The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-19
SPECTATORS ARE
Of MANY NATIONS.
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NEW YORK. July 1s.-The olympic
games arc half finished. The sturdy
contenders in the biggest sporting
event OF the sporting world now enter
upon the last lap Of the races for in
ternational championship. There are
many interesting features connected
with the Olympic games aside from the
sporting events In themselves 1T
might be remarked that the seat sale
was the largest for any sporting event
in the history of the globe and reser-
vat!ons have been made for the entire
100000 seats IN the vast Stadium at
Shepherds Bush.
The Stadium has the largest seat
ing capacity OF any arena ever con-
advantages for such events as are now
in progress 1t vies with the great
amphitheatres or ancient tines. 1t will
accommodate $4,000 seated spectators.
and $4,000 standing, making sum
total of $1,000. BY using a twelve
foot strip around the arena. another
10000 crowd is allowed admission.
The spectators at the games during
the past week make far moro iu-
tercsting study than some OF the sport
Isles rub elbows with the swarthy
Greek and Italian. The business-llke
Yankee Is there cheering for the men
who wear the red. white and blue.
The Canadians from the far North
have journeyed over seas TO seeathetr
favorite sons In action. Stoiids Ger
mans give way. to. cultural applause.
excitabie French shout and gestuiate
for the contenders from that nation.
Swiss. swcdes. Norweglans Holland
ers. Russians. Austrians. and. in fact.
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natien Of the earth have forsgathered
I'm London to do homa &c to Drawn.
The presence Of the King at the
opening finals was the signal for ,, a
management that nothing would pre-
vent the English ruler to attend, for
they had stakcd great hope upon his
presence. It meant an added attrac-
ton and big augmentation to the
gate receipts.
So far in the games the fa .han
selves They trained down to q thati
In the allowance OF time given them
before the opening OF the games and
tho good work done. by the American
rifle team before the games proper
Fstarted lent them an impetus to ex.
Cables from London state that lmre
kiralfy; genera - sat tne
fled with the result of the iirst wees, week,
and is looking forward to even better
results during the second. It looked
for time as though the olympic
FUND would not be equal to tn task 81
entertaining the foreign athletics out
this fear was wiped out BY generous
contributions at the last minute. Lotto
5Strnthcona donated $1,000.
The Marathon course from Nlhdsorf
Castle to the Stadium has been &c
clared by the Canadian runners 70 pc
the best in the world, and the cana
dams are we'll qualified to judge.
Speaking OF the Canadians, II hs per
stinent here to remark upon the rear
which has been felt throug hout the
tho sporting world across the poroeI
over the possibility that Tom Longpoat
might be disqualified for the Marathon
race. According to the CANADIAN Gen
trail committee, Longboa IS quite ells
bio for the contest. or he, -Woul9 NOV
have been sent abroad ne cana
ID ian committee entered Long boat uPUn
the recommendation OF the e. "a; q, a. ~. y,
and the entry was accented Win TIC
rest Nothing was heard as ..regaluTsS f
real objections until Lord Desporougg.
Informed the world that NJ. tearaa ane
tries rather than take chances o. say az,
rificlng their amateur Hsandin ~ 6s
competing against Long, "a Gana and
az the deal, ana If the worlds great
est romantic athletic chnrac ter, rom
I,ongboat. were debarred from com ~
fpeting as Canadn'ss representative N
tho Marathon on the oath instant. =
sore will be created which Will&take q
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