Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-06-09
A RELAY FOOr RACE.

Athletes Will Cover the Ground fror
| New Haven to New York.
NEW HAVEN, May 30.-The longest re
lay foot race ever run in America bega
in this city this morning, and will end il
New York tonight. Forty runners vii
take part, and the race will undoubtedl,
be the greatest thing of its kind ever at
tempted in this country.
The honor Of suggesting such an enter
| prise belongs to the Y. M. G. A. of THU
city. Early in January last the race was
first proposed. The scheme met with
the approval of the local runners, and
the other associations betwe n here and
New York were Immediately invited to
participate in the race and cooperate in
arranging for it. All readily consented
and enthusiastically favored the plan
Since then Director Thompson, of the Y.
M. Q. A. gymnasium here, and the
directors of the other associations have
been busy completing their plans and
selecting men for the relays. The ar
engagements were completed weeks ago,
and the success of the undertaking is as
sured.
Seven associations enter men for the
race, and each furnishes its fastest run
ners. Those who will participate are
New Haven, Ansonia, Bridgeport, Nor
walk, Stamford and the Harlem and
Twenty.third street branches OF the Y.
M. G. A. in New York.
About forty crack runners will be en-
tered to bear the message from New Ha-
ven to New York. They will be divided
into relays OF two men each, and two re-
lays OF four runners will be furnished by
ell OF the associations except New Haven.
The latter will be expected to enter more
men than the others, and the men from
that association will probably carry the
relay beyond Bridgeport.
The road to be taken is the usual bicy-
Gle road between here and New York,
and is the shortest and best highway
connecting the cities. 1t il about ninety
miles in length, and follows very closely
the tracks Of the New York. New Haven
q Hartford railroad. 1t passes through
Milford, Bridgeport, Strathford, Fairfield,
Norwalk, Stamford, Greenwich, Darien,
Pertchester and Westchester.
Relay stations have been established
every five miles, each pair of runners
carrying the message that distance. At
ONCiy ototiOu tHIcO ucu Will await Inc
papers, two runners and bicycle rider.
Two men are assigned to each relay, in
order that one may continue If the other
meets with an accident or gives out
The bicycle rider will accompany the
pair to set the pace and guide the road.
The first pair of runners started from
the Y. M. G. A. building in this city
early this morning, carrying the message
and greeting to the Y. M. G. A. in New
York.
1t is expected that the runners will
travel at the rate of nine miles An hour,
and it is hoped that the message will be
delivered in New York in ten hours or
less. Tho New Haven runners will, it is
expected, cover about thirty miles, while
those from the other associations will run
about ten each Prizes will be offered
for the team making the best time record
for any five miles, and every runner tax.
ing part in the race will be presented
with a handsome memento of the occa.
sion.
The race will be under the manage
ment of Directors Thompson, of New
Haven; Tenant, of Ansonia; Cam, of
Bridgeport; Coulsen, of Stamford M.
II. Sheridan, Of Birmingham, and Smith
and McCurdy, of New York, and it is
probable that all of these gentlemen will
JAKE part in the cOntest