New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07

| mus De maze worthy OF lIS preueCeS-
sors and be the greatest sporting meeting
| OF modern times.
| A group of trumpeters in medieval
] costume, stationed on the tower at the
south end of the stadium, sounded a
blast at this point, which was responded
to by another group of trumpeters on the
! tower at the opposite end.
Crown Prince Leads Cheers.
! The Crown Prince waving his silk hat,
led three resounding cheers This over
body Of two hundred white clad Swed-
| ish gymnasts ran onto the field and per-
| formed a number Of spectacular evolu-
tions. After the men. a group of Swedish
women gymnasts gave an exhibition of
exercises on apparatus, including the
, jumping horse and the trapeze.
The elimination Of the spectacle came
with the march Of the athletes before
the royal box.
After the Belgians, whose military uni
forms furnished a picturesque touch, the
Danish team appeared. Five hundred
athletes and gymnasts two hundred OF
them women, followed the red standard.
with the white cross draped with Grape
in memory of the late King Frederick.
The women wore white sleeveless waists
and short blue skirts with blue stock
ings and the men Jerseys with sleeves.
Great Welcome for Americans.
The United States team followed the
Danes. Ralph Rose, of the Olympic Attn
letic Club; NJ. J. McGrath and Simon 2.
ellis of the New York Athletic club In
the front rank, looked giants compared
with most OF the men on the field. The
members Of the United States Olympic
committee. headed by Colonel Robert NJ
Thompson and James E. Sullivan, the
American commissioner. wore silk hats.
The competitors followed in three dl-
visions.
First came the American athletes in
blue Jackets. white trousers and SHOES
holding their straw hats in front OF their
breasts as they passed the King. Then
marched the army rifemen in khaki and
the trap shooters in civilian clothes.
The massed bands, which kept UP
continuous concert. played The star
Spangled Banner" and thousands or
Swedes Joined the American spectators
in shouting. "Rah. Rah! Rah! l. = A.
The Swedish athletes gave round 81
hand clapping an honor they pesto"ed
on none OF the other visitors.
The German and English athletes were
only half as numerous as the American
team. They wore dark uniforms. Eng
land. however, was reinforced by three
colonial delegations, coming from Can
ada. Australia and South Africa. The
Canadians were most trim in the white
running clothes with red maple leaves
on their breasts
After the Australians the Hungarians
marched under their own flag. The FIN
landers likewise followed the Russians
with their own banner and received
great cheer from their Swedish neigh
hors. with whom they are popular par
ticularlv the Finnish women competi-
tors, who wore gray waists ana snort
skirts.
Sweden had the biggest representation
It's team numbered between 900 and Ooo
The gymnasts. 800 strong, wore white
trousers and jerseys. They were fol-
lowed by 100 athletes in white track
clothes and 200 fair haired women
whose compatriots in the stands ac-
claimed them with great roar, france
sent about 100 men. while Italy. Greece
and Switzerland each sent small squad
The trial heats in the 1OO-metre dash
were the first athletic events Of the day.
The first competitor from the united
States in the games was Ira Courtney
who in the third heat began auspicious-
" for America by crossing the tape n
IL seconds and winning easily. from the
field came the shout of "Rah: Rah! Kan!
L. s. Az and in the stand flags were
waved signalling first blood for Amer
ica.
The programme for tomorrow follows'
The lOO-metre dash, final heats; oVV-
metre run, semi-fnal heats lo'ooV-
metre run, trial heats; running hlgn
lump, tug war, modern pent2'hion'
wrestling, fencing and swimming.
1oo-metre dash Olympic record, 10 40 ser-
onds). Trial heats, two men IN eaIn ~ ueS'
10 qualify. First nedt-NOh ny - 'o'
sSSeecond beatNWon by H. Moler, Sweden;
s1slai Hungary, second. Time n12 Sec
! onds. = Co,,r,rey Seattle
! O.: n. r. H. Biakeney. England sec
Fourth heat-Won by 4. T. D. Anderson pn,nrston
England Rupert b r,m Thomas Seconds nn'e''
uR R,ttb Sgesst sES by V H. A. D'Arcy'
England prian r. PoVey. South Africa, second.
Time. II is seconds cor,,,onv.
| Sixth heat-Won by X Rau, G 'sit t'a 80
RACE, Hungary second i''i''' ii'E
ol seventh heat--won by W. A. Stewart
Australia; Aelter. Belgium second li'e'
Eighth heat-won by x. Lindberg. Swe-
den; Vygoda, Bohemia, second Time Il 90
| seconds. 49,, ~ ,to,.r Irish
| American A. c.; Gingesholz' hungary SCI
tenth heat-Won by D. II. Jacobs. Eng
land; c. p Wilson, Coe College Iowa sec
o'i Eleventh heat-Won by F. V. Belote, Shi-
+ caen a. A.: Bourbon, France, second lime
- rweifth heat-won by P. c. Gersardt'
/ oiymnic A G, San Francisco; Frank Luxe
IAN Quebec, second Time, IL lilo seconds'
Thirteenth heat-Won by j. A. Howl
Manitoba: G.. II. Patching. south Ai''ea'
second, Time; u seG Gnn nv A. f. d. An
darecn England: Rupert Il. Ihomas;;
| Princeton University, second li'i'e'
| seconds ~ Ia, IL u Drew
rif neen,d Mass High school; f. Kern.
| Germany. second Time, II seconds, ,,,,n
sixteenth heat-wGpn sr by y; a. ". r.
colt, University a,s OF sncoSd' Time, 10 s-5
| Applegarth, EnglaHu se'o
Se sses1enteenth hea.won b. oh RslphH Hum C.
Craig. Detroit Y; M. - ssconSs.