The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-06
HELLENIC CONTESTS.
Today is Set for Their Opening at
Athens.

Athens.
ATHENS, April 5.-Tomorrow is the
day set for the opening of the con-
tests in the new Hellenic games and
at today's preliminary ceremony, a
statue was unveiled by the Crown
Prince Constantine, of Greece, of M.
Averof; the wealthy Greek of Alexan-
dria, who has alone contributed mil
lion drachmas toward the expense of
the restoration of the Stadion as near
ly as possible to its original condition.
The games are to be under the direc-
ton of the Athenian olympian games,
of which the crown prince is the chair
man. The United States contributes
two teams to the competition, one from
Princeton and one from the Boston
Athletic association. The Boston team
is made up of Thomas e. Burke, who
will be entered to compete at 100, 400
and 500 metres, which is practically
10, 440 and $50 yards. He has a record
of 1O1s seconds for 100 yards; % rs sec
onds for 300; 80 2-5 seconds for 800; 49
seconds for the quarter mile.
Arthur Blake will be entered in the
1000 and 1900 metre runs, and also the
twenty-five mile run from Marathon to
Athens He has a mile indoor record
of 4:39 As, made when he won the in
door championship of the n. E. A. A.
A. U. two years ago.
Ellery H. Clark is a student at Har-
ward His records are as follows:
High jump, 5 feet 10 SIS inches; putting
is pound shot, 80 feet; broad jump. q
feet 10 inches; l20 yard hurdles, II 2-5
seconds, and throwing the hammer 123
feet
T. P Curtis is the fourth member
of the team The Princeton team will
be captained by Robert Carrot who is
entered for the shot put, throwing the
discs, broad jump and horizontal bar
bault. Carrot put the shot 80 feet 6
inches at the indoor meet of the Boston
Athletic association this last winter
a. c. Tyler will enter the pole vault
competition. His record made in New
York on May % last was II feet 234
inches, equal to that of o. T. Bucholz,
of the University of Pennsylvania.
f. A. Lane is entered for the 100
metres and is a good 100 yard man,
H. B Jameson, who will compete in
the 400 metre race is the fourth man
of the team. Jameson has a record of
SO seconds for the 440 yard dash
Following is the programme of the
games:
Athletic sports-Foot races. 100, 400, 500
and 1.5O0 metres; hurdle race of Ito me-
tres; running, broad and high jump;
! pole vault, putting the shot and throw
/ ing the discs, long distance run from
! Athens to Marathon, a distance of 4S
| kilometres.
! Gymnastic sports. individual exhibit
| tons, exhibitions on the rings, parallel
! bars, horse leaping and team work, fenc-
ing and wrestling, work with the salve
! and sword. amateur civil and military
wrestling, Grecian and Roman methods.
Shooting with army rifles, carbines and
| pistols.
Nautical sports. yachting, race for
| steam yachts over a ten mile course,
races for sailing vessels. rowing of one
Dared sl1iffs. two and four cared yawls,
with outriggers; swimming, 100, 800 and
! 1000 metres, game of water polo.
Bicycling-Races for 1000 and 10000 me-
/ tres, and 100 kilometres; also a race for
! hours.
Athletic games. lawn tennis, single and
| double, and cricket.
The weather is rainy today and there
is some doubt whether the games will
commence tomorrow.