OLYMPIC GAMES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 199, 6 August 1928, Page 2

OLYMPIC GAMES

PEARCE ROWS WONDERFULLY STARTS WITH TREMENDOUS BURST. LINDSAY LAST IN 1500 METRES. [Australian and N.Z. Press Assn.) Amsterdam, August 4. The more Pearoe rows, the greatei appears the likelihood of his victory in the Olympic sculls. To-day he recorded not only the fastest heat, but the easiest victory, finishing' a tomfortable eight lengths ahead of the Dane, Schwartz. Pearce, after striking a surprising rate’of 40 strokes in the first minute, settled down to 28, averaging 26 over the full course. Schwartz was strong and rowed in good style, and gave Pearce a better race than Flinch, but merely served to show up the Australian’s superiority, even allowing for the fact that the latter was again fortunate in drawing the sheltered left bank.. To-day the wind blew across slightly against the scullers until 1000 metres, when it suddenly veered, assisting Pearce to register the fastest time hitherto. Pearce’s tremendous starting burst enabled him to lead by two lengths at 250 metres. Then he steadily drew away and led by three lengths at 500 metres, and six lengths at 1000 metres, after which he had easier rowing owing to the assistance of the wind, though rain pelted to the faces of the scullers. SINGLE SCULLS. Second Round—Second heat: Stiyika (Czecho-Slovakia) 1, Wright /Canada, holder of the Diamond Sculls) 2. Won by five lengths. Time, 8.36 2-5. Third heat.—Pearce (Australia) 1, Schwartz (Austria) 2. Won by eight lengths. Won easily, despite a rain storm. Time, 7.47 3-5, 3000 METRES STEEPLECHASE. Final. —Loukala 1 Nurmi 2. Anderson 3, all of Finland. Won by 65 yards. Time 9.21 4-s—an Olympic record. 1500 METRES SWIMMeNG. First Teat.—Arai (Jauan) 1 Perentin (Italy) 2, Leman (Holland) 3. Lindsay (New Zealandf was fast. The first two qualified. Time, 21 35 2-5. Lindsay was 125 metres behind, and fifth in the heat. 1500 METRES FREE STYLE. First round.—Arne Borg (Sweden) 1, Charlton (Australia) 2, Crabbe (United States) 3. All qualified for the final. Times respectively, 20,14 1-5, 29.17 2-5, 20.17 4-5. Borg won by five yards. The race was swum in pelting rain. Borg led by a quarter of a lap at the end of the first three laps. Charlton and Crabbe were side by side until 1350 metres, when they began to close on Borg. Cartion, sprinting faster, was a yard ahead of Crabbe at the finish. WOMEN’S 400 METRES RELAY.

First heat.—Canada 1, Holland 2, France 3. Won by ten yards. Time, 49 2-s—a world’s record. Second heat.—United States 1, Germany 2, Italy 3. Won by a foot. Time, 49 4-ssec—equals the previous, world's record. LADIES’ 400 METRES SWIM First round.—First heat; Miss Nobelius (United States) 1, Miss Stewart (Britain) 2. Time, 5.42 2-s—a world’s record. Second heat.—Miss McGary (United States) 1, Miss Tanner (Britain) 2, Miss Davey (Australia) 3. Won by two yards. Miss Tanner was two feet ahead of Miss Davey, who failed to qualify. DECATHLON. Final.—Yrjoela (Finland) 7931, Doherty 7706, Stewart 7624 and Churchill 7417 (all United States), Jansson (Sweden) 7286. No Briton completed the series, PENTATHLON. Final.—Thofelt (Sweden) 1, Lindham (Sweden) 2, Kahl (Germany) 3. 4000 METRES CROSS-COUNTRY. Final.—Elfkowski (Poland) 1, Lamppu (Finland) 2, Lindmann (Sweden) 3.