, 1908-07-29
KILOGRAMS
ST. CROIX STATION

IL CILOlA
London, July 25th-There was q huge o.
thering along the route of the Marathou
race and at the Stadium yesterday await
ing the worlds best runners. The Princess
Of Wa'es started fifty eight contestants on
the lawn of Windsor Castle amid a decorous
bandclapping by the party, which consisted
principally of members of the royal family.
The British Champion, Duncan, stopped at
the half distance. At the nineteenh mile
Hefferon of South Africa led, losing 10
Hayes Of America at the twentieth, and
here Longboat, the Canadian, withdrew.
Hefferon AMI Dorando of Italy then al
ternated III the lead, united the stadi-
UNI was reached. Dorando entered stag
gering, collapsed rose, and fell several times
and made q thrilling and pathetic struggle
against his weakness before eighty thousand
spectators we'll wishers directed him, when
dazed he took the wrong course, stimulants
were administered aud he crossed the line
half carried and in such a helpless condition
that it was necessary to take him of the
field disqualified. Hayes, who finished two
minutes later, was therefore the winner,
having covered the thirty six miles 385
yards in two hours fifty six minutes.
eighteen seconds. Hefferon, who was Sec
ond, protested against Hayes being declared
winner, for having received assistance, but
his protest was not allowed. Forshaw and
Weldon, Americans, were third and fourth.
Several Canadians followed, and Clark, the
first Englishman, was thirteenth. OF seven
American starters five were among the
first fifteen to reach the Queens box.
The high diving contest was won by
Johannsen of Sweden, and the pole vault
resulted in a tie between Gilbert and Cooke,
e&ch twelve feet two inches.
In the evening, at the Governments ban
quet to the foreign representatives and
others. Lord Desborough said the Queen
desired to present a special trophy to Do
rando in recognition of her sympathy and
appreciation of his gallant struggle.
Much sympathy is expressed for Dorando;
many consider it the greatest race ever run
and that perhaps never will another suca
cruel contest be permitted; The contestants,
however, are all doing well and some were
perfectly fit by evening, asking for noboly's
pity.
The first army airship has made a success
full trial at Aldershot, circling two miles in
a figure of 8.
Advices from Bombay state THAI infantry
suppressed the riot by the striker with
Z casualties, among them being some police
who were wounded while dispensing the
rioters. The outbreak was, however, re-
newed in the afternoon, Europeans being
stoned and jeered everywhere, and the police
were compelled to use their clubs and re-
volvers when r~escuing them. Tn the eye-
ming the mob stoned the police Office, causing
much heavier casualties md all the available
military were called out.
Constantinople advises state that an trade
has been issued proclaiming a constitution
resembling that of 1876 and summoning a
Chamber of Deputies after the elections,
which have been ordered in all vilayets.
This is the result of the receipt Of kilograms
describing the revolt in the larger part of
the Sultan's European domains. The young
Turkey party are in full possession OF Saio
MICA and Monastir, and an unprecedented