OLYMPIC GAMES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 182, 3 August 1932, Page 7

OLYMPIC GAMES.

MORE RECORDS PUT UP

Hampson and Wilson Both Break World Figures.

BLACK AND ELLIOTT QUALITY.

(United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright)

(Keeelved 2 p.m.)

LOS ANGELES, August 2.

At the Olympic Games to-day a series of accidents befell the contestants in the 3000 metres equestrian steeplechase, the first event in the modern pentathlon. Riding on a tricky course in the Fox Hills, Anguianos de la Fuente, the veteran Mexican horseman, suffered a possible fractured skull, when he pitched on his face as his mount stumbled at the seventh hurdle.

The 200 metres opening was run in seven heats. One heat had only two contenders. S. A. Black (New Zealand) was in the third heat, which had four runners. The New Zealander was in the third lane, and Metcalfe in the fourth, The .negro ran ahead for almost the entire distance, save just at the finish, when he was content to allow Wright (Canada) to "nose" him out for first place. Black seemed in. danger of elimination until fifty metres from the finish, when he spurted to beat out the Chinaman Li".

Alan Elliott (New Zealand) was in the eixth heat, running against four opponents. Hβ was in the fifth lane, and therefore out in front, while Jonath was in the next lane behind him. The New Zealander for a hundred metres was slowly. increasing , the distance between himself and. Jonath, but then began to fall back. Jonath etarted to spurt, which rapidly brought Mm forward to win by a yard, leaving Luti (the Argentinian) and Elliott to fight it out for second place. Five yards from the finish they were abreast, tut the New Zealander broke the tape six inches ahead of the Argentinian. The time for this and the second heat wae the fastest of the seven.

Record Twice Broken.

The 800 metres final was a sensational race. Edwards, the Canadian negro, had the first lane on the inside of the track. He broke well and got five yards ahead. Hβ covered the first 200 metres in 22 2-ss, and 400 in 62 4-se, to hold his position for 600 metres. Genung was running second, Hampson third, and Wilson fourth; while Peltzer, who was caught badly at the start, stayed in the ruck to the end, running a most disappointing race. Hampson and Wilson began to overtake Edwards in the last quarter, and in the final hundred metres it was a race between the Englishman and the Canadian, with the former winning by inches. He dropped on his face exhausted from the gruelling test, and was lifted to be congratulated; Edwards was third, three yards behind Wilson. It was the fourth successive win for Britain in the Olympic 800 metres, and Hampeon set a new world's record. Wilson, barely a foot behind Hampson, also was clocked under world record figures. In the 5000 * metres J. W. Savidan (New Zealand) was fifth and Hillhouse (Australia) sixth in the trials, but both qualified for another run. Results:— 110 Metres Hurdles. (Three qualify for eemi- finals.)

First Heat.—Percy Beard (U.S.A.) 1, Roland Harper (Britain) 2, Erwin Wagner (Germany) 3, Sylvio Padilha (Brazil) 4. Time, 14.7.

Second Heat. —Donald Finlav (Britain) 1, George Sailing (U.S.A.) 2, Tatsuzo Fijita (Japan) 3. Time, 14.8.

Third Heat.— Willi Welsoher (Germany) 1, Bengfc Sjoatedt (Finland) 2, Mervyn Sutton (India) 3, Arthur Ravensdale (Canada) 4, Alfredo Gamboa (Mexico) 5, Antonio Ginsgredi (Brazil) 6.

Fourth Heat.—Jack Keller (U.S.A.) 1, Christoe Mandikas (Greece) 2, Lord David Burghley (Britain) 3, Robert Ramviez (Mexico) 4. Time, 14.9. Semi-finals—Three Qualify. First Heat.—Keller 1, Burghley 2, Finlay 3. Also started: Sutton, Sjosted and Wagner (did not finish). Time, 14.5s—a new Olympic record.

Second Heat.—Saling 1, Beard 2, Welsche-r 3. Also started: Mandikas, Fijita . and Harper. Time, 14.45— equalling the world record held by E. Wennstrom (Sweden).

200 Metres. (Three to qualify.)

First Heat.—Erich Brockmeyer (Germany) 1, Takayoshi Yoshioka. (Japan) 2, Stanley Englehart (Britain) 3. Time, 22.1. Ameida (Brazil) scratched.

Second Heat.—William Walters (South Africa) 1, E. Tolan (U.S.A.) 2, Stanley Fuller (Britain) 3, Enrique Sanchez (Mexico) 4. Time, 2L9. Carlos Hofmeister (Argentina) and Conrad Valdee (Cuba) withdrew. Tolan did not exert himself.

Third Heat.—Harold Wright (Canada) 1, Ralph Metcalfe (U.S.A.) 2, Stuart Black (New Zealand) 3. Ohenz Liu (China) 4. Time, 22.8. Fernando Ortiz (Mexico) withdrew.

Fourth Heat. — Itaro Nakajima (Japan) 1, Fritz Hsndrix (Germany) 2. Time, 22.4. Williams (Canada), Arnoldo Ferrara (Brazil) and Jose Torriente (Cuba) withdrew.

Fifth Heat. —Roberto Genta (Argentina) 1, Christian Eerger (Holland) 2, George Simpson (U.S.A.) 3. Time, 22.3.

Sixth Heat.—Arthur Jonath (Germany) 1, Alan. Elliott (New Zealand) 2, Carlos Luti (Argentina) 3, Andre-j Engel (Czechp-Slovakia) 4, Everardo Muequiz (Mexico) 5. Time, 21.9.

Seventh Heat. —Birchall Pearson (Canada) 1, Daniel Joubert (South Africa) 2, Teichi Nishi (Japan) 3, Roland Vernieux (India) 4. Time, 22.3. ■ Riccardo Guimares (Brazil) withdrew. 800 Metres (Final.) T. Hampson (Britain) ...~ * Wilson (Canada) j Edwards (Canada) / t Vo"a % Ako started: Eddie Genung (U.S.A.), Edwin Turner (U.S.A.), Charles Hornboetel (U.S.A.), John Powell (Britain), Sera Martin (France), Dr. Otto Pe tzer (Germany). Time, lm 40.85, breaking the world's record of lm 50.6e previously held by Sera Martin. Peltzer's world's record for 880 yards— six yards longer than the 800 metresis lm 51.65. Women's ioo Metres. Final: Stella Walsh (Poland) 1 Hilda Striko (Canada) 2 Wilhelmina von Bremen (U.S.A.) ... J Time, 11.93 —tying with her own world record.