Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29
MT. WILSON RUN
ATTRACTS MANY
CONTEST FOR FOX TROPHY
OCCURS TODAY
ELEVEN WELL TRAINED ATH-
LETES ARE ENTERED
First Man Will Be Sent Away from
Sierra Madre at O'Clock.
Conditions Are
Hard

Eleven finely trained athletes will toe
the mark at the foot of the trail this
morning to contest for the Fox gold
medal in the Mt. Wilson run, and one
of the most unusual and at the same
time noteworthy athletic events in the
history of Southern California will be
launched For months Charlie Fox,
son of Richard *. Fox, the donor OF
the trophy, has been working IN TINS
section to get everything ready for
the big event and the result Oh MS
labor has been highly gratifying.
AS a test of endurance the Mt. Will
son climb is without doubt a paragon.
The steep grade, the many narrow
places along the route and above all
the weather conditions which will un-
doubtedly prevail make it trial which
only the most hardy can hope to go
through and the faint-hearted ana
under trained cannot expect to be even
Whereabouts at the finish.
Most of those who will compete
were the guests of Charlie Fox at
Sierra Madre last night, and they will
all be on hand this morning when the
starting gun is fired at Z o'clock. After
the first man is sent away the others
will be given the word to start at in
terVals Of five minutes to the man,
until the last has been rushed out of
sight.
The start will be made at the foot
of the Sierra Madre trail and from
there to the top no breaks of any kind
are anticipated. Arriving at the sum-
nit the runner is allowed a rest of
thirty minutes before the downward
journey is begun, and when he reaches
the foot of the trail the trip is COM
pleted. 1t is purely a contest against
time, as no two runners are sent away
from the starting point together.
Among the contestants are many
noted mountain climbers and long dis
tnace runners. Eugene Estoppey the
hope of the local contingent, has been
in training for the event for a long
time, and he is sure to be a bidder for
the highest honors. The Olympic club
of San Francisco is represented by
Ed Norman and II. c. Bowden, and
Paul Reinwald, noted Alpine travel
er. will wear the colors of his native
Austria.
Wright Vegetarian
Joseph King will do his best for the
Irish American club of Frisco and j.
c. Wright will endeavor to expound
on the virtues of a vegetarian diet
by trying his best to win the big race.
Glen Morrisey of Alhambra is looked
upon as a contender and Ed Hanlon,
the Pasadena Y. M. c. A. representa-
tive is well VerSed in the art or COW
ering ground over a mountain trail.
A. w. Patterson, Otto Carque and
Charlie Ziritt are dark horses, but any
one of them has chance to get away
with the rich prize.
Officials chosen for the event are
as follows: Timers, e. l.. Sarre and
William Gottlieb at foot of trail, Les
Henry and Fred Ross at top, and A.
A. Lee starter.
In all probability the first man will
complete the journey to the top some
where around 10 o'clock, and a big
bunch of enthusiasts promise to be on
hand at Sierra Madre to greet the sue
cessful one. The 6:05 o'clock car over
the Pacific Electric will carry a large
delegation of local sports to the noun
tain town this morning and the ath-
letes will be well received on the COM
pletion of the nerve -wracking run to
the top of Mt. Wilson.