1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

No. Krushel U S. A.PerssonSwedenMalmSwedenEkströmSwedenhrs.min.The time separating the second man and the twelfth has not increased,but remains at 19 minutes, and it is clear that the competitorsare doing all they know, for, from this station to the finish, thereremain little more than 50 kilometres (30 miles).Then the riders reach the last control station, that at Järfva, 5—6kilometres (a little more than 3 miles) from the finish and 315 kilometres(195 miles) from the start. Here the competitors are alreadyin the order (in point of time) in which they will pass the post, withthe exception of Brown, Raita, Lönn (the latter of whom is now amongthe leaders) and Loftes. Lönn has found a place in consequence ofKrushel’s (U. S. A.) falling back, the new man drawing up andoccupying tenth place. It will be seen that the time interval betweenthe second man and the twelfth has increased to 23 minutes, whilethe difference between the first and second man has fallen to 9 minutesinstead of the 13—15 minutes it was a long time before.This final difference between the two remained almost unaltered tothe close.Time-order at Järfua:No.LewisGrubbSchutteMeredithRaitaBrownFriborgMalmPerssonLoftesLönnEkströmSouth AfricaEnglandU. S. A.EnglandFinlandCanadaSwedenSwedenSwedenU. S. A.)SwedenSwedenhrs. min. secs.The general protocol, studied in connection with the reports givenby the various control-stations, makes a most interesting study, and,consequently, before placing the protocol in question before the reader,some additional comparisons will be made that may be found worthyof his attention. One of them gives the time taken for the secondhalf of the journey, i. e., from Köping to the Stadium; the secondis the time required from Enköping to the Stadium. The twodistances are, respectively, 155 and 89 kilometres (ca. 95 and 55miles). It can be seen by both the times given, that Lewis is comingback more and more to the rest of the field. The first distance iscovered by 5 men in better time than the leader’s, and, as regardsthat part of the course between Enköping and the Stadium, no lessthan 9 of the best twelve had better time than the first man.442