The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-20
LONGBOAT WINS MARATHON
INDIAN RUNNER DEFEATS FIELD OF 1I4 AND BREAKS RECORD.

Covered Twenty-fve Miles in Two
 Hours and Twenty-fOur Minutes Fowler of Cambridgeport Second, and Within Previous RecOrd--A1l Leaders Finish in Good Condition Cheered by wellesley College Girls as They Pass.
 Boston, April 19.-Thomas Longboat, the well-known Indian runner of the West End Y. M. c. A., Toronto, Cam ada to-day broke the record for the Boston Athletic associations twenty tiye-mile Marathon road race from Ashland to Boston, and defeated field of if runners after the most closely contested race since the event was in- augurated in 1887.
 Longboat covered the distance in 2 hours A minutes 20 4-5 seconds, this being 5 minutes A 2-5 seconds faster than the previous record, which was established in 1901 by J. J. Caffrey, of Hamilton, Ontario.
 Robert Fowler, of the Cambridgeport Gymnasium association, finished sec- ond, also within the previous record. His time was hours 27 minutes 54 4-5 seconds.
 John J. Hayes, St. Bartholomew club, New York, was third, in hours 30 n1in- utes 38 3-5 seconds.
 Following in order came John W. OiMara, Cambridge; J. J. Lee, Rox- bury; Charles E. Fetch, Toronto; Sid rey H. Hatch, Chicago; J. H. Neary, Natick. Mass, and John Iindquis, Brooklyn, N. T., all finishing in time under two hours and forty minutes.
 All of the leaders finished in good condition, although nearly all showed signs of the terrific strain of the race, and there were several sharp contests for places af the runners came into the last few miles.
 The conditions at the start in Ash land were poor. The air was chilly, and clouds of dust were raised by the runners as they started on their long Journey. Before five miles had been covered, however, g. light rain began to fall which laid the dust, and, striking the faces of the runners, freshened them considerably.
 As Longboat, never faltering in his long, mechanical stride, passed through Commonwealth avenue and Exeter street to the finish line, he was given an ovation by fully 100000 people, who, despite the rain, had waited in the streets fer hours.
 The race was started promptly at noon from Stevens Corner, Ashland, with c. F. Meeks, Of New oYrk, in the lead, Longboat was back in the bunch, with Spring, of New York; closely watching him. For the first five miles the younger and less experienced run ners kept changing the lead but Long, boat and the veterans were always witl.in striking distance.
 As the runners came into South Fra mingham, Lorz, of New York, took the lead, with Frank, Lebarre, Fetch, Carr, Longboat and Spring following in the order named. At Birmingham depot the leaders just crossed the railroad track before long train came by and compelled the others to wait. Fowler and Hayes were among those held up. Between Birmingham and Natick Lee took the lead, and Longboat and Spring passed Carr and Lebarre.
 Passing Wellesley college, each run ner received cheer from the college girls, who had lined up to see them pass.
 After leaving Wellesley the runners were compelled to climb several long hills, but Longboat merely heightened his stride and one by one picked up the men who ilad beer leading him. At Auburndale he wrested the lead from Lee, and, slowly drawing away, broke the tape at the finish, third of mile ahead of the second man, Fow- Ter.
 Fowler ran a well-judged race, but began his spurt too late, He was close ly followed by Hayes throughout the entire race, but the latter could not hold the pace which Fowler set in the last five miles.
 Six minutes after the third man, the other runners began to come in to the