The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-02
" M. c. A. Notes

The County Y NJ. G. A. campers held
their annual reunion last Friday even
ing. The boys were entertained at sup
per by the ladies of Mount Holly, in the
St. Andrews Gymnasium. Fifty-two sat
down to supper. The speakers recalled
many interesting things that happened at
Camp Metedeconk last summer. Among
the speakers were Harold Bovine. William
Porter, Karl Bischoff, Adrian Moreau,
Edwin r. Summers and the leaders.
Afterwards a number of camp scenes
were thrown on the screen, and an inter-
esting description given by ]. N. Brown,
County Secretary of Camden County.
Great plans are being made for the camp
this summer.
Plans are being made by the County
Committee for the Boys Conference to
be held on Saturday, April the gath, place
to be announced later.
The annual field meet will be held on
Saturday, May 22d The committee who
have charge of the field meet are Harold
B. Wells. Bordentown, John D. Johnson,
Jr., Mount Holly, William Heisler, Bor-
dentown, Morris K. Perinchief, Mount
Holly, and E. G. Williams, Riverton.
The rules governing the Field Meet are
as follows:
Only amateurs may compete in these
contests
The Y. M. G. A. contests are open only
to members in good standing In their
respective Associations.
The Sunday School relay race is open
only to members of Sunday Schools who
are sixteen years of age or under, and
have been in attendance upon the school
at least fifty per cent. of its sessions,
since January LIST, and are not members
of any Y. M. G. A. at the time of Compel
ing
The High School relay race is open to
members of High Schools who are under
eighteen years Of age, and have been in
attendance upon the school fifty per cent.
of Its sessions, since January LIST.
Special Town Relay Race is open to
members of any community, with no age
limit whatsoever.
All other contestants shall be classified
as follows Those under eighteen years;
those under fifteen years. No boy can
compete in any of the Y. M. C. A. events.
unless he is member of some Y. M. @. A.
prior to March 10. 1909. If any boy shall
attain the age of fifteen years or eighteen
years after the fifteenth day of March,
1909, he may still be admitted to compete
in the fifteen and eighteen year old classes
respectively. The Superintendent of any
Y. M. G. A.. Sunday School, or High
School from which boy is entered, must
signify on that boys entry blank that he
is qualified under the foregoing rules to
enter such event.
First and second prizes, gold and silver
medals, will be given in each contest, ex-
cept the relay races, in which only first
prizes will be given, and in the Glass D
events in which silk badges will be award
ed to the winners.
Points will be counted as follows: For
Y. M. G. A. events, first place 5; second
place, 8; third place one. For Sunday
School and High School events, first
place, 8; second place, 2; third place, 1.
The Y. M. q. A. of town winning the
highest number of points will be awarded
the Burlington County Y. M. @. A. silk
banner for one year. This banner be-
comes the property of the Y. M. q, A. of
the town winning this meet three years in
succession.
Relay teams may consist of five mem
bers, only four to run.
Separate entry blanks must be filed out
for each member of relay team.
Entries must be confined to classes,
that is to say, boy who enters Glass A
cannot compete in Glass or c and vice
versa Glass D is the only one which is
open to sll.
Entry fees are as follows: % cents for
the first event and 10 cents for each event
thereafter. Aside from this, for relay
events, one dollar per team will be charged
and all fees must accompany the entries,
otherwise entries will be considered void
The rules of the A. L. N. A. will govern
all contests.
All entries must be in the hands of John
D. Johnson, Jr. Mount Holly, not later
than twelve o'clock noon of May 18th,
1909 The committee reserves the right
to make minor changes in the rules any
time before April list
The following are some of the events of
the Field Meet; others may be added later:
Sunday School events:-Boys under 10
years, rs yards dash; relay race; 800 yards.
Boys under IS years, 100 yards dash, half
mile relay.
High School events, Glass B:-Unlimit-
ed, 220 yards dash; high jump; pole vault;
half-mile relay.
Y. NJ. G. A. Boys Departments, Glass
C:-Under 10 years, running high jump;
relay race Under IS years, 100 yards
dash; running broad jump; pole vault;
800 yards run.
Open to all Sunday School, High School,
and Y. NJ. C. A. Boys, Glass D-Three
legged race, sack race, eight potato race,