The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-24
ITALIAN WON
THE MARATHON
Dorando Finished the Big
Distance Event.
THERE WERE Sc STARTERS
The Fast Canadian Then Set Hot Pace
in the s6-mile Run from Windsor
Windsor Castle to the Stadi.
um in London.

London, July 24.-The great Marathon
race was started from the east terrace
OF Windsor castle this afternoon, the
Crown Prince of Sweden giving the word
that sent SO runners on their 3Gmile
grind. The English, the American and
the South African runners were well
punched at the start, but within few
minutes Longboat, the Canadian, who
was declared eligible at the last minute,
forged to the front and set fast pace.
There are seven Americans in the race.
Sidney II. Hatch, winner of the Chicago
Marathon and I. p. Morrissey of Yon.
kers, N. Y, winner of this years Bos.
ton race, were believed TO be the only
Americans who stood chance for first
place.
England had IL in the race, Canada
ii, America 7, Holland 5, Sweden 4, Aus.
tria 3, South Africa 2, Greece 2, Den.
mark 2, Germany, Finland, Russia Bel
gum, Austria, Bohemia and Italy each,
total 56.
King Edward and members of the
royal family were out early to watcn
the proceedings The weather is fair
but unusually warm. The course is in
fine condition, large force of men hay-
ing guarded it all night. 1t was watered
TO lay the dust
Dorando of Italy finished first; Hayes
OF America was second IIefferon on
South Africa, third; Forshaw Of Amer.
ica, fourth; Welton of America. fifth. |
The time was two hours, 81 minutes
and SO seconds
America protested Dorando's victory (
on the ground that he was assisted at I
the finish. A mile from the start the
runners were well strung out, the three
Canadians leading They lost the lead
at Uxbridge nine miles out. Hefferon
and Dorando were third and fourth then.
At Harrow, Is miles out, Heileron was
nearly a mile ahead Of his nearest com.
petitor and seemed sure winner; but
on the home stretch the Italian and
Americans came strong and rapidly
closed the gap.
Longboat dropped out at the goth mile
discouraged by HefTeron's big lead.
Spajberg of Sweden won the final in
the high diving. Gilbert OF Yale vaultcd
II feet in winning his section in the pole
vault, and he looks a sure medal man.
A. b. Shaw Of Dartmouth and w. M.
Rand of Harvard won their heats in the
lI0-metre hurdle. IL
A Disagreeable Incident.
The unfortunate series of disputes !
which have arisen since the opening OF I
the games, not only between tae Ameri- 1
cans and the officials of the Amateur
Athletic association, but between the /
athletes OF other nations and the same /
officials, eliminated yesterday afternoon +
in an occurrence which threatened to 1
wreck the Olympic gatherings. i
The trouble was over the final heat OF d
the 4o0-metre flat race, for which J. q.
Carpenter, Cornell university; j. B. Tay-
Tor, Irish-Ameriean "A. O.; w. G.. Rob
bins, Cambridge, Mass. and Lieutenant y
Wyndham Haswelle, United Kingdom.
qualified. With the exception Of Taylor,
,he men got OIL quickly on the firing of
he pistol, and Robbins sprinted in front, =
,aking the pole from Carpenter, who was Y
ust behind, with Halswelle trailing =
llong beside him. Z
IL looked like anybody's race as they I
approached the last turn, the three lead )" .
RS being punched Their squirt for the |,
Inal 100 yards had just begun when =
lumber Of officials rushed onto the track. :, :,
he tape across the finish was torn down. !,
nd the race was declared void. :,
1t was hard for time to understand =
that had occurred, but the official pro. =
ouneement was that Carpenter had =
ouled Halswelle at the turn. Every. ;,
ody close to this spot had noticed that =
he three men had swerved toward the :.
utside of the track as they came around y.
ne bend at terrific pace, but there were !
o signs of deliberate foul visible to :,
lose in the press stands. ~