dards, an unusually large number of spectators, possibly several tens of thousands. An annexe of the Bleriot aviation factories had been con verted into a boat storage area, where each team had at its disposal an entire bay in which to house its boats, and each country its changing room with a massage table, bench and locker. Showers had been installed at the en trance to the changing rooms. Eliminators and semifinals For the first two days, except for the 2 +, where there was only one heat and one crew eliminated, the first two in each heat qualified either for finals or, in the case of 4- and 8 +, for the semifinals. 4 + : 11 entered El: 1. SWE 2. POL 3. FRA 4. ESP First appearance of a Swedish crew, which was nothing if not brilliant. Eli: 1. ITA 2. HUN 3. BEL 4. TCH EIII: 1. DEN 2. SUI 3. NED 1/2 FI: 1. DEN 2. SUI 3. POL 1/2 FII: 1. HUN 2. ITA 3. SWE The Swedes seemed unable to cope with the choppy water, and could not repeat their performance of the eliminator. 2-: 7 entered - 6 started El: 1. FRA 2. DEN 3. BEL Eli: 1. ITA 2. NED 3. POL lx: 9 entered - 7 started El: 1. ITA 2. DEN 3. TCH 4. ESP Eli: 1. SUI 2. FRA 3. BEL 2 + : 5 entered EL 1. FRA 2. BEL 3. SUI 4. ITA 5. POL 4-: 6 entered El: 1. SUI 2. FRA 3. ITA The Italians, holders of this title during the last few years, came to grief, having steered extremely badly. Eli: 1. NED 2. POL 3. BEL 2x: 6 entered El: 1. HUN 2. SUI 3. BEL Eli: 1. ITA 2. FRA 3. YUG 8 +: 10 entered El: 1. DEN and HUN (dead heat) 3. BEL 4. NED The first dead heat in FISA’s history, it being impossible to separate the two crews. It was a magnificent battle, with no more than a quarter of a length separating the first three crews throughout the race. Belgium and Hol land having been obstructed, the jury decided to allow them to take part in the semifinal. Eli: 1. ITA 2. FRA 3. YUG EIII: 1. POL 2. TCH 3. SUI 1/2 FI: 1. FRA 2. DEN 3. POL 4. BEL 1/2 FII: 1. ITA 2. HUN 3. NED 4. TCH August 9th—13th 1932 — Los Angeles Games of the Xth Olympiad A rowing course had been constructed at Long Beach, a district of 150,000 inhabitants, lying between the Pacific ocean and the heart of the Californian capital. Wide, palm-fringed avenues, white single-storey houses, inter spersed with a few sky-scrapers, superb beaches, a vast scattering of oil-wells, and a bright blue sky. All along one side of the rowing course, a railway track had been built to allow the spectators to be transported to the vari ous points of the course. At the request of the organising committee, the FISA council, in close collaboration with Jos. Vallaster, an architect from Lucerne, had worked out detailed plans for the technical installations of the course. Gaston Muellegg, the secretary-treasurer of FISA, supervised the technical organisation. Along with the other FISA members present in Los Angeles, includ ing the vice-president, Count Louis de Sambuy and the former secretary-treasurer, Mario Rossi, he was respon sible for the regatta administration and the selection of the jury. Part 2 73 The finals 4 +: 1. ITA 2. DEN 3. SUI 4. HUN A clear win, in spite of Denmark’s excellent recovery, af ter having caught a crab. 2-: 1. NED 2. ITA 3. FRA - DEN (Not rowed out) A close contest, in a time that was 12 seconds faster than the best time achieved in the eliminators. The stroke, Jonkheer Roell, a 23 year old medical student, was to be killed in a motorcycle accident in 1934. lx: 1. SUI 2. ITA 3. FRA 4. DEN Edouard Candeveau, from Geneva, emerged victorious from a hard-fought battle over the last hundred metres with the Italian, Enrico Mariani. 2 + : 1. FRA 2. ITA 3. SUI 4. BEL An easy win for the French pair from Lyons Rowing Club. 4-: 1. SUI 2. POL 3. NED 4. FRA A gold medal for the crew from Bienne. 2x: 1. SUI 2. HUN 3. ITA 4. FRA Hottinger and von Bidder retained their tide. 8 + : 1. FRA 2. ITA 3. HUN 4. DEN A fierce battie. All the crews were exhausted at the end of it. The final dinner and presentation of prizes took place in the Angkor bungalow at the Colonial Exhibition. The fol lowing day a visit to the Champagne region was or ganised to please the hedonists, i.e., all the oarsmen.
