Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-14

tntrC to cheer their reSpt Give COun-
, irynen. and the sections around the
royal box. which were occupied by
| royalty. it might have been very
small affair so far as attendance was
concerned
Weather Affects Attendance
I'm some OF the events TOO. thu con-
testanis appeared affected by the adj
verse weather conditions but in other
events. particularly the 1890 meters
race i'll which the greatest interest
centered. the men We're UP to their
form and twice during the. afternoon
HlHmne r.iic Athletic Club. of New York.
wa; the first to accomplish the trick
wnen in the second heat, pressed hard
bv his team mate. J. p. Halst"au, OF
the New York Athletic Club. he ran
the distance in the splendid time o!
4:o5. lust % OF a second faster than
that made ly J. ID. Lightbody. OF the
University of Chicago at the olympic
games at St LOWS in 1904. Ihe TWO
Americans. in this heat, beat num-
her of good men. including q. bht'eF-
field. the English four mile champion
,, who finished bad third.
America 1Td"S fH % o'SSS.
J. p. Sullivan, Of the Irish Amer-
can Athletic Club and LishtDody. who
won first and second respectively in
the first heat of this event, took ION
ger to. cover the distance. but they
were not pre ssed and doubtless could
have done better IL it had been neces-
sary.
Meadows of Canada. set out TO
make the pace in this event. but LiSh'-
body welt TO the front in the siretch
and seemed a likely winner. until Sui
lI;yan. with a fine burst of speed. pass
ed him a few yards from the tape
| The best performance OF the tay'
however. was that Of Mp F. Hai!ows,
an Oxford blue. who cut full second
on the record. much to the Sufpf'st
of everybody Hallows always mas
hem al his best at three miles ana
900 meteres was considered 100 shcr'
for him. He is now thought TO be the
mos: seriors rival of the Americans III
the unals. which will lie run tomor
row.
1 Lioh.bodv Fails to Qualify.
Through their def at by Sheppard
and sullivan. Halstead and LishthodS
failed To qualify. II. l.. Coe. OF 'h'
university of Michigan. made n strohs
hid for victory in the fourth hsa, u"
he was unable 10 keep mp WIN n.
iLnnev. Of England. alth0ugh 'hehm
wa not particularly brilliant '"'
finished second. A.,
Tao only other. American IN wv
trace r, II. Ridley. Of the lrish-A m'I
lean 4. G. ran unpiaced n this hca,
, the third. which was that IN "hr'
uaIIows made the record
} shortly after ;hree O'Clock IN u"
, i.f,ornoor the royaI box. which IA
> been fitted M for the accomm "a''o
, ot forty persons. began TO MI mp. w
, carIv arrivals including the crow
,rince and princess. Of Greece. W
= ant and duchess OF ConnauSht an
r an. duke and duchess OF argSH.
Y sbor, time afterwards the playing
4 IN. national anthem by TIE band '
: tho Grenadier Guards Announced Ut
. arrival Of King edward and que
n Alexandra aud Princess Victoria. WI
,peir sri;s. Who had been driven
: sIatc from buckingham Palace. i'"'
a Peterborough. chairman Of tn" conhc
. ~ IN. British Olympic Associa'"'
=, ,,oIcomcd their majcsties n; the 81
d trance to the Stadium and es.n,e
,no members Of the Int"rHatfcr'
n,,n,ic council As the king ents
o. "a tho roval box buElcr gave ~
q nal IN. gates leading To the comp
2 i,Cr's quarters f"v open and inc A.
Ito MARCHED ont under III" banh'
o ~ their respective nations.
~ Marched N Review.
:. tn. prpcrS-ion vas formed IN
: ,.to,,,ical order. Australia leadi'
- xi,h the exception that The EnFh''
= s,oasjne races came last. The "a