The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-25
THE REAL HERO, HOWEVER,
WAS THE ITALIAN, DURAND0
Came Into Stadium First and Started on Wrong
Track for Finish--Seemed Deirious--
Fell -Four Times Before Finishing
Sympathy of Public is
With Him

been more impressive than Dorando's
entrance into the stadium.
Ten minutes before, a megaphon.
announced the runners are in sight. ="
Guns had proclaimed the arrival OF
the leaders at the nearest station of
the course Intense silence oyerhtng
thu stadium while the thousands
awaited breathlessly the approach of
the first man Finally runner stag
gered down the incline leading to the
track 1t was Dorando,
Started Wrong Way.
He stood for moment as though
dazed and then turned to the left, al
though a red cord had been drawn
about the track IN the opposite direc-
tior for the runners to follow. II was
evident also to every one that the
man was practically de'iiious. A
SQUAD of officials ran ont and eN-
postulated with him, but apparently
he was afraid that they were trying
to deceive him and fought to 90 on to
the left.
AT length he turned about and
started on the right path along the
track, then followed an exhibition
never to be forgotten by any one VINO
witnessed It. He staggered along the
cinder path like a man in dream, MIS-
gait being neither a walk nor a run,
brr simply a founder, with arms shak-
tn,~ and legs tottering. by devious
ways he went on.
All Sympathy For Dorando.
The people had lost the thought oil
his nationality and partisanship was
forgotten. They rose In their seats
/ and saw only this small man totterins
! onward with his head so bent for
ward that his chin rested on MS
chest They knew nothing of him
/ as he had not been mentioned among
tbe probabe winners, but they real
! lied that his struggle must have oeeh
a terrific one to bring him thus right
to The Threshold of victory.
Dorando staggered on toward the
tnrr and dropped to the ground. I'm
mediateIy a crowd of track officiais
swarmed about him. 1t was evident
that the man. with undaunted courage
had run himself to the very limit oil
endurance. According to the rules ol
the race. physicians should have
taken him away, but the track o1l'
cials lost in their sympathy for such
a man and for such effort, lifted nm
to his feet and with their hands at MS
back gave him support
Fell Four Times.
Four times Dorando fell in the
three hundred yards that separated
him from the finish, and three times
after the doctors had poured stinlu
llants down his throat he was dragged
Ito his feet and finally was pushed
Iacross the line with one man at ms
hack and another holding him by tAe
arm.
While this pathetic scene was
Ibeing enacted the American, Hayes
entered the stadium, comparatively
lire sh and trotted around. He came
lin less than a minute behind Dorando
but IN the eAtit-iltlil- toiiN" - =
levcr from his own ccuntrymeH Us
reception that he deserved.
1t is a question whether puph'
/ Iopinion' will ever support anothf
marathon race here. Dorandos con
ldition. when he finished, and the cen
. ldition of many of the contestants II
todav's event lead the people to thinl
that it is worse than a prize fight o.
. bull fighting.
, Americans Congratulate Italy.
The American athletes are sendins
Ito Italy their congratulations on Do
rapdo's magnificent fight for victory
luappiness returned to the Americas
csrop tonight and the officials. ath
! lIetes and everybody in any way Coz
neeted with the team are celebratini
r the great victory won by Hayes. The.
I ibave forgotten all the troubles of tn
, las. two weeks in this moment 0
! triumph. Hayes time was 2 hours
; s. minutes aud Is seconds; Hefferon
; 1906: Forshaw .2:56.1e 2-5.
? Dorsndo Makes Statement.
, Dafaudo. in an interview tonight