SPORTS DAY 3

There was a loud report from the starter's pistol, and they were off! We strained our eyes to distinguish the colures of the Houses on the runners' singlet's; red and blue seemed to finish neck and neck, nut only the official announcement would tell us the result. 

The runners were taking their places for the 800 meters by the time the voice came over the loud-speaker, saying that Livingstone had come in first, Aggrey second. As the races followed each other in quick succession 

---- Livingstone winning the 100 meters, Aggrey disqualified in the Hurdles for knocking too many over, Aggrey breaking a school record in the 1500 meters, Livingstone coming first and second in the lead, now Livingstone. At one moment, Sam was jubilant. 

At the next I crowed victoriously. By half past five the excitement and suspense were becoming unbearable. All the field events were finished except the High Jump, where Boating was still jumping superbly at 1.82 meters, and likely to defeat all his opponents easily. 

The score-board read :-- Aggrey 54: Livingstone 61 : Wilber-force 38: Monroe 41. only the last relay race remained. We were 8 points behind Livingstone. Even with Boating's certain 3 points for the High Jump, we still needed at least five points to gain the victory.

Everything depended on the Relay, and I held my breath as the first four runners came up to draw lots for positions.

Aggrey drew the out side lane, but Livingstone had the one next to us. There was dead silence as the four runners got on their marks. Nobody breathed as the starter slowly commanded : "one your marks --set"; but everybody seemed to jump with the runners as the pistol went. 

Our man had got well off the mark, but, in a second, the pistol banged again ; the Monroe House runner had "jumped the gun" and caused a false start. The runners came back to their marks and we endured the agony of the start all over again.