FIFTH OLYMPIAD.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12816, 16 July 1912, Page 7

FIFTH OLYMPIAD.

THE MARATHON' RAC'rl

(Press Assn.— By Telegraph.— Copyright.)

STOCKHOLM, July 15.

Kolehmaincn (Finland) led from tin; South Africans and the Swedes at the turning, Gilsham and Kolehniiiinen led McArthur m the second mile and Lord was m the lead at the fourth mile. Kolehmaiiicn collapsed on a sharp hill m the 15th. mile, and Poulter fell exhausted and retired four miles from the! finish. Gilsham, when two miles from home/ stayed at the foot of a slope to drink some water, and MeArtlutr, running well within himself, breasted the hill with ease and gained steadily. He was staggering when he was signalled to stop, and 'collapsed momentarily. He received a great, ovation, and was crowned with a wreath, and' carried shoulder high* with Gilsham. . A voice cried "Hurroo for County Antrim !" (McArtlmr's birthplace). Cilshain finishe-l m the. fittest condition. Sockalexis (United States) and Duffy (Canada) finished three minutes after St. Robins, and the remaining 25 within an hour. Lazaro,- the Portuguese competitor, was 1 taken to the hospital m a dying condition. Har.lwick kept close to Hodgson iir tho final until entering the' last lap. ire and Hatfield turned together, when Hatfield made a great sprint homewards, nnd ended five yards m front of Hardwick. (Received July 16, 10.45 a.m.) In the final of the teams' swimming race the Australian won m 10 minutes 11 l-sth seconds, beating America, who wero next, by 9 seconds, Britain taking 8-2-sth seconds longer than America. In the Britain ladies' 100 metre team swimming the. Australians did jiot start.