The Fourth Olympiad London 1908 (extracts)

65 Pagliani persevered pluckily, but two laps from home Bellars let.I him, and finished second, 150 yards behind Voigt. Intermediate times: 1 mi.le, 5 min. 6} sec.; 2 miles, ro min. 40 sec. ; 3 miles, 16 min. 6 sec.; 4 miles, 21 min. 16 sec. Heat 3.-S. L. Landqvist, Sweden {time, 27 min. o:,;. sec.), 1 ; E. P. Carr, United States, 2; J. F. Jorgensen, Denmark, 3; C. L. Hall, United States, 4; P. Nettlebeck, Germany, 5 ; W. T. Braams, Holland, o. This was a good race. Landqvist led at first, with Nettlebeck, Hall, Carr, and Jorgensen in attendance, and Carr kept up for a mile, when the Swede went gradually away, and won by 120 yards. Intermediate times : 1 mile, 5 min. 7~ sec. ; 2 miles, 10 min. 32} sec. ; 3 miles, 15 min. 5 3~ sec. ; 4 miles, 21 min. 26t sec. Heat 4.-J. Murphy, United Kingdom (time, 25 min. 59} sec.), I; F. Meadows, Canada, 2; J. G. Petersson, Sweden, 3; P. Lijandier, France, 4; J.E. Deakin, United Kingdom, o; J. Tait, Canada, o; J. de Keyser, Holland, o. Iurphy led all the way, and Deakin soon dropped behind and retired. Murphy won by r 10 yards. Intermediate times : r mHe, 4 min. 491 sec. ; 2 miles, 9 min. 59J sec.; 3 miles, 15 min. 121 sec.; 4 miles, 20 min. 31j sec. Heat 5.-A. J. Robertson, United Kingdom {time, 25 min. 50} sec.), 1; J. F. Fitzgerald, Canada, 2; S. Stevenson, United Kingdom, 3; A. J. A. Wiegant, Sweden, o; J. M. Lynch, Australasia, o; A. C. H. Vosbergen, Holland, o. Fitzgerald led at first, with Robertson and \Viegant next, but before the mile Robertson had gone ahead. Vosbergen retired. Robertson at four miles led by fully 70 yards. Now came a fine struggle between Fitzgerald and Stevenson. Fitzgerald, who collapsed at the post, beat Stevenson by 70 yards. Robertson won by 80 yards. Intermediate times: I mile, 4 min. 52} sec. ; 2 miles, 10 min. 2:'. sec. ; 3 miles, 15 min. 18} sec. ; 4 miles, 20 min. 37f sec. Heat 6.-E. Owen, United Kingdom (time, 26 min. 12 sec.), 1 ; W. Galbraith, Canada, 2; I. Nejedky, Bohemia, 3; A. Lovas, Hungary, o. This was a fast run race at first, Owen taking the field along, and at two miles Galbraith was beaten off. Owen won by 440 yards. Intermediate times: 1 mile, 4 min. 46~ sec. ; 2 miles, 9 min. 56 sec. ; 3 miles, 15 min. 19} sec. ; 4 miles, 20 min. 5 rt sec. FINAL. r. E. R. Voigt, United Kingdom 2. E. Owen, United Kingdom 3. J. F. Svanberg, Sweden .. 4. C. Hefferon, South Africa 5. A. J. Robertson, United Kingdom 6. F. Meadows, Canada 7. J. F. Fitzgerald, Canada .. 8. F. G. Bellars, United States 9. S. L. Landqvist, Sweden .. o. J. Murphy, United Kingdom Time, 2 5 min. 11 ! sec. m. s. 25 II! 25 24 25 37! 25 44 26 13 F'itzgerald and Murphy made the pace at first. At the mile wen led, but was soon displaced by va.nberg, and afterwards by Hefferon, and these alternately took the field along until Hefferon made his effort, with two laps to go, and failed to stay. Seven hundred yards from home, Voigt purted right away from the rest, running in beautiful style, and won by 70 yards. Owen caught va.nberg at the last corner and beat him by nearly 50 yards. )•'.