THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 179, 20 July 1908, Page 2

THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

SWIMMING RACE. . Received 18, 10.30 pan. London, July 18. At the Olympic Games, Beaurepaire won his heat in the 100 metres towimmiiig race, and Tartakover was second in another heat. WALKING. Received 18, 10.30 p.m. • London, July 18. Kerr scratched for the final ot the 10 miles walk, which was won by Lurner in 1 hour la minutes 87 sectouQs,' establishing an amateur record. Tho fact that H. E. Kerr obtaintHl third place in the ten miles walk wt* the Games must bo considered even .more satisfactory than his perform-' auce in tlie 3500 metres race, in which 1 lie also finished third, for it is many, years since Kerr has ever taken part in a race over anything like as long a course (says the Wellington Times). He lias confined iiis attention chiefly to distances up to and including three miles, and when told that ho would have to walk ten miles at the Stadium he was rather taken aback. However,l he has done exceedingly well, and has' put lip excellent time. The present world's amateur record for the ten mile walk is field by the famous pedestrian _W. J. Sturgess, whose time was lhr lTutin 38 4*sscc. Kerr's timo was just a minute over that time. It is a pity that Kerr lias not beta longer in England. At the English (A.A.A. championship meeting a lortnight ago, (he failed to get a place, but at the big meeting, where he must have met a much larger number of athletes, lie finished third in the only two walking events. We shall probably hear more of ICerr before the season is out *s it is understood that he intends to* compete at several of the big British meetings. Altogether Kerr's performance has been distinctly creditable to himself and the Dominion. Larner, who lias won all the events, is a constable, and a wonderful performer, and now holds all the world's records, lie is well-known as a lonedistance walker, and .thus had a Tifg advantage oyer Kerr, who lias hitherto been essentially a short-distance performer. r '