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...visit to old Temple Bar...
Last Wednesday I entered the dining-hall with a firm step and a heavy appetite. I had been invigorated by a long pull at the oar and a short one at the bar. Smiling with satisfaction, I passed by tables laden with oranges and roast turkey. I determined to order turkey. I like...
...large proportion of the contestants are amateurs and the object is a deserving one. The programme is as follows: Heavy dumbbells; picking up heavy weights; putting the shot; three-legged race; one-mile walk; pulling up, one and two arms; half-mile run; hitch-and-kick; sack-race; horizontal bar; foil and broadsword fencing; tumbling; rowing eight oars; single and double somersaults; hurdle-racing; potato-race; tug of war; three-mile walk; standing and running high jump, etc. Further particulars can be obtained from General Lister, who has been requested to act as referee...
Almost exactly at two the first event, the horizontal bar, was announced, for which there were two entries : Messrs. F. B. Keene, '79, and R. W. Ellis, '79. Mr. Ellis led off with a graceful performance, and was followed by Mr. Keene through a succession of pretty movements during half an hour. The prize was then awarded to Mr. Keene for superior style, though Mr. Ellis was frequently applauded with a heartiness that showed his movements were appreciated...
...vaulting with two hands followed, Messrs. F. W. Thayer, '78, J. H. Tyng, L. S., and F. B. Keene entering. The first vault was 5 feet; and there seemed little difficulty in clearing the bar up to 6 feet 6 inches. The bar was then raised to 6 feet 9 inches, on which Mr. Thayer failed, Mr. Keene touched, and Mr. Tyng cleared it; accordingly the cup was given to Mr. Tyng...