The San Francisco call., 1896-04-11
AMERICANS WIN
/. FRESH LAURELS,
Sustain Their Regulations
as Athletes at Ancient
Athens.
GREEK SPORTS SOOTHED
One of Them Captures the Long
Race Over a Very Historic
Road.
ENTHUsED BY THE VICTORY.
One Member of the Royal Family
Shakes Hands With a Humble
Peasant.

ATHENS, GREECE, April 10. - The
weather changed last night and this morn
ing the sun rose in a cloudless sky. The
atmosphere was balmy and springlike and
every condition was favorable for the car
rying out OF the fifth days programme of
the OLYMPIC games, which included the
final heats of the unfinished events of Mon
day and Tuesday.
The American competitors sustained
their regulations as athletes and carried off
a goodly share of the honors. An i'm
mense crowd was present. The long dis
tance race from Marathon, over the his
toric road followed by the messenger cen
turies ago bearing the news of the defeat of
the Persians, was won by Louis, Greek
peasant, and his victory was greeted with
thunders of applause.
This victory has done much to soothe
the disappointment felt by the Greeks at
the downfall of some of their champions.
In this event there were twenty competi-
tors, including Arthur Blake of the Bos-
ton Athletic Association. He was not able
to run the twenty-six miles and fell out.
Flack, the Austrian, was also forced to
abandon the race. Both he and Blake
dropped out exhausted when they had
COV6T6Q udll the OlSldllCe'
When the winner crossed the finishing
line the spectators rose to their feet, and
for time every sound was silenced by a
great roar of praise. Prince Constantine,
the heir apparent to the throne, was, with
other members of the royal household, in
the box set apart for the use of the King
and his family. He left his seat and,
walking to the winner, shook him heartily
by the hand.
The enthusiasm was renewed when Vasi-
lakes, another Greek, came in second, and
Belokai, also Greek, came in third. The
prize. in addition TO an olive wreath is q
handsome cup given by NJ. Breal, we'll
known French savant and writer on myth
ologic subjects. The time of the winner
was hours and AS minutes. Vasilakes
covered the distance in three hours.
Prior to the finish of this race other
events were decided as follows:
The 100-metres race was won by Thomas
Z. Burke of Boston in u seconds. Hoff-
man, the German champion, was second.
The high jump was won by Ellery II.
Clark of Harvard a member of the Boston
team, who covered 161 centimetres.
The hurdle race of ITO metres was won
by Thomas P. Curtis of Boston in IL 3-5
seconds. Goulding. the English champion,
was second.
The contests on the parallel bars were
won by Fiatow, German. and Zutter, a
Swiss. The contests at climbing q pole
were won by the Greek athletes, Andri,
Kopoulos and Xenikis. The pole Jump
was won by w. w. Hoyt of Harvard, of
the Boston Athletic Association, who
scored 8 80 metres A. c. TYLER of1Prince-
ton University was second, with $40
metres.
The Paine brothers, Americans, won the
rife and revolver contests.
In the high jump James B. Connolly of
the Suffolk Athletic Club, and Robert Gar
rett, captain of the Princeton team, each
scored 165 metres.
The city was again illuminated tonight.