THE OLYMPIC GAMES

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 261, 28 July 1908, Page 7

THE OLYMPIC GAMES

HURDLES AND POLE JUMP. BOTH ANNEXED BY THE AMERICANS. A BRITISH WIN. (IIT TELEGRAPH rRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.) London, July 2G. Following are additional results in connection with the Olympic Games: — 1 110 Metres (120.2yd5.) Hurdles. Smithson (America) won this contest in 15sec.j establishing a new Olympic record. Close on fifty entries were received in connection with this event.* Among the number was Murray, of New Zealand. At the Games at Athens in 1900 A. C. Kraenzlein (America) created the previous record 15 2-ssec. The time taken by the winner in 1906 (R. G. Leavitt, America) was 16 l«ssec. Pole Jump. Cooke (America) and Gulbert (America) tied for first place in this event, with leaps of 12ft. 2in. —an Olympic record. The existing record, lift. 6in. was held by Devorak (America) and Gouder (France). At the Games in 1900 J". Iv. Baxter (America) won with 10ft. 9iin., and at those in 1906 Gouder (France) secured the honours with a jump of lift. At the American "try-outs" Gulbert, who belongs to Yale, won this event by negotiating the bar at 12ft. Ssin. 400 Metres (437.2yd5.) Flat Race. Lieut. Halswell (Britain) ran over the course, but the two Americans who, with him, were left in the final declined to rerun the race. j me ssage received on Saturday stated i that there was a great sensatjon over the running of tho final in this event. Carpenter (America) bored and elbowed Halswell (Britain) almost off the track, and tho judges broke the tape, and declared tho race void. They subsequently disqualified Carpenter, and ordered tho other three men in the final to race on Saturday in strings. Halswell, who belongs to the Edinburgh Harriers, was the British champion m 1905 and 1906, and Scottish champion at both 100 yards and 220 yards in 1907. He was considered to be the pick of the British athletes at Athens in 190G, and was unfortunate in not uietro race there, which fell to ♦ ™ o^ me rica), who covered the distance in 53 l-ssec. At the Games in 1900 Long (America) won this event in 49 2-ssec. The present record 49 l-ssec. was established bv Hillman (America). , v The winner was a competitor at the sports meeting held under tho auspices of the AVest P* Scotland Harriers at Glasgow in tho middle of June. He was beaten in his heat in t Hundred by tho ultimate wiuner. In tho furlong race he had more room for the display of that forceful running for which ho .is so noted, and gained the race in 23sec., which was considered to be remarkably good going on a stiff and holding surface. The leading event on the second day was tho 4 mile invitation handicap, in which Halswell took part. He ran with his usual dash, collaring the limit man with a hundred yards to go, and winning by fully six yards in a shade better than 49 4-ssec. There could be no doubt he would hove done an even better performance had he been pulled out, as he finished comparatively' fresh. It was a splendid effort. Presenting Prizes—Britain Still Leads. There were persons present in tho Stadium to witness tho presentation of prizes. Queen Alexandra distributed gold medals to the winners, who also received sprigs of Windsor forest oakj tied with Union Jacks, from the King. , Dorando-(the Italian athlete who ran so well in the Marathon race) has completely rc-. covored. He was given an overpowering reception when Queen Albxandra presented him with a cup. Tho Olympic results so far arcsBritain ... ... , ... 38 United States .... ...... 22 Sweden ... ... ... v>< 7 -s Franco ... ... ... .... 4 Hungary ... ... 3 Cermany ...■ ... ... ... 2 Canada ... ... ... ... 2 Italy ... ... ... Vii 2 . Bolgium ... ... 1 South Africa ... ' ... 1 Finland ... „. ... <

The course in connection with tho Jlarac was as, follows:■—lt started from-Queen Victoria's "statue, closo to Windsor Castle, theuco oyer the Thames, through liton, Slough, Lixbridge, George Green, Ickenham, Buishp, Eastcote, Pinner,' thonce across tho Metropolitan Railway towards Harrow, and tho railway was ro-crosscd at tho latter place; then the railroad was followed for three-quarters of a mile.' The trail then ran through Sudbury and "Womblev until the College Park Hotel was reached'at Willesden Junction, on Harrow Road, which runs across Wormwood Scrub into Woods Lane, arid tho winning post was reached after ono lap had been negotiated in the Stadium at Shepherd's Bush. .

Following is a list of intending competitors: —J. JI. Lynch, W. V. Aitken, and G. B. Blake, Australasia; J. 11. Baker,- C. Hofferon, A. B. Mole, and C. E.. Stevens, South Africa ; G. Couloumberdes and A. Couloulakis, Greece; Niomenen, Finland; G. lind, Russia; W. T Braams, A. C. H„ Vosbergen, W. W. Wakker, W. F. Theunissen, and G. J. M. Butt, Holland; F. Celis, Belgiunl; P. Dorando, A. Cocca, and U. Blasi, Italy; Forshaw, Halch, Hayes, Lee, Loiz. Morrissoy, O'Jlara, Ryan, Thibeau, Towanina, Weltro, and "Wood, United States; H. Miller, F. Reiser, and P. Nottelbeck, Germany; G. Toruros, J. F. Svanberg, J. G. Petersson, S. L. Lindgorst, J. Lindgorst, J. T. Bergvall, and J. G. A. Lundberg, Sweden; E. Rath and F. Kineton, Austria; A. Nojedky, Bohemia; R. C. Hansen and J. P. Jorgensen, Denmark; L. Merenyi, Hungary. F. Simpson, H. Lawson, W. Goldsboro, G. Goulding, W. Wood, E. Cotter, F. Noseworthy, J. Caffery, T. Longboat, G. Lister, A. Burn, and J. Tait, Canada; A. Duncan, J. G. Beale. F. Lord, J. Price, H. F. Barrett, F. B. Thompson, E. Barnes, A. Wyatt, F. Appleby, T. Jack, S. Stevenson, and W. T. Clarke, Britain.