The Fourth Olympiad London 1908 (extracts)

6r VI.-HUNDRED AND TEN METRES HURDLES (r20·2 yards). [Ten fiights of 3 ft. 6 in. Hurdles, ten yards apart, on grass, beg?°nning fifteen yards from scratch. J FIRST ROUND. Heat 1.-A. H. Healey, United Kingdom, I ; H. St. A. Murray, Australasia, 2 ; D. A. Stupart, South Africa, 3. Healey led all the way and won by 4 yard . Time, 15-} sec. Heat 2.- J. C. Garrels, United States, I ; A. Halligan, United Kingdom, 2. Garrels won by 7 yards. Time, 16} sec. Heat 3.-0. Groenings, United Kingdom, 1 ; G. Scoutarides, Greece, 2. Groenings was able to win by 5 yards. Time, 16~ sec. Heat 4.-L. A. Kiely, United Kingdom, walked over. Heat 5.-W. :i.VI. Rand, United States, I ; K. Powell, United Kingdom, 2 ; E. Savage, Canada, 3. Powell and Rand were practically level to the eighth hurdle, then Powell strnck his ninth hurdle, and R and won by 3 yards. Time, 15;j: sec. Heat 6.-D. W. Walters, United Kinadom, I ; 0. R. Lemming, Sweden, fell. Time, 17 ~ sec. Heat 7.-W. A. Knyvett, United Kingdom, walked over. Heat 8.-F. Halbart, Belgium, walked over. Heat 9.-T. J. Ahearne, United Kingdom, walked over. Heat 10.-F. C. Smithson, United States, 1 ; N. Kovacs, Hungary, 2. Smith– son led from the first, and won by IO yards. Time, 15 ~ sec. Heat I r.-E. R. J. Hussey, United Kingdom, I ; \V. Blijstad, orway, 2. The Norwegian fell. Time, 16- 1 sec. Heat 12.-C. E. Kinahan, United Kingdom, I ; 0. Guttormsen, orway, ,, Kinahan won by 10 yards. Time, 16; sec. Heat 13.-L. V. Howe, United States, I ; E. E. Leader, United Kingdom, 2. A very fine race all the way. They took each hurdle almost simultaneously until the last, when Howe was a trifle the faster, and won by 1J yards. Time, 153 sec. Heat 14.-A. B. Shaw, United States, ran over. SECOND ROUND. Heat r.-A. B. Shaw, United States, 1 ; E. R. J. Hussey, United Kingdom, 2; D. W. Walters, United Kingdom, 3 ; 0. Groenings, United Kingdom, 4. Shaw led from the first hurdle, and won by a good 6 yards. Time, 15 ~ sec. Heat 2.-F. C. Smithson, United States, 1 ; W. . Knyvett, United Kingdom, 2; L. V. Howe, United States, 3. Smithson at once left the others, and won very easily. Time, 15f sec. (ties Olympic record of r 5~ sec., by Kraenzlein at Paris, 1900). Heat 3.-W. M. Rand, United State , 1 ; A. II. Healey, United Kingdom, z ; L. A. Kiely, United Kingdom, 3; T. J. Ahearne, United Kingdom, 4. Healey tipped his ninth hurdle, and this cost him the race, Rand seizing the opportunity to get up and win by a foot. Time, 15~ sec. Heat 4.- J. C. Garrels, United States, 1 ; C. E. Kinahan, United Kingdom, 2. Garrels won by 10 yards. Time, 16! sec. FI AL. F. C. Smithson, United States J. C. Garrels, United State 2 A. B. Shaw, United State 3 W. M. Rand, United States 4 Time, I 5 sec. World's Record.