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The Equestrian Games
Stockholm of the XVIth Olympiad Stockholm
June 10th to 17th.
by 25 votes to 10 from Paris. by 8 from
Complete results in French text of edition Rio de Janeiro and respectively by two
from Los Angeles and Berlin.
We think it unnecessary to refer at
length over the reason why the Equestrian 29 Nations entered
Games of the XVIth Olympiad had to be
held elsewhere than in. Melbourne! The Mexico having announced a general with-
famous Australian law on the “quarantaine” drawal, 29 nations entered for the following
against the importation of foreign horses events:
has been the cause of so much talk that GRAND PRIX OLYMPIQUE DE DRES-
it is unnecessary to allude to it again. SAGE - THREE DAY EVENT COMPE-
At the Athens Session in 1954, the Inter- TITION
national Olympic Committee granted to
the City of Stockholm, the staging and the GRAND PRIX FOR OLYMPIC,
organizing of these Games, seeing that JUMPING COMPETITION
this irreducible law was unacceptable. At These nations were : Germany - Argentine -
the polling, Stockholm was elected and won Australia - Austria - Belgium - Brazil -
43Bulgaria - Cambodia - Canada - Denmark - State visit to the Swedish court, came as
Egypt - Spain - United States - Finland - a special proof of the interest the Queen
France - Great Britain - Holland - Hungary - shows towards all equestrian sports and to
Ireland - Italy - Japan - Norway - Portugal - Olympism in general. Several high perso-
Rumania - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - nalities were seated in the Royal Enclosure
U.S.S.R. - Venezuela. before the arrival of the King of Sweden.
162 riders took part in the Games with Among them were H. R. H. Prince Bertil,
262 horses. Let us recall the fact that President of the Organizing Committee,
Equestrian Sports appeared for the first the young Prince Charles-Gustav Heir-
time on the Olympic Programme of the Apparent to the Throne of Sweden. Prince
Vth Olympiad, the Games of which were Bernhard of the Netherlands, and the
staged in this very City of Stockholm. Princesses of Sweden and the Netherlands.
The show jumping contests have just taken Let us recall the fact that Queen Juliana’s
place in the same Stadium where they were husband, Prince Bernhard is the President
held in 1912. of the International Equestrian Federation.
Two Olympic Villages were set up in the The official personalities of the Organizing
vicinity of the Stadium. The first one was Committee were present as well as the
housed in the buildings of the Military members of the International Olympic
Academy of Karlsberg, built at the beginning Committee, they were awaiting on top of
of the seventeenth century and modernized the Olympic Tribune the arrival, in an
in recent years. The second was accom- open carriage of H. M. King Gustav-Adolf
modated in the Swedish Naval College in the and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth of England.
historical Castle of Näsby. They were preceded by a squadron of
Royal Horse Guards followed by a second
Technical Programme open carriage in which rode Her Maiesty
Queen Louise of Sweden accompanied by
For the complete run the programme was H. R. H. the Duke of Edinburgh.
drawn as follows : It was the first time that at an Olympic
Dressage (June 11th & 12th). Cross-country Ceremony, the horses were in the limelight
(June 13th) Jumping (June 14th). parading on the lawn of the Stadium.
Cross-country was contested over 34 km. 29 nations marched past during one hour
850 in five distinct but consecutive parts : and a half preceded by a contingent of
7 Km 200 (on roads and paths). 3 Km. 600 Swedish students on horseback. Three
steeple-chase. 14 Km. 400 on roads and military bands and a male choir composed
paths. 7 Km. 650 of cross-country and of 250 singers took part in this Ceremony
2000 m. of flat racing. All the events were when the new Olympic Hymn was performed.
submitted to a very strict official timing. The Olympic Flame was lit in Olympia
The conditions of entries gave the right according to the traditional rites under
to each nation to enter three competitors the auspices of the Greek Olympic Committee.
and two horses for each rider, only one of The Flame was conveyed by air from
these horses could be ridden during the Athens to Copenhagen then on to Malmö.
