1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

Lieutenant Stranne, and, in a still higher degree, a French representative,Comte de Mas Latrie, were more aggressive and lively in their work,yet without being wanting in watchfulness and in attention to thecarriage of their weapon. After the first assaults, these 4 competitorsbecame the favourites, a choice which was confirmed by the result ofthe competition, when Lieutenant Grönhagen (Sweden) was placed firstwith 24 victories, the Comte de Mas Latrie, second with 23, LieutenantStranne (Sweden) third with 21, and Captain Patton (U. S. A.), fourthwith 2o. Lieutenants Lilliehöök and Lewenhaupt also made a goodshow against their opponents, and displayed great skill, the same beingthe case with the second French representative, Lieutenant C. Brulé.The result can be seen from the protocol on pages 652—653.Riding.The start for the cross-country ride, the length of which was 5,000metres, was in the neighbourhood of Barkarby (north of Stockholm),from which point the course lay over country of varying character,south of the main road to Stockholm, past Hjulsta and Spånga Church,east of which a bridge had to be crossed close to the winning post.The obstacles (17 in number) were of varying character: Swedishandother fences, and ditches of different kinds. A very interestingobstacle was that consisting of two fences in close vicinity to each other,on the way down a pretty steep hill, after passing through a thinlytimbered wood.In general, most of the competitors rode the course excellently,and as 13 of the 27 competitors covered the course without any fault,and without any touch on clearing the obstacles, the time taken hadto decide the placing of these 13 riders.In this event, the first four places fell to Swedes, viz., LieutenantsGrönhagen, Mannström, G. de Laval and Lilliehöök, in the order given.It proved that those competitors who rode horses which had beenprovided for them by the Committee from the number at its disposal,attained results which were as good as those obtained by competitorsriding their own horses. The report of the judges was as follows.Deduction of points for coursesectionNo.TimeName Nation taken:min. sec.Jölver DenmarkLaybournde Mas Latrie FranceGodfree Great BritainGrönhagen SwedenClilverd Great BritainAlmkvist RussiaMannström SwedenE. de LavalP. de LavalBrulé FranceLilliehöök Swedenflt.flt.654