Olympic Cavalcade

LONDON, 1908 (CONTINUED) 81 Germany, and Mrs. Greenhough-Smith, U.K., and the Pair Skating competition py Miss Hubler and H. Burger, Germany, from Mr. and Mrs." Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Syers, United Kingdom. In the Special Figures N. Panin, Russia, beat A. Cumming, U.K., and G. N. E. Hall-Say, U.K. Irving Brokaw, U.S.A., and Ulrich Salchow, Sweden, scratched. SwiMMING. The Aquatic events were notable for the international quality of the competition, as well as for the outstanding performances in swimming, diving and water polo. Never, up to that time, had such a conglomeration of stars been seen in competition. It is doubtful if the selectors of the British team had anticipated the success which was to reward their selection. Nonetheless, there were some good foreigners. Daniels, the human torpedo from the U.S.A., and similarly A. Bieberstein from Germany, both won events: the 100 metres and the 100 metres Backstroke. We did not expect premier honours in the Team race, nor the 400 and 1500 metres, yet the U.K. won all three, and the hero in each case was H. Taylor, who hailed from Chadderton. Particularly great was his effort in the T earn race. The U.K. won also the 200 metres Breast Stroke, and in the water polo match the U.K. defeated Belgium, 9-2. Zurner credited Germany with a win of great merit in the Fancy Diving contest, obtaining the high proportion of 8y6 marks out of a possible 100. Sweden came into the picture with the High Diving event, which they had practically to themselves. This was won by Johannsen, who had greatly delighted the British spectators by rescuing a U.K. representative who was in trouble in the water. France, Hungary, Australia, Holland, Belgium, Denmark and Italy were all countries well represented in the various events. . OLYMPIC SHOOTING took place at Bisley in the most miserable weather Imaginable from 9-to II July, but the competitors beat the bad weather with the remarkable scores they recorded. The chief event on the programme-was an International Match at six distances. This was won by U.S.A. with the ' United Kingdom 2nd and Canada 3rd. There were thirteen competitions, ofwhich the U.K. won five, and after the U.K. came the U.S.A., with three wins, followed by Norway and Sweden, each of these countries securing two victories. Belgium had a single gold medal to her credit. The most noteworthy performance was that of Col. Millner, in the IOoo yards Individual, who scored 98, with Captain Casey, U.S.A., but 5 points behind him, and M. Blood, U.K., beaten by a single point for vd place. In the 300 metres Team contest, won by Norway, Sweden 2nd and France 3rd, Denmark, Belgium, the U.K., Holland, Finland and Greece all did well. Of the Running Deer Shoots, 0. G. Swahn, Sweden, took two gold medals a~d Waiter Winans, U.S.A., the Double Shot at no yards. Revolver and P1st~l Shooting team competition, 50 yds., as expected, went to America, Belgtum 2nd and U.K. 3rd. F