OLYMPIC GAMES.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 July 1924, Page 3

OLYMPIC GAMES.

GS'I KALIAN AND N Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION

AUSTRALIAN DISQUALIFIED. BARIS. July 9

After his previous successes Carr • ntcreil the arena very confident, this jcing a coot:ttsl t“ hi- earlier ner.dusuess. He ran brilliantly and led .lie field to the 1 died metres, hut v:in outclassed though he finished gallautlv, Alirahanis heating him bn' third place by inches. In the final. Hill, Norton ami Abrahams followed

lie place winners. In tin- walk. Austin,, tin* Australian yji.s win nod in tin* lirst lap l>y tin* <Yeneh .1 mint* wilt) thoupht l.i.s unit, vii.s doubtful. In tin* sort,ml lap tin* \lin*t ii'titi jtnlnc ordered hint nil' " lien vine second mill p;oiiio "ell. Austin in,lce down and wept, in Iho dressing room. He stated that he had walked races for fourteen years and his unit had hitherto never hecn questioned. Austin had easily ihe I test style and Ihe eroivd was e.ina/ed at his disquali-j lieatinu which was the first of several. The uproar ensiled, the crowd limiting mnl hissing lor several minutes. The judges were repetitedl.v hissed when following the eoinpetitois. Ihe e.iinax was reached when the Austrian. Kuhnat. was disqualified, lie was ends leading the field hut on an appeal to the committee it was decided that he should compete in the next round heeause he did not understand Knglish walla no. The ft ui'il hundred metres of the hurdle race "as thrilling. The American Anderson, who was leadin'!, fell at the second last hurdle and the American. Atkinson, running a great race, closed on the leaders at eighty metres hut st lin k the hurdle and lost a yard, lie even then almost caught the winner, the American. Kinsey on the tape

PARIS. July in. The fifteen hundred metres filial resulted Xui'ini (Finland) 1. Solia.yni (Switzerland) 2, Stallaril (Britain) 3. Time 23U J-o seconds, an Olympic record. Four hundred metres, first round Heats—Wilson (America), Norman (Australia) 2. Carr did not complete the course. Homier (Australia) was third in his heat and failed to qualify. PARIS. July 10. Five Thousand .Metros, Final—Nurmi 1. ltitola (Finland) 2. Wide (Sweden) 3. Time 871 1-1 seconds. an Olympic record. Roaming-—America was fourth, Sepa Ila (Finland) fifth. Clihhnrn (Britain) sixth. PARTS. July 10.

Mr Brook in n 11. C'lmiriimn of *tho walking .1 tidgo.s. points out the. Australasian definition of heel and too differs from the Olympic rules. TTo was most reluctant to endorse Austen's disqualification, hilt all the judges agreed threcon. Carr has accepted an invitation to join the F.mpire team against America in l.ondon on the 19th. of July. A listen has declined an invitation to attempt a three hours' walk record at the same meeting. He states ho is hroken-hearted and probably will not appear again. The second heat of the ton thousand metres walk has been postponed till to-morrow, the Judges refusing to adjudicate. Other judges are being sought. Serious allegations are made of favouritism bv tbe French in the proto rente and allocation of seats in the swimming enclosure. Many Australians have stood in the queue daily beiug unsuccessful in getting seats.