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mile behind. with Hayes stin in third
place A little farther on applebv and
Aiken took third and fourth pllces.
FO-Shaw CravvIs Up.
Not until twenty-three and a half miles
had been covered was Forshaw really
noticed. He was then in fourth place.
with WeItOn fifth HeTeron led al VIlles-
den Junction. IN ? hours . minutes and
/ 10 seconds Every one thought il was
! the South Africans race. and those out
side found later that the 10000 specta-
tors in the Stadium thought the same
until almost the last moment.
Without change the three leaders pound
| ed over the roads until they entered the
Stadium IN the order that had been main
tained during the last five miles. Il was
then that each man put forth his last
and waning effort, and the race !rnmetH-
aJely resolved itself into one of the most
dramatic finishes ever witnessed.
Dorando and Hayes. with the finish IN
sight. less than a mile away. began a
grinding sprint which. IN view. OF The
pace which they had carried from the
Dorando Against Hayes.
The Italian rapidly cut down the dis
tance separating him from the South
African. and Hayes. using Dorando as q
pacenaker. swept after the second man
until, less than half mile from The IN
ishing mark. both passed Hefferon. who
staggered and wObbled n his tracks Ike
a drunken sailor. With the South African
eliminated, the winner OF first place was
still In doubt Hayes hammered along
after Dorando. and. try as he would. the
fast waning strength Of the italian was
not sufficient 10 maintain the lead with
which he had entered the Stadium.
Looking back over his shoulder. he real
lied the danger which beset aim. with
victory almost within his reach. He IN
creased his speed until nature could en-
dure the strain no more. Suddenly he
appeared 70 trip and spTawled almost un-
conscious OF the course. For Z frac-5o,
Of minute he lay as one dead. then.
aroused BY the cries OF the $500 susc-
tators that filed the Stadium he crawIe1
painfully 70 his feet and tottered avav
toward the line, which was so near. and
yet SO far.
Carried Over Line.
Three times during the last halt-u,IIe
he fell. under the terrific strain. only 20
recover and 80 on again, until ten yards
from the mark he was lost in a crowd OF
excited spectators and officials. who ap-
peered 20 carry him over the line almost
without any exertion on his own part
As the Italian touched the tape MS syp- I
porters let &c. He sank down n a faint l
Doctors with stretchers dashed I'd and
carried him OF just as Hayes. the Amer I
ican runner, came along comparatively 1
strong and passed the winning post
The Americans quickly protested azafns- I
DorandO because OF the action OF those .
carrying him across the line The p-oras-
was allowed, and Hayes vas placed frs.
With Heneron second and Forshaw third \
News. happily untrue, spread il Lon
don tonight that DOrando was dead
Hayes was much distressed Al the
lnisn. but lie went round the arena at
good dog trot-
The order Of the finish for the first
eighteen men was as follows:
Frs. Doraudo- Italy seoond Havss Unitsd
,iates5 third HsferJu. south Africa: f1,srrh For
H2E- I11-cd states; fifth WeItou United Sta---. I
iKIA, Wood. Canada; seventh. simpso-. Ca-.d,. I
-s-tn' Lawson, CaEada; ninth. srsnle-s Sweden.
enih. neTaniza. United States; elcvuurh Nbe-ni- I
e.. Finland; twelfth. CATER Cazada. -bi--e~o-L
.-a-Ee- United kingtom. fourteenth. Barnes U-i-es
Ains1oui fftecuth. Hatch United States sirree1rb
era United kingdon; seventeenth. CoIdsho-n I
anada; eishteenta. Beals. United Kiasdou.
disqualified.
Hayes time was hozrs. IS MINUTES. Il seconds.