At the halfway post, Fallace was still in the lead but showed signs of "strain, his breathing being. Taboured. Fifty. yards behind bim Seaborn maintained second position feithout undue difficulty. A Further ity yards back Tsai was walking tosily, Keeping his position in velar energy. About 200 yards be; the leer apd reserving him the winning Chinese team came along, still well bunched and with themselves well in hand, Unusual Finish At, the Canidrome a crowd out "8,000 spectators were anviously awaiting the arrival of the Winners. A-few seconds after 10.30, Tsai, walling—strongly, swept through the Avenue da Toi Albert gate, and across, to the finish out of the grandst him, Avaino and Manetti came in Only-a couple of minutes behind the ate together. When they were only twenty yards from the finishing Tine and walking shoulder to should thely eagerness "and. excitement for the better of them and thes f oth speeded into a sprint.
Judges made a vain attempt, to] of turn according to the rales, nut these only resulted in the con petters "stumbling, {pel them-elves up for a fast sprint to. the Tine. "tu this Manetti Won by inches, collapsing in Cant. LIG. Reed farms, The finish judges immediate disqualified both competitors and Seaborn, who arrived a few seconds later, wag given second. position.
There Was an immediate apr from the supporters of the Ttalian und French competitors, as the dis qualification "of Avavino automat cally placed a team prize out the reach of his te The Argument was emrvied on for some time and eventually was ad-) tourned to the judges' room, After: fa. vole had been taken, it was nounced that Manetti and Avarino, although they had broken the most important rule of a walking competition, were reinstated and given econ ud third positions, putting Seaborn into fourth place.
Under the rules of This eompetition a competitor could only be disqualified when he had been warned twice before for an infra: tion of the walking rule. As neither of these men had been warned on the route it was decided to overlook their sprinting finish and award them their places, When team standings had beer calculated the final results were an: nounced as follow: First, China, 82; second, France, 53; third, England, 66; fourth, Italy, 73.
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