Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-02
NEARLY ALL THE ARRANGEMENT
MADE FOR THE COMING OLYMPIC
GAMES KING EDWARDT TO OPENTHEM

NEW YORK. February 1.-The first
draft program of tho British Olympic
games has been issued. and though the
opening is yet far away, only a few of
the minor fixtures remain to be arranged.
| The original idea was to have foot ball
and other games decided in the spring of
this year but insuperable obstacles arose.
and it is now officially announced that so
far at any rate as the stadium events are
concerned there will not be any COMPETE
lions during the spring. 1t is unof.icially
stated that King Edward will open the
games.
The opening OF the track and field events
in the stadium has been set for July Is.
but it is just possible it may get shift 10
a couple of days earlier. So far as the
dates are fixed they are follows:
Golf-June 1. > and ;.
PoIo-During week ending June 20. with
finals on a later date at birmingham.
Athletics-Juy IS in the stadium.
Shooting-July 5. . and 10 at Bisley.
Rowing-July - at Henley.
Yachting-July - ~ and ~ at Ryde.
Association foot bail. hockey and la
cTOSSe-October.
The dates for lawn tennis, racquets and
other minor pastimeS will he announced
soon. The speed skating contests have
been abandoned, but there will be COM
petition of figure skating at Princes IN
October. Previous to the big meet in the
stadium the track will be used by the diff
farent clubs for their various sports
Early in May the Finchley Harriers will
hold a big carnival in which the different
branches of athletics will be Literally ca
tered to, and the Polytechnic Harriers
have announced two meets. one for June
S and the other for July II. the latter the
Saturday prior TO the opening of the
Olympic program.
As at present arranged ii IL proposed
that on June s the program shall include
100 and $50 yard open handicaps. two
mile walking handicap. three-mile scratch,
40 yard scratch. half-mle cycle and
mile handicap. and five-mile cycle
scratch, swimming. fancy diving and wa
ter polo, the day to wind up with gym
nastic exhibition and drill. The Poiytech-
MICS will occupy the July date in a dual
meet with lie Stade Francaise. and the
regular list OF events will be supplemented
by series of handicap contests open TO
all
For the match events will be 100 and
40 yards. one and three-mile runs, 10
yard hurdles. high and broad jumps. The
handicaps will be 10 and Ss-J-yard runs,
EDWARD hurdles. thrae-mile run and two
mile walking race: cycling. one-quarter
mile and one-mile handicaps, half mile
and five-mile scratch, and open handicap
swimming race for women, "a team swim
ming race and water polo tourney for
teams in the south of England. There
will be boxing contest at 1876 pounds.
Another meet is thought Of for September
as well as a London to Brighton walk.
An idea Of the Importance of the Poly
technics in the Oympiad can he gathered
from the fact that they have been asked
by the Amateur Athletic Association to
arrange for the Marathon trial The club
.has laid the plans for a twenty mile race
April - next. and the request came
from the governing body that this con-
stitute the Marathon trial. OF course the
Polytechnics were glad to give consent.
This race will he over the same course
practically as the real Marathon event.
the only difference being that the start