contest. A scoring by team consisting From there to Stockholm, a distance of
in the total point scores obtained by three 1000 km, it was transported by relays of
riders — was officially recognized. 100 horsemen. The second part of the
The Jumping competition was contested transport took five days. A Swedish rider
in two identical rounds, one in the morning Hans Wikne on « Spahi » had the honour
and one in the afternoon, and consisted of being chosen as the last man carrying
of 16 hinderances of which one was a water the Flame to the Stadium, right up to the
jump, one a double and one a triple bar vessel set on the side of the lawn where he
obstacle. In case of a tie between individual lighted the sacred Fire. Two athletes,
competitors or between teams, the rules a young girl and a young man carried the
made provision for enlarging or heighten- Flame for its last lap to the summit of the
ing six of the jumps. two sided towers covered with ivy. Thus
The Stadium which in 1912 could take these three Flames were kept burning
about 21,000 spectators was enlarged to through out the Games to the glory of
hold 25,000. It is in this old-fashioned Olympism and Peace.
but delightful setting that the Opening The Opening Ceremony was perfect. If
Ceremony took place. it lacked the imposing grandeur created
by the masses and the variety of events
The Opening Ceremony at the Olympic Games, this ceremony
appealed on account of its local colour,
In the old setting of the 1912 Stadium its pure simplicity and its noble dignity.
with its wooden stalls in the shape of a Prince Bertil, in his brief speech delivered
horse-shoe, His Majesty King Gustav-Adolf in three languages (Swedish. French and
of Sweden opened the Equestrian Games English) said:
according to a simple and at the same “The chief aim of the Games is to produce
time impressive ceremonial. The presence sportsmen and citizens who will render
at the Games of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth great services on an International basis to
of England who had just been paying a their respective countries.”
44With simple dignity, King Gustav-Adolf *
declared the Games opened, while the Flame Still concerned with dressage, miss Lis
from Olympia burnt brightly in front of Hartel (Denmark), who came in second at
the lawn, near the dark archway of the Helsinki, achieved a further victory when
Marathon’s door. she won another silver medal in Stockholm.
At 3.20 p. m., after a prayer said by the Brilliant, utterly at ease and carrying
Archbishop of Stockholm, Major Georges herself proudly in the saddle, she stood
de Saint-Cyr, Olympic champion for dressage as an example of courage and determination
in 1952 pronounced the traditional oath. to all the generations present.
The Ceremony came to an end when a Now 35 years old, it is a known fact that
charming display of folklore dancing was Lis, following a serious attack of poliomelyte,
performed by two hundred Swedish dancers took up riding as a form of reeducation.
dressed in national traditional costumes. Four years ago, she walked with the greatest
This gave a perfect touch of colour and the of difficulty, helped by crutches, nowadays,
pageant was fairy-like, recalling all the she can walk without any support whatsoever.
past history of a wonderful nation, a regal and each new step spells a new victory for
performance set to bear testimony to the her. When she received her medal at
perenniality of the Olympic idea. Helsinki, she burst into tears, when she
received her silver medal at Stockholm,
The closing Ceremony she smiled happily. She deserved her medal.
and as a great colleague of us said if the
The Olympic Flame died out while the judges let their hearts speak when alloting
last rays of the setting sun shone behind her her score, who could blame them?
the stands. The final events of the after- Let us give Lis the credit she deserve and the
noon had taken longer than was anticipated judges theirs.
on the programme. *
The Closing Ceremony took place according The German competitor Hans Günther
to the Olympic Protocol in the presence of Winkler is not an ex-pro as some people
King Gustav-Adolf of Sweden. President say. His own federation did not therefore
Brundage proclaimed the closing of the require to reinstate him as an amateur
Games, and in the presence of Prince Bertil, seeing that he has never been anything
President of the Organizing Committee, else. We can speak with full knowledge
he handed over the official flag of the Inter- of the facts, as we possess the straightforward
national Olympic Committee to Mr. C. A. evidence on the record of this horseman
Anderson, Mayor of the City of Stockholm. who has never been classified as a profes-
The flag will be kept in the Town Hall sional by the International Equestrian
till the Melbourne Games take place. Federation.
