The Olympic Games.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 483, 17 July 1912, Page 5

The Olympic Games.

Stockholm, July 15. In the first heat of the 800 metres team awimming race the Americans beat the Britishers. In the second heat the Australians beat the Germans. Time, 6m 14s (?)—a record, beating the American time by 12 seconds.

Atkinson (Britain, and formerly of New Zsaland) was not placed in the final of the 200 metres breast stroke swimming event. America secured the first there places in the final of 110 metres hurdle race. Time, 15 1-lOs. The Swedes won all the modern Pentathlon prizes. The competititon comprised the following events: — Duel-shooting (distance 25 metres), swimming (300 metres), fencing, riding (on horseback), cross-country-race (4000 metres). The results so far are: United States, 97 points; Swedes, 72; Britain, 55; Germany, 27; South Africa, 11; Australasia, 9; Canada, 8.

Hodgson established a world's record. 6m 25 2-ss, beating Hatfield. England, and Foster, England, in the semi-final of the 400 metres swmming free style. Hardwick, 5m 31s, was first in the second heat after a fine struggle with Las Torres (Hungary), with Healy (New Zealand) third, 5m 375, and M. Champion (New Zealand), fourth Thus Hodgson, Hatfield, Hardwick and Las Torres compete in the final, as well aB Herly, as fastest, third. Hebner, America, won the 100 metres back-stroke, in 81 l-sßec, with tho Germans second and third. McVilly's boat has not arrived. The 400 metres flat running race final resulted: Reidpath, America. 48 l-ss, first; Brann, Germany, 48 3-10s, second: Lindberg, America, 48 2-ss, third. Amreica won three out of the first four places in the team race, 3000 metres, final; Sweden was second. There is much controversy on the question of the amateur definition for the Olympic Games. It is pointed out that some countries, by State grants of big funds, enable their men to abstain from work and dovote their time to training for a longer period than accords with Great Britain's ideas of what constitutes an amateur. The British athletes who are taking part in the Olympic Games resent the newspaper imputations against their competency. They declare that if the Americans' competed under similar conditions they would have fewer victories. Longer training, they say, would have worked wonders with the Britishers. Stockholm, July 14. K. McArthur, South Africa, won the Marathon, his time being 2h 36m 54 4-58.

Gitaham, South Africa, 2h 37m 52b, Becond, and Strobino, United Stateß, 2h 38m 42 3-ss, third. The winner reached the tape dazed and staggering. London, July 14.

The 400 metreß swimming final resulted:— Hodgson, Canada, 5.24 2-5, 1; Hatfield, Britain, 5.25 4-5, 2; Hardwick, Sydney, who was suffering from slight ear trouble, 5.31 1-5, 3; Healy, New Zealtnd, was fourth, and Lastrores, Austria, fifth.