THE OLYMPIC GAMES

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13657, 28 July 1908, Page 5

THE OLYMPIC GAMES

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Thirl v lie- llioiisaiiil peii-.ons w. re ].ie i-.Cnt in the Stadium (o witness Ihe presentation ot pi i/.ei;. The. Queeil distributed th- gold medal and the ttoplii.'., to the winners, who also i-c.-ived sprigs of Windsor foiti:t. oak lied 111 a I nion .Lw k from the King. Derando, who liiik ; .he,l tirsl in the Mara thon rail.-, haii i-oniplet-ly recovered, and was given an <jVerpoweiing r-e-pt ion when Queen A-!<-xandia pn-ii-nied him with her special cup. 'The ie.iiilii'. w.-ie a* followt;: W in';. I'riiain .-',B I 'nited Stales 2'A Sweden 7 France /) Hungary, Hermany, Canada, and Italy two eac-h. Belgium, South Africa and Finland, one each. Hal well ran over the 4CO metres course, but the. two Americans declined to run again. Smithson. an American, won Iho 110 metre hurdle races in 15c?ec, establishing a record. ( ooke and ' 111f><-if, Americans, won the pole jump, with a. record jump of IVilt 2in.