and under 16. Four prizes. 20. Consolation race forunsuccessful competitors. Of course this suggested list is too long and too costlyin its entirety; part must therefore besacrificed. A proviso can beadded.that any event notreceiving, say, fourentries will be cancelled. Boys' Races. —These arereally the best paying items on the programme. The prizes cost but little—say, £2per race, more than half paid in shilling entry fees—andeach boy who enters willhave a coterie of friends and relations, most of whom would not otherwise attend. By all means, therefore, encourageboys' races, and never mix up big and little boystogether. The Entry Form is the most important part of the pro-