GREAT INTERNATIONAL RACE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 185, 27 July 1908, Page 2

GREAT INTERNATIONAL RACE

AT THE OLVMI'IC CARNIVAL WON liV AN ITALIAN. THE WINXKR DISQUALIFIED. THE QUEEN TO PRESENT HIM WIM A CUP. Loudon, July 25, The Marathon games at the Olympic games resulted:— Dorando (Italy) .. .. j Hayes (American) .. .. 2 ■ lleil'erson (South African) .. 3

The race was awarded to Hayes, because within the Stadium admirer) helped Dorando, who foil thrice. Heiferson was awarded second, and Forshaw (an American) third. . Dorando covered 2fi miles in 2 hours 54 minutes 40 seconds, Hayes in 2 hour* 57 minutes 4(1 seconds.

Received 20, 4.15 p.m. London, July 23. Eighty thousand spectators, including Queen Alexandra, witnessed the flnUn of the Marathon race at the Stadium, amid great excitement. Fifty-five start' ed from the East Terrace, Windsor, the Princess of Wales and her children watching. Thoro was a hot sun. The Englishmen led to fifteen miles, when HelTerson took the lead, varying from half a mile to a mile, which hi retained to Wormwood Scrubs, about a mile and a-lialf from the Stadium, whero Dorando, who had been second from the fifteenth mile, passed him, as did Hayes, who had assumed third position at

twenty miles. On reaching the entrance to the Stadium, Dorando staggeringly ran .>no hundred yards 011 the under track, and collapsed, 110 walked a few more yaida and a»aiu collapsed. Ilia compatriots frantically coaxed and implored aim, and Dorando rose and fell again twice, the last time only one hundred yards from the tape, ng Hayes, running steadilyj entered the Stadium, 350 yards away. Tho officials and doctors resuscitated Dorando, who, with assistance, struggbd to within twenty yards of the tape, whore he fell. Rising again, lie just managed to tho tape unassisted, and then fell senseless into a stretcher. Wei ton, an American, was fourth. Wood, Simpson, and J-awßOn (Canadians) were next, Svanberg (Sweden) eighth, and Clarke, the best Britisher, . was twelfth, twenty minutes behind tne winnor. Twenty-seven finished the course, the last one being eighty-savin minutes behind the winner. Lynch (New South Wales) retired at five miles, and Blake (Victoria) at five anil a-half, after falling owing to IV scrnmblo white taking refreshments. .Aitken (Tasmania) was running stronglv in sixth position at fifteen miles, fifth at twenty miles, and fourth at twentyone miles, whore lie was overcome by a sleepy fit and retired. The doctors advise that all the Australians have now fully recovered. , _ Dorando states he felt all right nn.il he reached tho Stadium, whon the cheering overcame liim. He never loßt consciousness, and bolieved ho could havo finished unaided if the doctor liad not ordered tho attendants to pick him up. Dorando is a frail' little figure, though he holds the 20 kilometres championship of Italy. Hayes, who is 24 years of age, is ft clerk'in a Now York dry goodß storo. He was second in the Boston Marathon race. lie declares he felt fresh at tho end. Hayes' time was 2 hours 15 minutes 18 seconds, and Hcfferson's 2 hours 56 minutes 0 seconds. Dorando was almost blind _ from exhaustion, when foreign officials liftad him on to his feet and passed him to the tape. Hayes was almost existed. The Queen has decided to personally present a cup to Dorando, whom the judges describe as the practical, though not de facto, winner.

MAGNIFICENT SWIMMING RACE. Received 27, 0.41 a.m. London, July 26. The 1500 metres swimming event was a magnificent race. In the final, Taylor finished four yards ahead of Battersby, who defeated Beaurepnire by ft yard. They swam shoulder to shoulder throughout." The winnor'a time was 22min 48 2-5 Battersby continued in order to heat the English milo record, covering the distance in 24min SSsec. London, July 24. In the Olympic Games, Kerr (Canada) won the 200 metres race in 22 2-s«ec. A great sensation has arisen over the final of the 400 metres' race. Carpenter, the American, bored and elbowed llalswell, of Britain, almost off the track. The judges broke the tape and declared the race void. Subsequently they disqualified Carpenter and ordered the other three men in the final to race on Saturday in strings. Australasia beat Denmark hi the first heat ol the 200 metres teams' running race. England won the final, with Hungary second' and Australasia third.