Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-04-11

c. of Boston covered 10 40 metres. Tuf-
feri, Frenchman, wns second.
In the first heat of the 400 metres race.
II. h. Jamison Of Princeton was first and
Hoffman second. The second heat was won
by 'Burne. nm Englishman W. Gimolin
second. Tho first heat of the 500 ,netrrs
race was won hy Flark. an Austrian. I.er-
musiauN, Erenchman, won the second
heat. All the finals will be run on Friday.
The winners in the several events We're
cordially applauded. Everything passed
off without n hitch, and the 776:h revival of
the games has been most successful.
ATHENS. Greece, April THE second
day of the Olympic games. There was
more enthusiasm displayed today than ON
yesterday and the crowd that witnessed the
events vas enormous. The stadiOn was
crowded to its utmost capacity, and the sur
rounding hills were again packed with
masses Of humanity desirous of seeing the
tests Of athletic skill and endurance.
1t is estimated thattoday fully loo, 900 per-
sons witnessed the games. The weather was
perfect and the grounds were in far better
condition than they were yesterday. The
contestants are becoming more familiar with
their surroundings and this adds greatly to
their self-confidence. Tho American con-
testants who covered themselves with glory
yesterday did well today, and 1t is the gem
eral opinion that they will win several of
the final honors.
The first heat of the 10 metres hurdle
race was run by Goulding an Englishman.
His time was ls 2-5s. The second heat was
won by Y. i. Curtis of the Boston a. A.,
whose time was lss The long jump was
won by Eliery II. Clark of the Boston A.A.,
who covered 6.35 metres. Robert Garrett.
captain OF the Princeton team was second
with metres to his credit, and James B.
Connolly of the Suffolk athletic club third,
with 5.S4 metres.
The 400-metres race on the fiat was won
by Thomas f.. Burke OF the Boston athletic
association. His time was "a lbs. II. b.
Jamison of Princeton university second.
The next event on the program was putting
the weight. Captain Garrett won, scoring
11.22 meters. The Greek champion Gouykos
was second. scoring 11.03 meters. The one
hand weight lifting contest was won by
Elliott, an Englishman, who raised II kilos.,
The two-handed weight lifting contest was
kilos.
Flack. the Australian, won the 1900
meters race on the fiat In Am. The winners
were enthusiastically applauded. Even
Garrett was hailed with enthusiasm when
he defeated Gouykos, although the Greeks
were surprised and disappointed by the
downfall Of their champion.
ATHENS, Greece. April S--The Americans
did not compete In the l00-kilometer race,
having been denied license by the govern
ors. Efforts will be- made to have them ride
later in the week. but it is thought that it
will not be successful. Mcdonald. the most
promising OF the Americans, is looked upon
as likely man In the short races IL he Is
permitted to ride
The Kallithea shooting stand. situated on
. field near the city was opened at noon.
The bicycle race ut a distance of 100 kilome-
ters was won by Flamant. the French rider
The Greek contestant Coletti, finished Sec
ond. The winners time was three hours
eight minutes.
Arthur Blake will represent the Bostonians
inthe 1000 and 500 metre runs and also in
the 25-nile run from Marathon to Athens.