two o'clock
` Does it as if he enjoyed it , does n't he ? Well , if we do n't want to spoil Merevale 's appetite by coming in at half-time , we might be moving . ' They moved accordingly . The Sports were to begin at two o'clock with a series of hundred-yards races , which commenced with the ` under twelve ' -LRB- Cameron of Prater 's a warm man for this , said those who had means of knowing -RRB- , and culminated at about a quarter past with the open event , for which Welch was a certainty . By a quarter to the hour the places round the ropes were filled , and more visitors were constantly streaming in at the two entrances to the School grounds , while in the centre of the ring the band of the local police force -- the military being unavailable owing to exigencies of distance -- were seating themselves with the grim determination of those who know that they are going to play the soldiers ' chorus out of _ Faust _ . The band at the Sports had played the soldiers ' chorus out of _ Faust _ every year for decades past , and will in all probability play it for decades to come . The Sports at St Austin 's were always looked forward to by everyone with the keenest interest , and when the day arrived , were as regularly voted slow .