SWIMMING

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 6 August 1928, Page 5

SWIMMING

MISS MILLAR' QUALIFIES IN 400

METRES AMSTERDAM, 4th August. A small rainsoaked crowd saw Borg beat Charlton by five yards in the fifth heat of the 1500 metres. The Australian swam to instructions not to tire himself needlessly in the effort to qualify for the semi-final. Charlton’s form is still enigmatical. He finished undistressed, but the result does not encourage high hopes of retaining? the title in view of the trouble lie had to shake off Crabbe, tne American. , Boa-g took a five yards lead in the first fifty metres and increased it by ten yards in the next two laps, Charlton and Crabbe following, swimming stroke for stroke. _ . . They maintained this position practically unaltered for 24 laps. The third heat of the ladies 400 metres, first round, was won by Miss McKin (United States), Omin'lOsecs. Miss Millar (New Zealand), in 6mm 10 4-ssecs, qualified. 1500 METRES First heat—Aral (Japan) 1, Perentin (Italy) 2, Deman (Holland) 3. Lindsay (New Zealand) was last. The first two qualified. Time, 21rmn 35 2-ss6cs. Lindsay was 125 metres behind.' 1500 METRES FREE STYLE First roundr—Arne Borg (Sweden) 1. Charlton (Australia) 2, Crabbe (United States) 3. All qualified for the final. The times respectively were 20mm 14 l-ssecs; 20 min 17 2-ssecs; 20min 17 4-ssecs. 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. Charlton, 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 ton yards. Time,' 40 2;ssees, a world’s record. Second heat—United States 1, Ger-

many 2, Italy 3. Won by a foot,..Time, 49 4-ssees, which equals the previous world’s record. . 1 /. . , "'V • .V / « LADIES’ 400 METRES First round, first heat—Miss/Nobeliua (United States) 1, Miss Stewart (Britain) 2. Time, smin 45 2-ssecs, a world's record. Second heat—Miss. McGary.-, XUpited States) 1, Miss Tanner Miss Davey (Australia) 3. Won ...by two yards. Miss Tanner was two. feet ahead of Miss Davey • who failed- to» qualify. ‘ - SCULLING } SINGLE SCULLS y'p .. Second round, second heat-— -Stfaka (Czecho-Slovakia) 1, Wright (Canada)} the holder of the diamond skulls, ..-2. Won by five lengths. Time,' Bmin 36 2-ssecs. ' ; “ Third heat—Pearce (Australia); -'U. Schater (Austria) 2: Won by eight lengths. Won easily, despite a rainstorm, in 7min 47 3-ssecs. . A., PEARCE’S PERFORMANCE .;.<££ The more Pearce rows, the greaief appears the likelihood of Ms victory; in the Olympic sculls. , > >' • To-day he recorded not only the fastest heat, but the easiest victory, finishing comfortably eight •• lengths ahead. ' Pearce, after striking a surprising rate of forty'strokes for the first minute, settled down ' to twenyt-eight averaging twenty-six overthe'' nUI course. j ! ■ - Schwartz was strong and rowed, m good style. He gave Pearce a better pace than Flinsch, but it merely Served to show up the Australian’s superiority, even allowing for the fact that tne latter was again fortunate in drawing the sheltered left bank. '■ To day the wind blew across, slight*, ly against the scullers until 1009 metres, when it suddenly veered, assists in" Pearce to register the fastest tinny BRtherto Pearce’s tremendous start*.in o, burst enabled him to lead by twj?. lengths at 250 metres, then he steadily drew away and led by three lengths a| 500 metres, siz lengths at 1000 metres*:after which he had easier rowing owing?. to the assistance of the wind, though rain pelted in the faces of the scullers^.

FRANCE WINS MARATHON

OLYMPIAD’S GREATEST EVENT |

(Received 6th August, 11.45 a.ui.) V AMSTERDAM, • sth : August. France won the Olympiad s greatest, event when the Algerian El uafi trotted into the stadium through thfr Marathon gate wearing a laurel wreath thrown onto his shoulders when he entered the Stadium grounds. El Ouafii’s entrance caused such a surprise that Frenchmen were struck breathless, and could hardly believe received from control stations was that the Japanese Yamada was leading, Joie Ray (American). Ouafi was th The Americans expected Ray .to te the victor, and prepared concerted shouts in celebration of his success, but when the runner appeared it was a dark-skmnea figure clad in the blue worn by French The course provided the severest te§t owing to the nature of the ground, ine first three! miles were over cobblestones, then followed a river for a Jew miles. Competitors turned across-the open country thirteen miles from. the stadium for five miles, then to the river, thence to Amsterdam. ,• - ;; ;