The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-07
HAGUE OLYMPIC CONFERENCE
PREPARATIONS FOR GAMES IN
ENGLAND NEXT YEAR.

Hd0us Ol STithbn UTuCtHib -N0Om III
stadium Tor 10000 Spectators.
The Hague International conference In
connection with the Olympic games next
wear came OF without a hitch and the pro-
Rramme Of events. rules. regulations and
conditions OF every branch Of sport sub
mitted met with the approval OF those
present As might naturally be expected
England had the strongest representation,
With Lord Desborough. Sir Howard Vim
cent, the Rev. r. s. de Courcy Iaffan and
Theodore Cook. Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Of Paris. VIII Is responsible for the Olympic
revival. presided. and Others present were
Connie Albert de Berterd de Sauvigny. France;
Gen. Coun von der Asseberg. Germany;
Col Victor Balck and Count Clarence Won
Roscn sweden; Comte Brunette d Usseaux.
Itslv; DIR. Juri Guth. Bohemia: Count Alex
snder Mercati. Greece; Comte II. de Ballet
Lstour. Belgium; Baron F. W. de Tuyll.
Holland, and Baron Godefroy de Blonay.
Switzerland. America was not represented,
as james Z. Sullivan, who should have the
responsibility. could not find time to make
the trip, but Ii was understood that these
Old World sportsmen need not worry over
the Yankees, for the team can he banked
on 10 he on the firing lire when the day Of
hattie arrives
Though not heralded with a blast Of
jumpers the conferences was a remarkable
sfair and took place in the apartment termed
In the ancient Binnenhof Tho Hall Of Peace"
from the fact that II was originally built
for the conferences with the foreign Am
basssdors and was the scsne Of the neeo-
tistions preparatory 10 tho Truce Of Twelve
between Spain and the States General Of
Holland in the year 1909.
A. the first assembly just passed Baron
Won Aseheck, aide-de-camp to Prince Henry
Of the Netherlands, Duke of Mecklenburg,
attended To represent the Prince and to
convey his greeting 20 the Olympic Council.
The Olympic medal was handed 20 Baron
Won Asebeck for the Prince by Baron Pierre
Ccuhertin and It was suitably aoknowl-
edged. A message was also t~elegraphed
from the Queen of Holland conveying her
Msjnsty's good wishes and regretting for
the it was Impossible for her TO
receive the committee. Imrhediately after
ward Jonkheer van Tets Tan Goudriaan.
Minister Of Foreign Anair4. reached the
apartment. and in a most felicitous speech
conveyed the welcome Of the Government
and Of Holland to the dele gates. and all
had the honor OF dining with Nine. van
Tets at her beautiful house in the Knevter-
dyk the same evening.
The general rules for the Olympic games
received the fullest consideration and these
Ire replete with paragraphs touching the
amateur status OF intending competitors.
Another most important point DISPOSED
Of was the judicial management Of the
games and IL vas approved that only
British judges hall o~ficiate in the most
important events A clause was adopted
giving the British organizers complete
powers Of control over everything on the
programme. Count Clarence Won Roneer.
on behalf Of Sweden, submitted a code
Of rules for equestrian competitions which
i 10 understood will be entirely distinct
from the military display. II was recon-
mended that the Olympic cup. which Is
given to societies I'm distinction from the
Individual merit rewarded by the me@al.
and lie now held by the Henley stewards in
fur sport in rowing, he awarded next year
y the Association for the Encour' gement
n Sport in Sweden. The Grow. Prince
has taken a leading part in the game and
the northern games are TO be held there
next spring.
The International challenge cup pre-
selted by public subscription among Eng
liSh fenoers To the winner OF the epee team
contest of 1903 and every succeeding Olym-
pad was duly acknowledged. and the il
histrated pamphlet describing the trophy
was read. II was also announced that a
challenge cup for the all around champion
ship had been presented, and IL Ia in the
shape Of a beautiful statuette OF Pallas
AtheDe. Tho delegates also agreed to the
English recommendation that the only
prizes 20 he kept by winners will he the
gold, silver or bronze medals. In dis
clssing the design for the medals il was
suggested hat one side, M any rate. should
he kept Of n general character that il might
he used by other rations ~afterward. and
eventually become the standard design for
mN9als for these games.
So hard did the international committee
work during the session that Baron de Cou-
hertin was taken i'll and had to return TO
parls before il came TO a close. His place
as chairman was filed bv Baron de Tuyll
ard sometimes nv Sir Howard Vincent.
Baron de Tuyll. who is chamberlain TO her
Majesty Queen Wilhelmirs, gave a dinner
70 the members OF the committee. after
Which the conference was declared officially
Closed. After returning TO n q Lord
uesooro4sh was interyiewed by tho west
n'rs'er Gazette. and outlined the prospective
arrangements of the games and also supplied
some, information respecting the arena at
shepherd's Bush.
lon are no doubt aware" he said that
te idea Of holding international contests
-" " lliNN Nv TIE dUtleHt NHttNS wHN NtNt
carried our in ls9e at Athens; the second
neel took place AZ Paris in 1900; the third at
- Louis in 1904. The scheme is to hold
ne games in a different country every
IIolr years, Rome had originally been
cecifed as the venue Of the ame in ia0s.
out for various reasons which ] need not
go INTO 1t was found impossible to carry
out mat scheme. When / was at Athens
Ine olympic International committee asked
me whether | thought the games could be
Shdertaken in England. Having obtained
ns Maiesty's approval Of this idea, the
matter was laid before the British Olympic
.olnoil, which drew up a memorandum
tndres>ed 10 all tine different athletic asso-
gg%is'ions asking them for their opinion.
me replies received being all favorable,
shd even enthusiastic, il was formally de-
COED 10 hold the games In England as
requested Ivy the international committee"
,Lor! Deshorough then discussed the uues-
.oh ot the venue in London and intimated
.nat tho arrangements arrived al with the
promoters Of the Franco British exhibit
Lon provided for the construction by them
VI stadium capable " seating 10000
Spectators, from which all the principal
events would he witnessed. The plans Of
,ne stadium show that il will he accessible
IRON half "A dozen railroads. besides being