THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13656, 27 July 1908, Page 5

THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

SHORT DISTANCE RACES.

Pkess Association-By Telegraph-Copyright LONDON, July 25.

At the Olympic games, Kerr, a Canadian, won the 200 metres (about 219 yds) race'in 22 2-ssec.

There .was . a great'sensation, over the final of the 400, meties (437iyds) race. Carpenter, an American, bored and elbowed Hals well, a British representative, almost off the. truck. Tim judges broke the tape and declared the race void. They subsequently disqualified Carpenter, tind ordered the other three men.in the final to race on Saturday, in strings.

THE MARATHON RACE.

A GREAT FINISH

LONDON, July 23.

At the Olympic games, iu the Marathon race, Dorando finished first, Hayes an American, second, and Hefferou, a South African,! third. T'ho race was awarded to ..Hayes because when with'.n tho Stadiuini admirers ' helped Dorando, who fell thrice. Hefferon was awarded second place, and Forshaw, an American, third. Dorando covered tihei 26 miles in 2 home 54min 46scc, and. Hayes in 2 hours 57min 46sec.

THE RACE DESCRIBED

THE STRUGGLE DESCRIBED. : Received 4.10 p.m., July 26th. LONDON, July 25. Eighty thousand persons, including Queen Alexandra, witnessed the finish in the Stadium, amid great excitement. . Fifty-five men started from the east terrace at Windsor, the Princess of Wales' children watching the race. The weather was very hot:

The Englishmen led for 15 miles, where He,flerbh took the lead, .which he" retained to Wormwood Scrubs; about a.mile and a half, from the Stadium,/whei;e Dolando, who had been second 'fro.~Di-.the fifteenth ,ii)tie, passed hjui' as did'' Hayes, who had assumed the third po&t'ibu 'at $0 wiles. , ' ■' .' ~- : ;. ..

On reaching the entrance to the Stadium Dorando staggeringly ran 100 yards on to the trapk and"then collapsed. 'He walked a feW.'more /yards, ' and . again ;collapsed. Hie compatriots frantically coaxed and..implored'D'ofan'do. He rose and fell. agMP twice, ; ''thei last tiune only one hundred yards from "'the tape; as' ~ay«fe, running steadily,' entered the Stadium". 350 yards away.'- Officials and doctors ' resuscitated Dorando, who with assistance struggled. to within 20 yards of the tape, wherehe■JellR'sirig'againhe jret: managed to reach the tape unassisted, then.Tell senseless into a stretcher. Weltou (all Americans-was fourth ; Wood, (Canadians) coining next. Svanberg (Sweden) was eighth,' and 'Clark (a" Britisher) was twelfth, twenty minutes behind the. winner. Twenty-seven men finished the course/the.'last man being 87 minutes behind the winner..;

Lynch (New South Wales) retired at five "miles, iand Blake (Victoria) at a hiilf'ililes. ; after falling ; owing to a. scramble while taking refreshments. Aitken (Victoria), running strongly, was sixth at A lhe 15 miles, fifth at 20; and fourth at 21, where he wasoveicoinie by a,sleepy fit and retired on his ■doctor's Advice. All the Australians"'liave. iioh; fully recovered.. , ... ■■.,,!-..' Dorando states that he felt;aU right until the Stadium was reached, when the cheering overcame his nerve'and. he lost fc'on: sciousne'ss! .' He 'believed he'.could have finished unaided, it the doctor had not ordered the attendants- to pick him lip. Dorando is a frail little figure, though the holder of the 20 kilometres championship di Italy. Hayes is-"aged 24, and clerk in a New York dry goods .store.. He vim second in the Boston Marathon :race. He declares that he felt fresh at the end.Hayes''time was 2 hours 45niinl8sec, lind Hettcibii's 2 ! hours 56'min ,'6sec.~ IJOraiido was ialuipsb blind from exhaustion. .' Foreign officials lifted him on to.his. feet and passed, him to . the tape. Hjiyes was almost exhausted. '- ■ The Queen has decided to personally present a cup to, Ddrahdo; whorji the judges described as the practical though. facto winner. ,;.,

: GREAT SWIMMING EAGE. , Received 12.41 a.m., 'July 27th. LONDON, July 26.

The 1500 metre swimming race' produced a magnificent contest.' : In the filial, Taylor finished four 'yw% ahead of, .Jjfattersby, who., defeated , Beaurepaire .by;.. a yard. They ewam shoulder, to shoulder throughout. The winner's time was 22 minutes 48 2-5 seconds.' Battersbjrcontinued aiiii beat the English mile, record, covering the distance in 24. ininutes 33 seconds...: •: ~,••'.-•■•' ;',:;/: z '„; x, <; ..-d:.