The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
BRITISH CRACK BEATS TANKS
 IN BIG EVENT. Jackson Hangs Up" New Worlds Record Tn l,5OO
 Metre Race
4 FINN CAPTURES
 5000 METRE EVENT
Americans Had Own Way
 In Shot Put Contest, New !, Records Being Established

Stockholm, Sweden, July 10.-Unex- pected defeat was the portion, of the Americans in the Olympic games here today With five qualified for the 300 metre race, including the best per formers seen here, it was believed the
 Americans would fill all of the point
 places. Instead, the race was won by Jackson, the British crack, who made his run after the field had straight ened away in the home stretch.
 To win, Jackson had to hang up a
 new worlds record for the distance, his time being 3:564-5 as against the old record of 3:59 4-5.
 The result for second and third was sos close that the judges could not de- eide and withheld their announcement until the photographs taken of the
 finish could be. developed.
 Arnaud, the French sprinter, took the lead at the start and held it for two laps. closely followed by John Jones and Abel Kiviat, the New York representatives. At the end of the second lap the two Americans sprinted into the lead and then the spectators believed it was all over Instead, Jackson, who had been constantly frn- proving his position from the start, began his great sprint in the stretch and soon passed both leaders. Jones dropped back, absolutely all in. Kivimt tried to go on, but he was staggering and Norman s. Taber, Brown UnIver- sity, managed to get up. alongside. making the, finish so close the judges could not decide which was second.
 The judges. after inspecting the pbo- tographers' plates, placed Kiviat sec ond and Taber third, making three additional points for the American team.
 sHoTPUT FOR AMERICANS
 The American heavywefghts swept the boards in the shotput, not alone filling all of the point places but their first two men breaking the old Olym- pic record of AS feet inches. Biw. Pat Mcdonald, of the Irish American A. C., of New York, was first with a, total heave of 50.S2 feet, while Ralph; w Rose of California, was second' with 50.03 feet. Third honors went to. L. A Whitney. who was not thought good enough to have his expenses pai6. by the American committee and Wn8' came over on the supplemental list.
 FINN WINS 5000 METRE RACE
 The result of the 5000 metre race. was, as expected, triumph for Fin-, land The race was won by H. KoIeh- mainen. of Finland, with the French and B. w Hubon of England. third
 The race was so bitterly contestedi that Louis Scott, the Paterson youth who essayed to cut off the early pace, was IOrc6Q to QulL tDe1Ore IL was n8ff over. Bonhag, the veteran American. fourth, beaten only 10 feet for third honors.
 The time for the race was 4.06 3-5, a, new worlds record for the distance
 Kolehmainen the winner and Bouin the Frenchman who finished second, in the lead in the last lap. Ten feet from the finish line, the Finn forced himself to the front and maus, aged to get home winner by the mar, rowest of margins. Both of the two. first men were in a state of utter col lapse at the end of the race and had. to be carried from the track.
 sEMI-FINALs 200 METRE RACE
 In the semi-finals of the 200 metro run, Ralph C. Craig, of Detroit, won. the first heat in 21 9-1O. In the second heat, Clement F. Wilson, of Coe Col lege, was beaten in the same time. by Applegarth,Y the English sprinter.
 Donald B. Young of Boston, won the third heat in 21 7-10, D. F. Lippincott. of the University of Pennsylvania, won fourth in 21 4-5 Rau, the German. was first home in the 5th heat in 2ii I-10, and Charles D. Reidpath. ctl Syracuse University. won the sixth heat in 21 lilo.