Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-17
OLYMPIC REGATTA OPENS.
Stockholm Has Probably Largest Inter
national Rowing Gathering on Record

Stockholm, July 1.-the HAlitdiy
riding competition, for teams at the
Olympic games. was concluded this
morning. 1t included a distance ride
of about thirty-four miles, cross
country ride OF about three miles. an
individual s,eeplechase. prize jumping
and riding. The Swedish team finished
first, with 1895 points. Germany sec
ond with 13s.4S: United States third,
1873.
The Olympic regatta, probably the
largest international rowing gathering
on record, opened this morning.
The palace last night was the scene
of state banquetwhic proved a NIT
ing end of the main part of the Olympic
meeting. King Gustave entertained 4oo
guests in the grand hall. The king
and queen. crown prince and crown
princess were seated at the head of the
hall. the guests occupying two long
tables below.
The stadium in which most Of the
field and track events Of the Olympic
games were decided underwent during
Monday a complete transformation
Tuesday 1t was found to be planted
with hydrangeas and other bright now-
ers. and studded with hedges, barred
gates and walls which had displaced
the cinder path. the jumping pits and
the gymnastic apparatus.
brilliant company. including many
members of the royal family, pa cked
the seats around the arena to witness
the military riding events. The fourth
event. the prize jumping In the mill
tary riding competition comprising
distance ride. cross country ride, an
individual steeple chase ride. prize
jumping and prize riding. was complet-
ed in the afternoon and at its con-
cluston Germany occupied first place
with 1880 points. the United States
second with 117.49 and Sweden third
with 11707
The American officers showed great
Improvement over the form they had
exhibited at the last London horse
show and when it became known they
had replaced the Swedes and taken
second place they were applauded-
A team of American athletes repre-
senting the east defeated a team rep
resenting the west in an exhibition
game Of baseball by 6 to 3. Platt
Adams " Y A. c.. and c. E. Brick
| ley. Harvard University. composed
I the battery for the east. While waiter
i Mcclure. Olympic A. A. San francisco
| r. L. Byrd. Adrain College. and Ed
ward F. Lindberg. Chicago A. A.. were
/ at the points for the west. The game
was a novelty to the SWedes and q
big crowd was present.
The team representing the United
| States here in the Olympics VIII leave
today aboard the steamer Finland FOL
Dover, where part OF the COMPANY
will be transferred to the Vaderlano
homeward bounI. The other athlete.
| ill make tour of Europe.
| In the military riding competitions
the American officers are doing bettel
thar expected. They were Handicapped
by the long voyage and their horses
had to endure fortnight on boart
ship. but in spite of this they are hope
full altho not confident of winning.
The individual scores in the fou
events of the military competition
were:
| Meyer of France and Rockow
Germany, coupled, first with $3.50
Lieut.. John c. Montgomery. Seventh
cavalry, U. s. A.. Sutkow and Schaube:
of Germany, coupled, second Wit
3o.40: Casperson of Sweden. third Wit
1927; Lieut.. Ben Lear. Fifteenth cav
airy, fifth with 1907. and Lieut.. e. F
Graham, Fifteenth cavalry, sixth VII
1902 Capt. Guy v. Henry, Thirteent
cavalry. stands tenth with 3S.oS anon
the seventeen competitors.
Today, the fifth and last event II
the military competition. the prize rid
ing is to be decided. OF the twenty
nine officers who started In the com
petition only seventeen are left In.
In the prize riding the appearanc
and form OF both riders and horses ar
large motors.
Prince Frederick Charles OF Prussi
; in the uniform of German guards
| man and the Grand Duke Pavlovitch
Russia were the most Conspicuous per
formers at the jumps.
The points for the individual jump
) ing contests. in which no American
competed, were announced as Follows
Carlton, OF France, and Won Kroche
of Germany. 1856 each; Deblommaert
Belgium, 1876. On the 5umpon CARO-
t was declared the winner. -,
The total scores for swimming an
, diving as Officially announced are:
D Germany -, Sweden II. AustraIl
D Ia Great Britain IL. United states
5 Canada 8, Austrai I. Most OF the 1e'
D man and Swedish points were scors
In diving, in which AUSTRALIA was -
represented Thus Australia = eaSi
the first swimming nation.