New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-18
Start for Home with Many
Trophies Won at the
Olympic Games.
CREWS NOW AFTER MEDALS
United States Finishes Fourth
in the Military Riding
Competition, Sweden
Showing the Way.

officials aboard, sailed from here to-day
for Dover. At that port most of the party
will transfer to the steamer Vaderland,
proceeding 10 New York. A great crowd
gathered at the dock TO bid the visitors
farewell. and there was much waving OF
American flags.
James t. sullivan, United States COM
missioner To- the games, and Evert j..
Wendell. a member Of the Olympic COM
mlttee. will stop over in England for a
time while Professor William NJ. Sloane,
also member Of the olympic committee,
will remain in Stockholm for the present
DELEGATES from seventeen countries met
to-day and appointed committee to COM
pile rules for the international Sports As
ISOLATION. under the auspices of which the
Olympic games hereafter will be held.
The United states, Great Britain, Ger
many, France. Hungary and Sweden are
represented on the committee.
As result of the death of the Portu-
Cuese runner Lazaro tine medical body
has passed a resolution I'm favor Of hold
ing the Marathon run during the cooler
hours Of the day, and also raising tho
question as to whether the race should
retain its ancient form.
The fifth and last event in the military
riding competition saw the United States
team drop from second TO fourth place
-Four teams competed. sweden, Germany
and the United States each represented by
four men and France by three. The Eng
ush and Danish riders abandoned the
competition.
The style and appearance of the horses
ridden by the officers counted largely.
The foreign officers had animals which
we're far more costly than those OF the
Americans. some of whose mounts are
merely picked cavalry mounts. and the
horses rather than the Craftsmanship
turned the scale.
Colonel Frederick S Fotz, who is in
charge OF the American army officers here,
is confident that his men are as GOOD
riders as those of any army, and most OF
the spectators agree with him.
The individual scores in this compet'
ton, after the completion OF the NTH
event to-day, were: Nordlander, Sweden
first with 1873 points; ROckow Germany,
second, with 1912 points; Corion. France
third, with 1875 points. Then come two
Swedish officers and one German, with
fractions over 46 points, and these were
followed by First Lieutenant Ben Lear
18th Cavalry. who was seventh. with 1891
points; First Lieutenant John G. Mont
gomery, eth Cavalry, ninth, with 4SSS
points. CAPTAIN Guy V. Henry, 18th Cav
airy. eleventh. with 45.5 points, and First
Lieutenant z. +. Graham, 18th Cavalry,
thirteenth, with $3.50 points
The American officers embarked on
the Finland. which sailed for Dover to-
night, and thus missed the dinner which
Is being given 10 the military competitors.
The official record OF tho combined
scores in the fve competitions in when
the military officers participated SHOWS
that Sweden was first, with 64o points
France second with 53S points. and Ger
many third, with $50. The United States
took fourth place with OF points,
The Olympic regatta, probably the
largest international rowing gatheing On
record, opened this morning with race
for inrigged fours. with sliding seats and
a coxswain. The results Of the heats
were as follows:
Stockholm beat Christiania by two
lengths. Denmark beat Gothenburg by
lsaxth and a half. Norway beat France
BY FIVE lengths.
The race for eight-oared shells with
coxswaln absorbed most Of the attention
Of the spectators. The heats resulted al
follows:
Germany beat France by length. and
half Time, minutes d seconds. Ger
many led throughout.
Australia beat Sweden easily. Time.
minutes 81 seconds. The race was prac'
dcally procession.
Berlin Rowing Club beat Hungary by
two and one-half lengths. Time, min
utes 81 seconds.
New College, oxford, beat Norway by a
lsngth and a quarter. Time, minutes
ca seconds.
Leandcr crew, Of London, beat Canada
by three fourths Of length. Time,
minutes 22lz seconds
The heats OF the single SOULS demon
sirated the difficulty of the 200 metre
course with its bridges and bends. The
boats frequently bumped.
b. Butler, of Toronto. won the third
heat against Haglund. Of Sweden, in
minutes So seconds. Tho first two heats
we're hascos Kusik, OF Russia, beat
Heinrich, of Austria, In the first, but the
latter protested, and the heat VIII ot
rOyed agsin. In the second heat lncuilS
Australia, beat Stahnke. Of Germany, but
was disqualified for cutting across at
bend and interfering with the German.
In the fourth Kinner, OF England, beat
Hoffman, Of Germany. In 7 minutes n
seconds The Englishman was only pad
ding at the end The fifth was a 70"
over for Mesgaros, Of Hungary. simon
sen, Of Denmark. won the sixth IRON
s0urek, OF Bohemia, who withdrew De-
lore the finish, in minutes 70 SECONDS
Leyicky, Of Hungary, and Veirman' ol
Belgium, rowed over the course.
In the second round for in-rigged fours
sweden beat Norway by one length IN
minutes Ssis seconds. Denmark roweo
over.
10 the preliminary heats for Outraged
ours Finland beat France by two lengths
minutes Is lis seconds. The Norway
Students rowed over. Christiania pea
austria Ueibn,z), in minutes, ID sec
Vhos the latter four Withdrawing I"
neres from the finish. Belgium bea'
oenmsrk by one length In minutes Il
sconds.
eGmany Uudwigshafen), beat Sweder
!. 'so and quarter lengths in min