Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-07-17
BANQUET marks Close
PALACE WAS SCENE OF MOST
ELABORATE FEAST PREPARED
BY KING GUSTANE.
MANY YANKEES SCORE
over -Four Hundred Prizes We're
Awarded 10 Winners In Most Re-
cent Athletic Events.

STOCKHOLM, July lG.-The pal
ace tonight was the scene Of state
banquet which proved fitting end
ing of the main part of the Olympic
meeting. King Gustave entertained
400 guests I'm the grand hall. The
king and queen, crown prince and tho
crown princess were seated at the
head Of the hall, the guests accupying
two tables below. The 400 included
members OF the Olympic committees
of the various nations, including dip
omats, members of the Swedish cab
met and all the visiting officers.
After the dinner the guests assem-
bled in the reception room.
The king in the guards uniform OF
light blue, walked about and convers-
ed with many of his guests. one OF
the interesting features to the visitors
was the strange regalia worn by the
court officials.
Meanwhile the public was entertain
tained by water carnival. All the
shipping in the harbor was illumin-
ated and there was display Of fire
works, Tens of thousands Of residents
and many country people crowded to
the waterside to witness the specta-
Gle.
A team OF American athletes repre-
senting the east, defeated a team rep
resentlng the west in an exhibition
game of base ball today, 6 to g. The
game was novelty to the Swedes and
"A big crowd was present.
In the military riding competitions
the American officers are doing bet
ter than expected. They were handi-
capped by the long hike as their
horses had to endure a fortnight on
the ship, but in spite of this. they are
hopeful, though not confident Of
winning.
Individual scores In the four events
Of the military competition at the
close of today's jumping were
Meyers, France; and Rockow, Ger
many. completed first with 1888;
Lieutenant John c. Montgomery, Of
the Seventh cavalry, u. S. A., Sulliow
and Schfaubey, Germany, coupled,
second with 39.40; Casparson Swede,
third with 39.29; Henry Lutchow, Ger
many, fourth with 1927; Lieutenant
Ben Lear 18th cavalry, fifth with
29.07, and Lieutenant T.. F. Graham,
18th cavalry, sixth with 39.02. Cap
tain Guy V. Henry, 18th cavalry, Is
tenth with 1859, among the seventeen
competitors.
The fifth and last event in the mile
competition. theh prize riding, is to be
decided tomorrow. or the twenty nine
officers who started in the competi-
tion only seventeen are left in.
In the prize riding the forms Of both
riders and horses are large factors.
Prince Frederick Chales Of Prus-
STA, and the Grand Duke Pavlovitch of
Russia, were the most conspicuous
performers at the jumps today.
The points for the individual jump
ing contests, in which no Americans
competed, ran as follows:
Carrion, France, and Won Grocher,
Germany, 1876 each; Deblommaert, Of
Belgium, 1856. On the jump off, Car
ion, was declared the winner
The total scores for swimming and
diving as officially announced are:
Germany 22; Sweden II; Australia
IA; Great Britain 12; United States 8;
Canada 6; Austria !.
Most of the German and Swedish
points were scored in diving in which
Australia was not represented. Thus
Australia is easily the first swimming
nation.