5P0RT IN CEYLON. 
CRICKET, FO OTBALL, HOCKEY , RACES, &c. 
We continue this month our special Hport Supplement:, commenced in our October number. 
The following account of Ceylon Sports »vill be found by Upcouutry readers especially, to be a con- 
venien": and handy record of recent events in the Ceylon world of Sport, and the compilation will be of 
great me for future reference to past Athletic events, especially to Secretaries and Club officials. 
AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSO- 
CIATION OF CEYLON ; AT 
DARRAWELLA. 
{B)f our Special Representative.) 
Dikoya, Nov. 6. 
The last meet, under the auspices of the Asso- 
ciation, was held in 1900 at Kandy, since which 
time the interest in the Association flagged to 
such an extent, that it was thought that a Meet 
under the auspices ot the Association would never 
be organised again, and that notwithstanding former 
successes. The meets, it was said, would pass into 
history and exist only as a memory. So strong 
was this opinion among athletes generally with 
regard to its down-fall that the Championship 
events were during 1901 and 1902 divided into 
twos and threes and included for competition in 
the four Annual Athletic Sport lixtures of the 
Colombo, Dimbula, Agras and Dikoya Clubs. 
Mr O Wickwar, the Honorary Secretary of the 
Association, however, undertook lo rouse interest in 
the Association and right well has he done so and 
with so much dogged persistence and inde- 
fatigable energy that he soon succeeded in 
adding new life to the smouldering embers and 
resuscitated a foi lorn hope beyond all expectations. 
His efforts lo advance the standard of aihletics in 
Ceylon was stoutly supported upcouutry. 
Challenge cuob have been secured and ctieied lor 
each Championship event to arouse interests in 
the competitions— while the meets of the Associa- 
tion will be held every year on the different 
grounds of the four Clubs with a view to popula- 
rising the meets in Colombo and Upcouutry. Ic 
was 10 further tins new endeavour that llie Meet 
was fixed to take place at DarrawcUa this jear and 
nextyyar will, it is reported, be held at Radella. 
The ground was heavy yesterday. Consequently 
no previous Ceylon records were broken. 
The arrangements for the day were in the 
hands of Mr. jNorman Rowsell, Ceylon's most 
ardent athlete and sportsman ; consequently noth- 
ing wa.s left undone to ensure general satisfaction. 
The most fastidious could not suggest any improve- 
ment on (he carefully schemed details. 
The attendance present indicated the popularity 
of the meet upcountry — which was ruled over by 
.such well-known officials as Lieut. Col. Farqu- 
hv-vrson, Mr. W S T Saunders and Mr. P H 
Papillon as Judges, Mr. Norman Rowsell as starter, 
and Mr J B Cai ruthers who was to act as Time- 
keeper. He was, however, unfortunately unable 
to attend. Mr. W B Bartlett performed this 
duty for the 100 yards event, after he went, 
the watch was entrusted to Mr. R Leonard. All 
of these did their duties to nicety. 
THE SPOUTS : RESULT.S AND TIME.S. 
XQO YARDS.— First /7ea#.— Time 104 seconds. 1st 
E R Porteons, 2ad F C Smith and OWE Vowler. 
Porteous ran home easily yards ahead of Smith. 
Second Heat. — Tmie 11 1-5 seconds, l.st W H 
M Davies, 2nd R Leonard, 0 Lieut C B Down 
and 0 R Picton Warlow. Davies ran a hard race 
and brea-^ted the tape with Leonard at his heels. 
Finals, — Time 10 4-5 seconds. 1st E R Porteons, 
2Qd W H M Davies, 3rd F C Smith, and 0 R Leon- 
ard. Leonard led half way through and suddenly 
came to a second's halt, and Porteous, putting in 
aspurt, leapt ahead of Davies who was following. 
Davies was divided from him by a yard — and Smith 
third was 2 yards away from second place. Leonard 
was noticed to have a limp after this heat and on 
enquiring our rep resentative learnt that he had 
sprained a tendon in his left thigh which has 
given him trouble previonslj' at home. The event 
left Col Savage's Lang's, F J P Roberts' and S 
Moorhouse's, times — allot whom previously covered 
this distance in 10 1-5 seconds — unchanged. 
High Jump.— 1st, W E Vowler, 5 feet 1^ inches, 
2nd, A M Cooper, 5 feet J inches. 
F C Smith was knocked our when 4 feet 11;^ inches 
was jumped. E R Porteous cr-uld not exceed 4 feet 
10 inches. The performances of the entrants for this 
event was very disappointing. Vowler made two 
attempts to clear 5 feet 2 in and failed, and on the 
16th of November last year at the annual athletic 
meet of the D M C C, "he jumped 5 tt 2J in. The 
ground was heavy, and no spring was obtainable. 
S P Woods fine record of 5 ft 5i in at Colombi- 
in 1899 could not be broken. 
HALF-MILE. 
Time: 2 min 22 1-5 sec— H Brown, M John- 
stone and C Tempter, the three entered competitots, 
started. After tlic lia'f round of the first lap 
was completed. Brown displaced empler who led 
from the start, when three quarters ot jthe lir.st 
lap was covered. Johnstone started to lead ; in 
this position the first one-and-a-half laps was run 
when Templer dropped out. Joimstone, running 
without the slightest exertion, got; home 10 yards 
ahead of Brown, who was completely done up at! 
the finish. Johnstone certainly had all his wind in 