The Olympic Hymn filled the Stadium *
with its moving rhythm and inspired music, For the dressage competition the Jury
and the curtain was lowered on the first judging this event consisted of: Baron
act of the Games of the XVIth Olympiad. General de Trannoy (Belgium), General
Berger (Germany), General Colliander (Swe-
Refections on the Equestrian Games den), Colonel Yannes (Chile), and Col.
Fog (Denmark).
of Stockholm *
The 68 year old Dutch rider Alexis The Swedish rider Bolenstern topped the
Pantchoulidzew, Equerry to H. M. Queen list- on the Roll of Honour at the end of the
Juliana was the oldest competitor in these first day’s dressage but failed to be classified
Games. It is true that he only won 586,5 among the first six after the “cracks” came
points at the Grand Prix de Dressage as in. Let us credit Bolenstern on having
compared to the total of 860 realized by the competed in the following Games: Los
winner of this event (the top official score Angeles, (1932), London (1948), Helsinki
allocated by the 5 judges was 1140 pts). (1952) and recently in Stockholm. A very
Born at the end of last century, he kept fine record after all!
his form very well in the saddle in this *
fast moving age. The Ministry of National Defence decided
* to entrust as “a personal favour” the horse
Mrs. Lilian Williams, English horsewoman Illuster to the care of Sgt. Petrus Kaster-
(dressage) was indignant when on the man, winner of the Dressage and Endurance
official programme on sale in the Stadium Tests. It was, however, prudently stipulated
her age was revealed as being 61! We are that it was not a present but a proof of
fully aware that the chief qualities required exceptional favour!
in this test of dressage are endurance and *
painstaking training. These two competitors As the Olympic Rules do not lay down
have now passed the age for more strenuous an age limit. General Lekarsky competed
tests. In our opinion, they deserve a tribute already in the Paris Games (1924) and in
of the greatest respect and unlimited those of Amsterdam (1928). He made a
admiration. come back 28 years later, when he particip-
45ated recently in the Stockholm Games, Should the Dressage be eliminated
imbued with de Coubertin spirit. He did from the Olympic Programme ?
not however achieve a score higher than
369,5 points. Under this title, the great daily Sports
* newspaper L’Equipe expressed severe criti-
As we have already said in one of the cisms on some of the judges chosen to referee
last issues of the Bulletin, nothing can be the events for the “Grand Prix de Dressage.”
changed with regard to appreciation and The majority of these judges were not very
different opinions, each time that classifi- highly commended. As far as we are con-
cation depends on the human element cerned, we maintain that the problem is
for judging, the latter will always be ques- bound to remain unsolved as long as the
tionned. As far as the question of dressage judging is left to the human element, without
in the Equestrian sports is concerned, the the use of chronometer or “fil d’arrivée”.
matter is even more complex. This fact Our Colleague, in his article drew the con-
was particularly noticeable on all accounts, clusion that “Seeing that a good solution
in Stockholm, where the judges showed cannot be found, that it is impossible to eli-
openly a strong leaning towards the German minate blind partiality and that it is impos-
school whose principles stand in opposition sible to establish a compromise with the view
with the ones in force in the French school. of conciliating opposed tendencies in the
It was Fernand Albaret of L’Equipe who principles which rule the different schools,
wrote this when he put forward this theory much the best and simplest way would be to
supported by technical explanations which eliminate the Grand Prix de Dressage of the
are beyond us. Olympic Programme. As it was, the dres-
* sage events spread over in a proportion of
Major Henri Saint-Cyr (Sweden) winner two days over four allocated for the “con-
of the dressage event, is 54 years old and cours complet”; the dressage has taken up
has been riding for 44 years. Stockholm two more days of the Equestrian Programme.
was his 4th Olympic selection. A t t h e This was excessive and one grows tired of
Berlin Games in 1936 he entered for the overdone testing.”
