ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Press, Volume XXI, Issue 2400, 15 April 1873, Page 3

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

The appearance of the weather early yesterday morning did not tend to manure the minds either of the officers conn."t. .1 witu these sports, or the intending competitors, or the general public, as to th** prospects of a satisfactory issue During the morning there * was a manifest uncertainty in the mind of the cie--k of the weather as to whether he should-elect to give us a five day or not No ra.u of any consequence foil' till nrddt'v, aud though the ground commut-.- of the spoils. Messrs Andrews. T Gordon a p Crosbie, and F. H. Digby felt more than apprehensive of the result of the weather yet they hoped against hope, and worked with a wiil to get things iuto proger order and, as far as we_were in a position "to iudgp' most successfully. j _-- Shortly after twelve o'clock all the competitors were on the gronnd, but the attendance was. so far as the public were concerned, as sparse as can well be imagined. The vain at this time was coming down iri torrents. The committee then held acomeil of war, aud came to the determination to delay the sports for an hour. Atone o'clock while the committee were still undecided as to the course they should adopt, the majority of the competitors appeared to advocate a postponement. Another committee ruectiu" was consequently held, at which it was resolved to postpone the sports until Saturday next, at 2 o'clock p.m.