A trip to California was a long and expensive journey for many competing nations and there was a significant reduction in the number of competitors, in particular women, who were outnumbered ten to one by the men.

• 对于许多国家来说，远赴加利福尼亚参加比赛太昂贵了，因此参赛人数明显减少，尤其是女选手，她们与男选手的比例是1比10。