OLYMPIC GAMES.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10405, 19 July 1912, Page 5

OLYMPIC GAMES.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Stockholm, July 18,

The Australians put in 30 strokes a minute towards the finish, sporting In the last hundred metres in a stjle that .greatly impressed the Swedes. Tbb; Leandera, in their heat, lad throughout. Thev were a length in front at the 600 metres. Canada, at, the tbree-qnatfcara distance, rowed forty to the minute, recovering half a length. Leanders, by a brilliant spurt, won by three quarters of a length In the first round cf the sculls, Enter, Canada, aud Kinnear won the beats, The latter beat Hoffman, Germany, easily by a length. MoYilley. Australia, beat Sta’nnks, Germany, but was disqualified for cutting across his opponent's water, the boats bumping frequently. Received July 19, 10 a. na. Stockholm, July 18,

In rowing Lsaoder bast Australis by two-thirds of a length in 6 minutes 10 3-10 seconds. Received July 19, 11. a m,, Stockholm, July 18.

Conversations with Canadian, Australian and Sooth African athleses all favour entering one Empire team in future games Instead of dissipating their strength and breaking into units. London, July 18.

The Times’ Stockholm correspondent states that the United,Kingdom representatives desire a united team ia preference tothe Empire units. Many oversea athletes also favour consolidation. Mr Conan Doyle makes a similar suggestion, and nsges also enlisting Cingalese and Malay swimmers, Indian rannsrc and Sikh wrestlers. Stockholm, July 18;

Britain v7on the military team riding, Germany being second, and the United States third. In rowing New*' College beat Stockholm.

* A GREAT CONTEST. Received July 19, 3 p^m. Stockholm, July 18, In the race between Leander and the Australians .the latter drew the outside berth and started at 43 strokes per minute, Leander doing 41. They dropped to 40 and 36 respectively and at half way the Australians led by half a length. They were still ahead,at she 1500 metres, when had been splashing badly made a great effort and drew level. Under the bridge Leander again spurted magnificently and in the struggle tor leadership up the the Englishmen just managed 300 yarns from the finish to get ahead and completed the race past the crowded stands' in record time for the course both crews being absolutely rowed out.