THE TAILTEANN GAMES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19250, 14 August 1924, Page 7

THE TAILTEANN GAMES

PORRITT OUT OF FORM. CARR WINS HUNDRED METRES. 9n« Araoefotioa—By Telegraph—Copyri*hJ LONDON, August 12. At the Tailteann Gaines in Dublin, the 100-metres Senior International Race was run in heats. M'Kecbenneay (Canada) beat Porritt by 10 yards in 10 9-10 sec. Porritt ran disappointingly. Carr won his heat in 10 4-5. The final was won by Carr in 10 3-ssec. Scholz (America) was second.—Reuter.

SWIMMING AND CYCLING EVENTS. LONDON, August 13. (Deceived August 13, at 7.30 p.m.) In the ladies’ free style 100-metre swim Miss Shand won her heat.

Charlton won his heats in the 800 and 500-metre contests. Beaurepaire and Henry also won their heats in the 500 metres, and Henry and Charlton in the 200 metres free style. Henry won the 100 metres Kick-stroke. Broadbcnt (Australia) won the 20 kilometre cycling race.—Reuter.

It is claimed By students of ancient Irish history that the Tailteann Games were instituted almost 2000 years before the Christian era, and that the first record associates them with Queen Tailte, wife of King Eochaidh Mac Krc, the latest Firboeg monarch of Erinn. In those far-off days the games consisted of every sort of contest exhibiting physical endurance and skill, as well as literary, musical, oratorical, storytelling, singing and other competitions. The games arc to celebrate the advent of Irish freedom and independence. They are non-political and non-sectarian m character, and are subsidised by Dail Eireann, and great hope is entertained that sports may succeed in uniting fae tions where other means have failed.