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at the interval during the sports they had lemonade 
and buns, etc., in a tent set apart for them. The 
Sydenham Temperance Band played all day. 
The programme of the Sports was as follows : — 
Ascent of Balloons at 3 ; 1. Industrial Boys’ Race, 
100 yards ; 2. Industrial Girls’ Race ; 3. Open Boys’ 
Race ; 4, Lampson Home Girls’ Race ; 5. Band 
Race ; 6. Industrial Boys’ Sack Race ; 7. Industrial 
Girls’ Egg and Spoon Race ; 8. Open Sack Race ; 
9. Three-legged Race ; 10. Girls’ (Lampson) Egg 
and Spoon Race. 
Mr. Horniman gave money prizes for all the 
races. During the games Mr. and Mrs. Horniman 
(on their return from seeing the Jubilee pro- 
cession) walked round and visited the various groups 
of children, when they were greeted with applause 
and cheers. In the evening the grounds, both at 
front and back, were tastefully illuminated with 
thousands of coloured lights and Japanese lanterns. 
On the front of the Museum there were different 
devices in coloured lights such as “ V.R.” “ 1837- 
1897.” Stars and other devices were placed in front 
of all the windows, &c. Fireworks were let off on the 
upper lawn at 9.30. Soon after ten a number of the 
Jubilee bonfires were clearly seen in all directions. 
It was close on eleven before the grounds were 
cleared. The attendance of 13,000 visitors was the 
largest on record. All seemed to thoroughly enter 
into the national rejoicing. 
On July the 1st Mr. Horniman gave his employees 
their annual treat of an outing, this time to Hastings. 
The party numbered in all twenty-seven. The 
necessary arrangements had been carried out by the 
Curator. A portion of the party left Forest Hill 
station at 8.20 a.m., and was joined by the remainder 
at Croydon at 8.32. Hastings was reached at 11 
o’clock. After wiring the safe arrival to Mr. 
