The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-15
In the Olympic Events England
Makes a Showing.
Captures the Three Mile Team
Race, America Next.
1T WAS SWEDEN'S DAY.
E. V. Lemming Led Competitors
at Javelin Throwing.
Svanberg Captured a Five Mile
Dash, Breaking a Record.

| note or enthusiasm since the opening
| OF the Olympics at the stadium was
| struck this afternoon when Voight,
| one Of the runners upon whom Eng
land was depending to maintain her
superiority in the distance runs won
| his heat, the second of the five mile
run. The weather having greatly i'm
! proved and this afternoon being
half holiday in many of the London
stores, the attendance was much bet
ter than that of the previous days so
that the several of the stands were
hlled with people ready to proclaim
a British victory. Voight's win, how
ever, was not the best performance of
the day, that honor being reserved
| Tor Sweden, whose representative. E.
v. Lemming, won the javelin throw
ing contest in splendid style, breaking
his own record by feet u inches.
There was also considerable inter-
est In the first heat of the 100 kilo-
meter cycling race, in which Hanson,
OF sweden, was first and Lutz of
France, Bishop of England and
Robertson of England, finished in
the order named; and with Bonnet
of France and Mussen of England,
qualified for the second heat
The semi-finals of the 400 meter
swimming races also was concluded
To-Day, Shelf of Austria, winning and
Taylor of England, finishing second in
the first heat. The time was 5 min
utes 40 3-5 seconds Baurepair of
Australla, and Foster Of England
were first and second in the second
heat of this event. Time 5 minutes
A seconds.
The third heat of the fancy driv-
ing was won by MetzelI. Finland. with
SO points
From the ArDerioaa ra;z. II
the most interesting event of the day
was the three mile team race This
was won by England, with compare
tive ease. with America, an easy Sec
ond. The 200 meter breaststroke
swimming match of which seven
heats were decided today, also
anorded some good sport. There was
only one American contestant i'm this
event, A. M. Goessling, Missouri Ath-
letic club, but he found Perrison.
| sweden, and Baronyi. Hungary, too
| fast for him.
Sweden Does Well.
| The Americans were again in the
| preliminary heats of the five mile run.
H. V. Bellars, N Y. A. G.. ouaIifvinr
for the final by finishing second to
Voight of England, in the second heat.
Edward Z. Carr of the Xavier Athletic
| association, New York got second
place in his heat in this event. The
results of these heats came as a very
| great surprise as Sweden had not
| been counted upon to figure in the
distance runs. The case with which
| j. +. Svanburg and Landuuist Swed-
ish runners. won their heats and the
reserve were displayed in the final
| spurts makes 1T look as though Eng
| land will have difficulty in holding her
| own in the final. Both the Swedes out
ciassed their opponents, being as far
| ahead of the second men as Voight.
Gold Medal for England.
England added another gold medal
| to her winnings with the go wards
| cycling race, johnson taking this event
| by half wheel from Demangel of
| France. This with the gold medal for
the team race gives the mother coun-
| try four gold medals to Americas two
| and Sweden's one.
A picturesque touch was added to
the scene in the arena today by the
pretty gymnastic display given by the
| Danish women, the Individual and
team gymnastic competitions between
Finland, France and Sweden and the
water polo match between Holland and
| Belgium. This last event raised the
continental spectators to a high pitch
of enthusiasm.
The Three-Mile Team Race.
AS had been expected England won
the three mile team race with compar-
ative ease. America was second Time
crack of the pistol Deakin. Robertson.
Coales and Wilson jumped to the front
with Bonhag fifth Coming into the
home stretch on the first lap, however,
another wearer of the stars and
stripes, the long striding Eisele came
up alongside of Bonhag and took sixth
place. Both men were running easily
| with plenty of reserve. France already
was out of the race. Bouin. who ran
so we'll Tuesday, retired before the
conclusion of the first lap
After concluding the first circle
Eisele went to the front but Deakin,
the English cross country champion,
challenged for the place and getting
the pole led the way for his team
mates. By this time the field had di-
vided into sections, Eisele leading the
second lot with Dull and Cohen close
at hand and Trube and Bonhag bring
ing up the rear. Eisele was not salts
fed with this and went up to the first
section.
When he got there he apparently
cans for he kept looking back at
them. But he hung on to the four
Englishmen with whom he was lead
ing the section by 400 yards The
second section was made up of Bon
hag, Dull, Cohen, Hallow, the Oxford
crack, and Trube, in the order named.
Eisele apparently was the only man
who could compete with the English
men at their own game Of long dis
tance running. He took second place
in the sixth lap and got great cheer
/ from the American contingent, but he
: could not keep this place and soon
dropped back fourth. Quite undaunt-
3 ed, however the plucky American
) when the bell rang the last lap start
, ed chasing the Englishmen, who were
, we'll ahead of him. He began we'll
but the pace was too fast and he. had
to content himself with fourth place
lat the finish CoaIes beating him by q