OLYMPIC GAMES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 15 July 1924, Page 5

OLYMPIC GAMES.

—— .9 MORE RECORDS PUT UP. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. PARIS, July 'l3. Charlton was not allowed to hold his record long. In the fourth heat of the 1500 metres free style event in the afternoon ’ Arne Borg commenced in sensational fashion at a ,pace so great that, his friends instructed him to steady down. He eventually won by over 100 metres from'' the Japanese Takaishi. Borg’s sensational times were: 200 metres, 150 see; 400 metres, 322 se c; 800 metres, 679 see; 1000 metres, 849«ec.

Beaurepaire was not extended. He quickly took, the lead in the fifth heat from the French Canadian Vernot. Beaurepaire finished with, an easy win. Gwitha Shand, the New Zealander, won her heat- in the women’s 400 metres in Gmin 23 3-ssee, The discus throwing resulted: Houser (America) 46.155 metres (an Olympic record) 1; Nittyma (Finland), 44.95, 2; Lieb (America), 44.8.4, 3. The final of the three thousand metres teams race resulted: Nurmi 1, Ritola (Finland) 2, MacDonald (Britain) 3. Time, Smin 32sec, an Olympic record. National placings: Finland 8, Britain 1-1. America 25 points. Sixteen hundred metres relay race — America 1, Sweden 2, Britain 3. Time, 3min 16seo, a. world’s record. Tn the marathon Haloner (Finland) wa« fourth and Ferris (Britain) fifth. The h eat was still oppressive when the, marathon was started. After running a lap and a half in the stadium the competitors commenced the weary grind of twenty-six miles and 375 yards. Stenroos took the lead at .the halfway mark. The Frenchman Verger made a nlueky challenge, hu I dropped from sheer exhaustion Thereafter Rtenrens was not troubled and he won with siv minutes to spare. A trumpet, announced the approach of Klenroos in the marathon, and amid excitement he finished apparently not tired. After being phoLograplied ho raced' across the ground to his dressing room. Finland thus won evorv distance event at the meeting. ’There were impressive closing scenes, the various nations singing their National Anthems. ■The final points are;—America 955 Finland 166, Britain 851. Sweden 31 >’ France 261. Italy 19, Switzerland 15', South Africa H, Hungary 16.1. Austraha 10. Canada 8. Norway 6, Argentine o. New Zealand 4. All Porritt’s companions were pinned under the car, he alone escaping Two were seriously injured and three slightly injured. The driver lias been arrested.