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winner Of the Marathon, was called for
this great meeting. which he had earned %
pluckily and so well. the fret Jarrtng note
was heard. The cheers no had were loud
and hearty, but not 30 loud, or % Ions 2.
20 900 lovers Of sport and endurance should
have giyen-not 90 loud, unhappily, e 70
drown the ugly sounds Of the now famous
British boo and other shouts of 'Dorando,
which came not from disappointed Italians.
but from Epgfshmen and notably from
seats allotted 70 the English press.
bean awarded to pluoky little sportsmAn
who was not q prize winner. At the op-
posite side Of the arena appeared short
little figure dressed In @ dark knicker,,
booker. tweed suit and light gray tweed
The path over which he tottered yesterday
afternoon the word few from mouth 70
mouth and q great shout Of 'Dorandol'
went up. The little man walked proudly
along. lifting his cap from time TO time
a shield on which the italian coat q arms
was gayly painted, ran to meet him and
walked with equal pride behind him hold
ing their banner aloft.
So to the frantic cheers Of the people
any ons to !hs rss
through the megaphone. and mounting
the platform the italian runner received
. handsome gold CUP and q sprig OF oak
leaves from the hands OF the Queen.
pleted the circuit Of the stadium. the ooou-
psnts OF which shouted themselves hoarse
till the italian cup winner disappeared
at the entrance.
Then having given preoedenoe to the
l Italian The Amerioans came into ;sa ths,rs 1 q
OF prize winners and oflcials grouped before
the royal box during the Dorando scene
and waiting until the little italian had rc-
oetved every cheer which they with the
rest Of the people lsvished on him, the
table which had been brought from the
dressing room. placed the trophy between
his knees and the Stars and Stripes In hi9
hand. hoisted him on their shoulders and
bore him along the track Of the stadium.
the multitude, or almost all. For him with
tho British cheers American cheers were
blended and American dagB huttered. but
for Hayes, the American winner, there were
but few American cheers, and even these
be did not receive without interruption,
exit the inexorable law Of royal punctuality
had TO be obeyed.
The moment Of the Queens departure
had arrived. 1t was a marvellous con-
object lesson could have been given. One
mans voice was heard easily and clearly
above the cheering for the Marathon winner
as he shouted Three cheers for the Queenl.
In the cheers that followed those that had
preceded seemed like silence.
borough, the band played and tho people
sang God Save the King and then II seemed
almost like silence again as the American
athletes resumed their march with their
hero, jack Hayes. 30 faint and % scat
tered were the cheers that the Americans.
with some few British and foreign lovers
Of fair play, were able to raise In the vast
stadium which for two weeks has been
the scene Of Americas triumph.
The London evening papers to-day con-
demn the cement OF the oiymmSS Ssms'
the Marathon. The Star says: Tho raos
ended in a n5uddle because tho course
was not kept clear. A crowd oi
otioious judges and commit ttesmen
thrust their help upon Dorando and
oiaring him winner. Then things were
further muddled when Dorando vas dis
qualified by the committee.
"A committee Of sohoolboys could have
managed the affair better. We hone that
the tragic affair Of yesterdays finish at the
land"
Heferon, the South, African runner.
who led the Marathon competitors 70.
moro than ten miles during the latter part
OF The race .d;sd, Said sodsy n an m1erv,eH
roads, &o.-.suited me exactly, and l should
have won the event. Two mlles from homo.
however. Iaccepted adraught Of champagne.
and this mistake cost me the race.
The drink gave me eramp nile IT from ne
things worse, a crowd Of spectators and
officials crowded 10 upon me. slapping my
back and yelling what they supposed were
encouraging remarks This back slapptng
wss the slast straw. coming as 1t did at Q
critical moment. and it completely vinded
me-
A new Olympic record was established In
the ITO meter hurdles, final heat, In which
four Americans were the only entries. The
race was one OF the prettiest Of the Olympic
showing himself easily the best Of the
quartet and making the distance In Is
SCI onds The contest for second place was
almost a tossup between Rand, Garrels
and Shaw. Rand was perhaps foot be-
hind the other two at the finish. Garreis
previous Olympic record was is rs seconds,
held by Alvin G. Kraenzletn Of the Univer-
aty OF pennsylvania.
Lieut., Haswelle began the last day 'spro-
erammsin In the stadium this morning by run
ming ov or the 400 meter race. In which Car
penter OF Cornell was disqualified as winner
on Thursday. Going 1t alone, Hahwelle nade
the distance In so seconds. The course
had been carefully roped Oh into lanes
90 that there would be no danger OF any
one fouling the Englishman. But as
nobody offered to run with him there was
little need for this extra precaution.
Halsw elles ecfort on the track bore out
the contention made by the American
runners In the race Of Thursday. He left
the mark like hash at the pistol report and
tore through his lane at terrific speed In
what was clearly an effort TO break
the record OF 20 1-5 seconds. He did splen-
didly until he reached a mark about 100
yards from the finish. when he apparently
Cracked Just as he did two days before.
Rounding the turn. he slowed up perceptibly
aud failed to get going again at top speed.
Although he was evidently trying hard,
be slowed down In the last ffty yards OF
the race and did not hnish anywhere near
the speed he had shown In the fore part
of his run.
The American athletes who witnessed
the performance pointed out afteR he had
gone to the dressing room that the progress
~ Halewelle In this run was q complete
refutation OF the charges made against
Carpenter and Robbins on Thursday.
halswelIe apparently reached his limit at
just about the same point az he did In that
race and did not finish, althou Oh OF course
utterly unimpeded, In anything like the
style that Carpenter and Robbins did In the
original final Of the 400 meter.
The American entrants for this race, In
aocordapoa with tha fnatr1i0tiona ~ their