1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

that of any of his opponents, his long, powerful strokes and elegant recovery beinggreatly admired.Heat 4. 7. p. m.RUSSIAHUNGARYM. Kusik K. LeviczkyD. L.Kusik gave an example of beautiful rowing and got a length’s lead at the verystart, his opponent seeming unable to use his slide properly. At 500 met. the Russianled by a couple of lengths, which had increased to three at the finish. Time 7.45.Heat 1. 12.30 p. m.BELGIUMPolydor VeirmanSemi-Finals.Friday, 19, July.RUSSIAM. KusikL. D.Both oarsmen were very high class, Veirman being a trained, powerful rower,while the Russian has a beautiful style and great energy.The two men kept very close together, rowing from 26-28, and there wasnothing to choose between them when half the course had been covered. Veirman’slong powerful strokes and good finish, gave him a speed, however, which theRussian was able to follow only with very great exertion, although he succeededin keeping up with his opponent. At the bath-house the result was still uncertainand, going under the bridge, Veirman, was only half a length in front. All Kusik’sefforts in the finish were of no avail, however, against the Belgian’s greater physicalresources, which, at this point, were of great service to the winner, who camein about I’/~ length in front of the Russian. Time 7.41.Heat 2. 1 p. m.CANADAGREAT BRITAINE. B. ButlerW. D. KinnearL.D.This was the most exciting of all the single sculls heats. After the start, whenthe Canadian rowed a somewhat quicker stroke than his opponent, the two men kepttogether all the way to the bath-house when both began to spurt, Kinnear in orderto get away from his rival, and the latter, who had the outside curve, so as notto be distanced and thus lose the advantage given by his position at DjurgårdBridge. The result was that both men, rowing at a great rate, passed underthe bridge simultaneously, but Kinnear’s greater physical power did him yeoman’sservice in the finish and he won by about a length. Time 7.37.Final.Friday, 19, July.5 p. m.GREAT BRITAINBELGIUMW. D. Kinnear Polydore VeirmanL. D.675