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Show ATHLETJG EVENTS I FOR liffl 1 1 Part of Programme Js An- ': nounced by the English i;j v Games Committee. XD STADIUM EVENTS FOR EARLY SPRING Ejf English- Trials for Represcnla- m tire Teams Will JBe Held Iff in June.. . P Ijfj; Tribune Special Sporting Service. I ,J YORK, Feb. 1. The first, draft i V programme of the British Olympic ; IjV panics has been issued, and though the opening is yet far away only a few of Ffjjjr.' JiiiJior fixtures romuiu to be ar- "mi ranged. The original idea was to have Hmj football and other games decided in- the spring of this year, but insupcra- M. .Lie obstacles arose, and it is now off i- rt'jj? ciallj' announced irhat so far at any sAf rate as the stadium events nio con- TL corned there will not be an' compcli- '3 tious during the spring- It is unofl'i- cially stated that King Edward will ill open the gamce. : r . 'fhc opening of the' track and field f events in the stadiuni has been set for ? July IS, but it is just pdssiblc it may H ret a shift to a couple of days earlier. L jv So for as the dates sre litfed they are ''u as follows: t Golf .Tnne 1, 2 and 3. f" Polo During the weeking ending! .Tune 20, with finals on a later date" at 1 J Hurlingbam. i i Athletics July IS, in the stadium, r .Shooting July 8, 9 and 10. at Bis- ;! ley, L 'Uowing July 2S. at Henley. . 'Yachting Jul v. 27, 28 and -29. at i& Byclc. II Association football, hockey and la- ! V crosse October, r Ij Minor Pastimes. In The dates'' for lawn tenniy. racquets i h aud 'other "minor pastimes will Toe an- jL nounced goon. Tlie speed skating con- )g tests have been abandoned, but there l' will be a competition of figure skating at Priuca's in October. Previous to ! ur - the big meet in the stadium the track lit ' will bo used by the different clubs for 'If. their various sports. Early in Mn3' the Finchley Harriers will hold a big onr- s3i'?! nival in whicli the different branches LtfmW f athletics will be liberallv carcrcd to, j. t . and the Polytechnic Harriers have anil an-il s nounced two meets, one for ."luur; S and 1 C the other for Jul' 11, the Matter the El jf Saturday prior to the opening of the Li; r Olympic programme. rJ jl Aftat presf nt arranged, it is proposed JiH 7 that on June S the programme shall in-.H in-.H elude LOO and SSO-yard open handicaps, p h two-mdo walking handicap, three-mile , scratch, '110-yard scratch, half-milo cy-?tA cy-?tA $ t cle and mile handicaps, and fivc-milo TA V ' cycle scratch, swimming, fancy diving Sii'f :njd water polo, the daj to wind up ! ?.! ! with a gymnnstic exhibition and drill, fcx-i- The polytechnics will occupy tho July rl3 " atc 'n 51 (ua ,nck with Lc Stade taS'" "Prancaisc. and the regular list of ! .mMv events will "be supplemented by a series u-mW nancucap contests open to an. 1 Iror the match events will bo 100 and if mi 440 yards, one and tliren-milc runs, 120- llij" yard hurdles, high and broad jumps, glj'. The haudioaj)s will be 320 and SSO-yard .m! runs, 120-yard hurdles, three-mile" run III and two-mile walking race; cycling, one- Jjl'; (pjnrtcr mile and one mile opens, half- lWi ' mile and five-mile handicaj), and open Jil;.; handicap swimming race for women, a L'SJ team swimming jacu and a water polo R TL ' tourney for teams in the South of Lng- Wt . laud. 1 ' . ' h ' Maratliou Trial. vM ' There will bo a boxing contest at 130 tip1, pounds, Another meet is thought of E ' for September as well as a London to El!. Brighton valk. 11 ' An idea of the importance of the ijlv. polytechnics in the- Olympiad can bo fji'j- gathered from the fact that they have j?ttl been asked by tho Amateur Athletic. $1 association to arrange for the Marathon .??' trial, Ou April 25 next tho club has 1 laid the plans for a twenty-mile race : :j and the request came from ilic govcru- : t . ing body that this constitute the Mara- V r. thon trial. Of courso the polytechnic ft were glad tb give consent. This race i . will bo over tho same coivrse practical- I. t&i ly as the real Marathon event, tho Y, fjffi on'.V difference being that the start'will . fft: take place at High street, Eton, iu- '.m stead jof the grounds at Windsor Castle, ;5 and the finish will be at 'Sudbury, jn- ', rSi i Htcad of in vhc stadium at Shouhcrd's t fl , ' Bush. - ' . It ; A suggestion has been mado with re- Wird to altering the route somewhat to- li? vard the finish of the Marathon race, ; 3 -so as to avoid the traffic. Jt is receiving receiv-ing consideration, but whether the route , ' s detenninod upon some time biuce will ', : be deviated from in the least will depend de-pend upon where Jthe entrance to the ; - 'J stadium for the ruuners is to be. ft - is arranged thatf J. Andrews of the Polytechnic Harriers ia to measuro tire ' course. A novelty will be introduced r k iT, m marking the course. At every mile f - y there will be a metal tablet showing , i: how far the runners have" vet to go. "f j; - This linturally will be a gre'at help to f;!' tho athletes, who will doubtless appn.- j-,' 1 ciatc its triift worth, r i ,Thc English trials for the Olympic I T - t6n.m will take place the same time as i; j- ' those in America the first week in 1 l;, ;Vf Jiino at the stadium. Tho swimming : J;; events will be in between the track and :, 'I if- fiela events at the stadium, where a tank 110 yards long has been built for i', that purpose. The rules for faucy m - diving have been published and with f. ' - great .trouble to the British Olympic J! if ' cpimmtlce. 'Each stunt is defined -by Tm Jt 'iut-and the contestant making the :i h'iSt ahd" truest imitation -will score the 4v- highest.'- ' |