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Saturday saw quite a big crowd gathered in the afternoon at the athletic field, to witness what they called the "elimination trials. " By this means all who could not take part in the grand meet the following week would be weeded out.
There were plenty of young people present from both Bellport and Clifford; for it was expected that these trial heats would prove almost as interesting as the real thing later on. Of course this was a Columbia day entirely, a sort of home affair, since only local boys could compete.