That competition turned into a personal race between Curtis and Grantley Goulding from Great Britain after Frantz Reichel and William Welles Hoyt withdrew.
Soutěž se změnila na osobní souboj mezi Curtisem a Grantley Gouldingem z Velké Británie poté, co odstoupil Frantz Reichel (Francie) a William Welles Hoyt (USA).