OLYMPIC GAMES.
AUITKALIAN AND N.Z. GABLE ASSOCIATION
LATEST ItKSn.TS. PAULS. July 17. In the Olympic Mulling race Gilmore started with a spurt, and led for a thousand metres, when Boresfnrd overtook him, and kept the lead to the finish rowing in a line easy style. He won two lengths. A later message gives America as tho winner of the double semis, with I'mnco second. In the tennis the fifth round was completed, (.'delict (France) heat Williams (America) 5—7. o—3, <>—-. (;—|. Demorpurgo (Italy) heat flartla (Japan) (I—l. (>— 1. fi—l. Horotra ( France) heat Jacob (India) I —fi. (5—L 7-5, 7—3.
In the lightweights Sinclair (Auit. i--1 ia) was beaten on points. Diving. Tn the fancy diving, V. lute was first with seven points. Desjardins eight, and Pinkston fifteen, filled the other places. Lindmark (Sweden) was fourth and Eve (Australia) fifth with twenty-six points, lie is not suited to fancy diving, though lie did a few splendidly.
The swimming points are:-—America 50. Australia •Jli. I'raiiee 12. Britain 11, Sweden H, Switzerland, -lap and New Zealand two each. Sculling.—The filial of the S-oa'r race was: Vale I'niversify 1. Canada 2. Italy 3. Britain I. Won by five lengths. jo the filial of the water polo I ranee beat Britain by 3 to 0.
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Hokitika Guardian, 19 July 1924, Page 3
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