full Three Day Endurance Tests but, as he As we are no experts on the matter. it is
said “since my hair has turned white, I not for us to pass judgement on this question
devote myself ‘to dressage.” as the latter is after all, the concern of the
International Federation which assumes full
responsibilities on the technical control of its
The Financial Result of the Equestrian Games sport. However, we are basing our opinion
on figures which often speak better than men
The Organizing Committee has published and, in order that our readers can judge for
the result of those Games. 135,000 spectators themselves we publish in the French edition
have taken part during eight days to the of this Bulletin the table of marks allocated
events on the Olympic Stadium. To this by the judges to the first seven classified
total one should add 40,000 persons who riders. We wish to join in the general tri-
followed the cross-country competition. The bute paid by the press who met at Stockholm
total gate receipts amounted to 1,600,000 to the great competence and flawless impar-
Crowns, amount of which 25% are going tiality displayed by the first judge operating
to the Administration of the Stadium. in the jury refereeing over the dressage events:
The latter will have to spend about 60,000 Baron de Trannoy. former President of the
Crowns to bring in order the Stadium and F. E. I. and member of the International
the ground. The flowers decoration has Olympic Committee for Belgium. By his
cost 7,000 Crowns. great discrimination and his sound and fair
arbitration, he gave a fine example of true
sportsmanship for which we wish to congra-
FOR TABLE SEE FRENCH TEXT tulate him most heartily.
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Palmarès des Jeux Equestres
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de la XVI Olympiade, Stockholm
10-17 juin 1956
DRESSAGE (DU MILITARY) (57 PARTI- — 10 pts de pénal. :
CIPANTS — 1 ÉLIMINÉ). ROTHE (Allemagne),
Saint-Fort PAILLARD (France),
1. Otto ROTHE (Allemagne) avec Sissi —
THOMPSON (Australie),
98,4 pts de pénalisation.
KIRKEBJERG (Danemark),
2. Major Arthur Lawrence ROOK (Grande-
DE LA SERNA (Argentine),
Bretagne) avec Wild Venture — 101,6
HERBINSON (Canada),
pts.
FREEMAN JACKSON (Irlande),
3. Klaus WAGNER (Allemagne) avec Prin-
Kroumov RACHKOV (Bulgarie),
zess — 102,4 pts.
J. M. MERBILHAA (Argentine),
4. Colonel Francis-William-Charles WEL-
B. J. CRAGO (Australie),
DON (Grande-Bretagne) avec Kilbarry —
J. ELDER (Canada),
103,2 pts.
K. OZCELIK (Turquie),
5. Plt. Roland PERRET (Suisse) avec Erl-
G. GUTIERREZ (Italie),
fried — 105,6 pts.
E. W. CANO (Argentine),
6. Major Kari-Aula-Erkki TOLVANEN (Fin-
H. C. ANDERSON (Danemark),
lande) avec Lariina — 107,6 pts.
J. D. SILVA (Portugal).
— 10,25 pts de pénal. :
CROSS-COUNTRY (DU MILITARY) 34 km.
HILL ( Grande-Bretagne).
850 (56 PARTICIPANTS — 14 ÉLIMINÉS).
— 10,50 pts de pénal. :
1. Sgt. Petrus KASTENMAN (Suède) avec
W. B. MULLINS (Irlande).
Illuster + 69,87 de bonification.
2. August LUETKE WESTHUES (Allema- — 12,25 pts de pénal. :
gne) avec Trux von Kamax + 64,73. R. A. KUISTILA (Finlande).
3. Walter Goodwin STALEY (Etats-Unis) — 13,75 pts de pénal. :
avec Mud Dauber + 47,43. A. L. ROOK (Grande-Bretagne).
4. Guenko Kroumov RACHKOV (Bulgarie)
avec Euphoria + 44,77. — 20 pts de pénal. :
5. Lev BAKLYCHKINE (U. R. S. S.) avec KASTENMAN (Suède),
Guimnast + 42,45. LUETKE WESTHUES (Allemagne),
6. William Brendan MULLINS (Irlande) CHELENKOV (U. R. S. S.),
avec Charteville + 31,02. RAKLYCHKINE (U. R. S. S.),
S. KŒCHLIN (Suisse),
J. RUMBLE (Canada),
SAUT (PARCOURS DE CHASSE) (37 PAR-
A. CAPUZZO (Italie),
TICIPANTS — 2 ÉLIMINÉS). G. MOLINARI (Italie),
Sans pénalisation : F. W. C. WELDON (Grande-Bretagne),
Klaus WAGNER (Allemagne). etc.
