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Show SPORT IN A ItAILnOAD YARD. Competitive Miantlnir m tit lturtaa on-Trriil on-Trriil lUllwar. Ilurton-on-Trent It tho bceropollt of England, and the railway yards of that place Is the scene of prodlgtout activity activ-ity at all timet, but especially at tho letter holidays. A network of railways rail-ways connedi all the brewerlet to tho mala Unci of the different trunk lines, and each brewery hat a big start of shunters These men compete every letter for a prlre called tho "shunt-era' "shunt-era' trophy " There are several events but they are all moro or lest alike. A certain numbir of trucks are stlpuUttd to be moved from one died point to another by the shunters, and the men who do the work In tho quickest lime get tho prlict A great deal depemi upon the coupling, nnd the yardmen who can Join tho trucks lo tho englno with the greatest expedition have tho licit chanco of success. Several Judge aro choicn from the various firms to Insure Impartial decisions. Tho excitement ex-citement runt high, for often a score I of firms are represented, and their partisans among the onlookers cheer loudly when a smart piece of work It done. Some of the trials take toveral minutes, but when the timet are compared com-pared It It generally only a matter of a few seconds between the best thrro u- four of tho competitors The I 'shunter" who obtains tho chief prlto Is tho hero of the year, nnd possesses a notoriety In tho town second to none nmong the thousand! who aro employed employ-ed In tho Ilurton breweries |