OLYMPIC GAMES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1493, 16 July 1912, Page 5

OLYMPIC GAMES.

SOUTH AFRICAN VICTORY.

FIRST AND SECOND PLACE IN MARATHON.

PORTUGUESE RUNNER DYING.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. July IG, 0.15 a.m.) Stockholm, July 15. Tho great event of the Olympic Games, the Marathon race of 10,200 metres (20 miles 353 yards) was run off on Saturday, and resulted in a brilliant victory for South Africa, which secured both firs* and second places. K. JM'Arthur, South Africa, won. the face, his time being 2hr. 36min. 51 -f-Ssec. G. W. Gitsham (also representing South Africa) was runner-up, his time being 2hr. 37min. 52sec. Third place was filled by an American, St. liobino, who ran the. distance in 2hr. 38min. -12 2-ssec. Tho'race was contested in sweltering heat and over a rough course, oil which there were several abrupt hillocks. Sixty-nine competitors started, including Lord ('Britain) and Kolehmainen, .tho i'innish champion. , The winner reached the tape dazed and staggering. Kolehmainen (Finland) led, the South Africans and Swedes following." At .the turning, Gitsham and Kolehmainen led, M'Arthur being third, and F. Lord (England) fourth. ■ Kolehmainen collapsed at a sharp hill during the fifteenth mile. Poulter (New, South "Wales) felt exhausted, and retired four miles from the finish. Gitsham, when two iniles from home, stayed at.the foot of Aslope to drink water.

M'Arthur was running well within himself, and breasted the hill with case. He gained steadily, but was-staggering, and when' signalled' to stop momentarily collapsed. ■ At the finish he was given a great oration, and crowned with a wreath. Both M'Arthur and Gitsham were then carried shoulder high. A voice cried. "Hurroo for County Antrim!" M'Arthur's birthplace. ■ , i Gitsham finished the fittest. Soclcalexis (United States) and Duffy (Canada) were t three minutes after St. Robino, the third man. The remaining twenty-five arrived within an hour. Lazaro, a Portuguese competitor, was taken, to the hospital in a dying condition. C Devonport, S. Raynes, and H. A. Lewis, of the British- team, were among the non-starters. _ t

OTHER EVENTS. r —" AUSTRALIAN SUCCESSES. (Rec. July IG, 0.15 a.m.) . , Stockholm, July 15. England beat Austria in the water polo contest by 8 goals to nil. Swedish representatives were first and second in the ladies' high plain driving event. Miss Isabel White (Britain) was third.. Piatt Adams (America.) won tho standing high jump, 1.03 metres. In the final for the 400 metres swimming race, Hodgson was first, smin. 24 2-ssec; Hatfield (England) second, smiu. 251-osec; nardwick (New South Wales), who had a slight ear trouble, third, oniin. 3] l-ssec.; ,H*nly (New South Wales) fourth; and Lastorres (Austria) fifth. Hardwick kept close to Hodgson in the final until entering the last, lap, when he and,.Hatfield -turned) together. -Hatfield, after a great sprint homewards, ended five yards in front of Hardwick.

UNSATISFACTORY ARRANGEMENT. (Rcc. July IG, 0.15. a.m.) Stockholm, July 15. Dissatisfaction is expressed at the arrangements for the.rowing heats, bringing the Leander Club (England) against Canada in the morning and the winner against Australia, the same afternoon. It is hoped that this may bo changed.

NO LONGER WORLD-BEATERS. Stockholm, July 14. A representative of the foreign nations competing told. Mr. William Henry (a foremost English authority on swimming and life-saving methods) that British swimmers were.no longer viewed as worldbeaters. In selecting teams, special regard was paid to the Americans and Australians.