11CLASSEMENT FINAL DU CONCOURS Classement par équipes
COMPLET 1. SUEDE, 2475 pts (H. Saint-Cyr, G. Pers-
1. Sgt. Petrus KASTENMAN (Suède) sur son, G. Boltenstern)
Illuster, 66,53 pts. 2. ALLEMAGNE, 2346 pts (L. Lisenhoff,
H. Weygand, A. Küppers)
2. August LUETKE-WESTHUES (Alle-
3. SUISSE, 2346 pts (G. Trachsel, H. Cham-
magne) sur Trux von Kamax, 84,87 pts. martin, G. Fischer)
3. Colonel Francis-William-Charles WEL- 4. U. R. S. S., 2170 pts (S. Filatov, A. Vto-
DON (Grande-Bretagne) sur Kilbarry, rov, N. Sitko)
85,48 pts. 5. DANEMARK, 2167 pts (L. Hartel, H.
4. Lev BAKLYCHKINE (U. R. S. S.) sur Zobel, I. Lemvigh-Muller)
Gymnast, 96,65 pts. 6. FRANCE, 2016 pts (A. R. Jousseaume,
5. Guenko Krumov RACHKOV (Bulgarie) J. A. Brau, J. Salmon).
sur Euphoria, 111,23 pts.
6. Major Arthur Lawrence ROOK (Grande- GRAND PRIX OLYMPIQUE
Bretagne) sur Wild Venture, 119,64 pts. DE SAUTS D’OBSTACLES (Jumping )
66 participants (dont 21 éliminés)
CLASSEMENT FINAL DU CONCOURS 1. Hans-Günther WINKLER (Allemagne)
COMPLET PAR EQUIPES avec Halla, 4 fautes
2. Raimondo d’INZE0 (Italie) avec Merano,
1. Grande-Bretagne 355,48 pts 8 fautes.
2. Allemagne 475,91 pts 3. Piero d’INZE0 (Italie) avec Uruguay,
3. Canada 562,72 pts 11 fautes
4. Australie 618,48 pts 4. Fritz THIEDEMANN (Allemagne) avec
5. Italie 691,14 pts Meteor, 12 fautes
6. Argentine 724,18 pts. et Wilfrid Harry WHITE (Grande-
Bretagne) avec Nizefela, 12 fautes (ex
aequo)
GRAND PRIX OLYMPIQUE 6. Pierre Jonquères d’ORIOLA (France)
DE DRESSAGE avec Voulette, 15 fautes.
36 participants
Classement par équipes.
1. Major Henri SAINT-CYR (Suède) avec
1. ALLEMAGNE, 40 fautes (H.-G. Winkler,
Juli, 860 pts
F. Tiedemann, A. Luetke Westhues)
2. Mlle Lis HARTEL (Danemark) avec Ju-
2. ITALIE, 66 fautes (R. D’Inzeo, P. d’In-
bilee, 850 pts zeo, S. Oppes)
3. Mlle Liselotte LINSENHOFF (Allemagne) 3. GRANDE-BRETAGNE, 69 fautes (W. R.
avec Adular, 832 pts White, P. R. Smythe, P. D. Rebeson)
4. Gehnäll PERSSON (Suède) avec Knaust, 4. ARGENTINE, 99½ fautes (C. Delia, P. O.
821 pts Mayarga, N. M. Dasso)
5. Colonel André-René JOSSEAUME (Fran- 5. ETATS-UNIS, 104,25 fautes (W. C.
ce) avec Harpagon, 814 pts Steinkraus, F. D. Chapot, H. Wiley)
6. Sgt. Gottfried TRACHSEL (Suisse) avec 6. ESPAGNE, 117, 25 fautes (Q. C. Lopez,
Kursus, 807 pts. F. Goyoaga, C. C. Figueroa).
12CAVALIERS
Saint-Cyr (Suède) 160 159 192 177 172 860
Hartel (Danemark) 157 161 166 177 189 850
Linsenhoff (Allemagne) 147 174 160 173 178 832
Persson (Suède) 154 153 190 147 177 821
Jousseaumc (France) 166 150 165 167 166 814
Trachsel (Suisse) 157 155 158 171 166 807
Bortenstern (Suède) 149 158 173 155 159 794
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