WHITE CITY PAGEANT

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 31, 6 August 1934, Page 6

WHITE CITY PAGEANT

CEREMONIAL OPENING

DETAILED RESULTS

United Press Association —Dy Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, August 4. Fivo hundred men and women athletes representing sixteen Empire countries paraded at White City this afternoon. Led by their own national emble'ms and colours and headed bytlip Guards'. Band, they:inarched round the track to open the second Empire Games. ■ . . Canada, as' first hosts iu 1930, led tho procession with, the other countries in alphabetical order. J. E. Lovelock carried the New Zealand flag, leading, a stalwart; little company in black blazers with a silver f ernleaf: on : /the1, breast/- A,^rbwd;of:so,ooo.,-warmty£we)v comtfd the conipetitors, who were of ■ all. ages, from girl swimmers, some of whom were in their early teens, to greyhaired bowlers. E. Howland, captain of England's athletes, took the oath on behalf of the competitor's: "We, loyal subjects of the King-Emperor, will participate in tho Games •■■in the- spirit of true sportsmanship- fdr'tho honour of tlve Empire-and •the glory, of sport." ; ";.' Guards' trumpeters sounded, a fanfaro, the Union Jack was hoisted to tho flagstaff,, and three pigeons, one red, one white, and' oho blue, released. ££ tor this 50,000 racing pigeons, valued at £200,000, emblematic of doves, rose from baskets roun dthe track to take messages of-; peace to. various . homes throughout the country. :'■ , Lord Xionsdale read tho Prince of Wales-'s reply to the loyal message the athletes i-sent after '; their visit to St. James 'a Palace,, also a message from the King wishing .success to the Games. Lord Lonsdale then introduced ; Sir George Tniscott, Deputy Lord Mayor of London, who declared/the Games open.. Results of athletic'i.finals.are.:— '■'■■■' 100 YARDS'^ k. W. Sweeney (England) ....— 1 N. W. Theunissen (South Africa) .. 2 I. C. Young. (Scotland) .......... 3 v Time, lOsee. Sweeney, won his heat in 9 9-lOscc, equalling the British record. ' ••■.■■■:. ' ■ ;. ' ' iiO YARDS HTJEDLES. E. A; B. Hunter (Scotland) .1 C. P. Eoilly: (Australia) ........... 2 Won by three yards. Time, 55 l-ssec. .-'.,..' . THREE :MILES, W. J. Beavers (England) ........ ,1 0.K.-Allen (England) 2. J. A. Burns (England) ............ 3 Time, 14min 32 3-ssec. . HOP, STEP, AND JUMP. Metcalfe (Australia), 50ft 3-Jih" .. 1 N. Richardson (Canada), 48ft OJin 2 H. K. Brainsby (N.Z.), 47ft lljin 3 The winner .established a British record. ... . •' , ■ •'■■ ■ DISCUS THROW. ' H. Hart' (South Africa). 136ft 3in 1 D..R. Bell (England), 132ft Sin .. .2 B. L. Prondegast (Jamaica), 132ft 3 WOMEN'S RELAY RACE, GGO Yards.. Canada (Misses Palmer, White,Mcagher, and Dearulcy) 1 England (Misses Hiscock, Walker, Italstead, and Johnson') ...... 2 Time, lmin 14 2-ssec. —a British-re-cord. ■'■ . •;.. .'■■'. •■ . .'■■■■■■ ■■■■;,-/', The swimmirig.results were:-— .'] :. \ 1500. YARDS EEEE-STYLE.;^ '} JPirst Heat. R. Pirie (Canada) 1 N. Ryan (Australia) 2 Time, ISmin 45 2-ssec. 200 YAEDS BEEASTSTEOKE. Second Heat. N. Hamilton (Scotland), 1 Higginson (Australia) ............ 2 Time, 2mrn 44 2-saec. The New Zealiinder^Smith did not qualify in the first heat. WOMEN'S 200 YAEDS BEEAST- .-■.'■ STROKE. Second Heat. Miss C. Dennis (Australia) ;..... 1 Miss P. Haslam (Canada) ...... 2 Time, 2min 52 1-jsec—a Britibh rocord. WOMEN'S HIGH DIVING. Miss E. Macßcady (England), T.0.74 points 1 Miss Thompson (Australia, 27.61 points 2 C. Cousins (England), 27.36 points 3 Miss L. Adams, the 13-year-old Canadian, fccored 27.20 points. The Australian, Clark, did not qualify for the iinal of the 100 yards breaststroke. , The New Zealander, Whareaitu, did not qualify. Tho Australian sprinters were handicapped owing to lack of recent racing. Dempsoy and Horsfall were eliminated in tho heats of the 100 yards, but Yatcs entered tho final, in which he was left at tho start and was unablo to mako up tho lost ground. In the heats of the quarter-mile tho New Zealander, Broadway, and tho Australians Reilly and Lander, were eliminated. In.the. swimming events most of the Australians were below their best form as a result of lack of proper training. A brilliant finish enabled Miss Dennis to lower the British breaststroko record by 1 4-ssec. Ryan, in the 1500 yards, made a plucky, effort, but Pirie's form was superior and, as the time is insufficient for Ryan to reach top trim before the final, it can hardly be expected' that ho. will turn the- tables ;on the -Canadian. Pirie'i* time was lOsee 'better 'than when Rj^an won in 1930".