The San Francisco call., 1906-10-08
How the Runners Finished

The second annual open race of the
Dipsea Indians from Mill Valley to
i willow Camp yesterday was the great
est cross-country- event ever held in the
4 united States. The finish was so close
that 1t was impossible to tell the win
/ ner until the tape was reached. ]. G..
i Hassard. the winner, of lastsyear, came
pack and won again, but the reduc-
tion of his handicap gave him a much
harder contest.
Hassard won the handicap from John
Little of the California School of
Mechanical Arts by three seconds. If
Little had not been all in when he
struck the sandy beach and dropped
Tor few seconds, thinking that he
mad reached the finishing line, he un-
| doubtedly would have carried off the
prize. Little and Julian Wagnet were
leading to the sand, and as they
reached tidewater they dropped from
exhaustion. Those who were patrolling
that part of the course shouted to them
TO get on their feet and go down the
peach to the finishing line. Little man
aged 10 get up and go on, but he was
In dazed condition and hardly knew
"here ne was running. Wagnet made
| Two or three attempts TO resume the
race, but kept falling and the last
time went out and was never able to
cross the line, having to be carried
10 the tent, where he came around
later.
HAssARD's STRONG FINISH.
Hassard in the meantime had come
up on the leader, and having plenty
OF speed left was able to nose out Little
! for the honors. He was in snlen6id
condition and finished almost as strong
as ne DID last year. In fact he did not
snow any signs of distress His time
was the best that has ever been made
over the course, for he covered the
seven miles in 40 minutes and So sec
onds.
BY the time that the first tan ner
had crossed the line every one com
menced to wonder what had beeoma
OF the champion. Connolly. He was
discovered, however, coming nm
through the waters edge. He was
making great race and the iudras
were on a sharp lookout, for it was
seen .nat IL would be but matter of
SECONDS whether he would be able to
make the fastest time. He came on al
a splendid pace, but was Just four
seconds short of the actual time made
oy dassard, and had to be coutented
with second time prize.
STRUGGLE OF ATHLETES.
From the time that Hassard CROSSED
the line there was for almost 49,
nours string Of struggling athletes
strung out along the beach and up the
mountain side to the very ridge. Nine
ishing line. 'tAo III
one thing was shown in yestardav,z
contest, and that was that consistar+
training WILL win out. Those who sar-
tered from the Century AthIetic cII1h
nave been for over thirty davs eoirs
out three nights a week training for
the event. Counting the showing 49,
1
OF the first ten men. Lick meda 80
next best showing. having two ont of
the first ten oue VI
o. Estrella of Polytechnic r4,gb
Scnooi, VINO finished fourth is an ar
iete to be watched. for he came ovar
tne line FULLY as strong as Hassard
.L, %. "a; wilkins OF Bolinas captured the
prize went to Connolly, and the tbi-S
trophy Tor best time was captured
oy Otto Beddfker, the winner of tbe
cross country run at Tiburon.
Little also will get the cup offerad
for the first high school bow tn f1nish
Beddiker will receive a medal fror,
the Olympic Club for being the 6rst
Oiympian to get across the line n
Mundrell won the Wal Kaf Kai,s c,,n
for being the first member of tbat
club to get in. The Century Cluh will
give Wagnet cup for the game show
ing that he made
CoNEY SPRINGS SURPRISE.
At the barbecue after the race Al
Coney sprung a surprise on the bows
py presenting perpetual cup. 1t will
go to the winner each year to be ha1d
until the succeeding race. It Is An
extra trophy besides the regular cnn
The winner each year will have his
name engraved on the cup with his
| record.
The time made was aNsurprise when
the weather was considered. II was
more than a hot day, and this to
certain extent killed off many who
| would have been near the leaders
| Last year 1t was raining and that kent
the boys cool and they were able to
come through in much better shape.
The following are those who crossad
the line after the first ffteen in the
order named: A. Cortelyou, c. Kuckel.
l. Frederickson, NJ N. Hartman. !
Waters A P. Wagner. H Mcpherson.
A. Garcia, @. Daniels, F. Spencer r.
Holland, B. Won Acker, E. Norman, ].
Wilson, w. A. Boyer. ]. B. King, F.
Kelly, c. w. Gebhardt P. Gruner, F. e.
Thomas w. A. Cox, b. Coddington. w.
Maris, o. MoAllister, S. C. WeIfeld. d.
R. Evans, w. Garvin, j. c. Leon. e.
Smythe (add entry No. 1913, DR.. Boards
ley, r. M. Furlong, f. Ogle, F. Berry.
F. Mcdonald, A. Rattroy, P. O'NeiI. ].
! NJ Blood, W. Il. Black, Sig Cowen J.
Galen. W. j. Waters, n. Grove, f. Cliff.
z. ]. Ochs, A. Fitzgerald c. M Paris.
J. Block. A. J. Walton, E. Phillips, A.
! Brown, B. Moody, w. q. Cox F. NJ
Smith, George Seelig. H. L. Berg, G.
Meagher, T. J. Scaleditti. B. Mobbs, L.
Agezelow, G. Evans. E. CorbeI, H
Meyers, A. Leiser j. R. Kelly, L. j.
Brown, w. ]. Brann, H. Henderson,
T. Lowe, M. Lesser, ]. o. Greenwell L.
4 Stoff, r. Clapp, J. A. Cook, j. Flanni-
gan, w. Mitchell. L. Lazar, S. Jacobs,
@. c. Day, D. w. Mccarthy.
WEALTH OF GENERAL TERRAZAs.
General Luis Terrazas, whose wealth
Is estimated at $500, ,000, 900, celebrated
4 the seventy-ffth anniversary of his
birth at his home in Chihuahua. Mex
leo, recently. Terrazas is said to be
] the largest individual land owner in