The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-11
Many Tales of Good Samaritan
Heard by Officials
of Race.

The aftermath of THE EVENING
STARS relay race will remain long
within the memory Of those who gath
cred on the various streets yesterday
afternoon to watch the result Of the
gruelling contest. From every town
and borough between Newark and Sea
Girt. the residents turned u to await
the coming of the seven men who were
each pen on reaching the next relay
point, and it was made evident early
yesterday morning that the entire
southern section of his State was in
terested in the result. The men were
buoyed up by the encouragement given
them by these spectators. At frequent
points women turned out and when the
runners had finished their runs offered
to assist them by kind words and
deeds.
AS the race extended itself through
the confines of Monmouth county,
where the population is mostly far
mers, these soil-makers Joined in help
ing to make the affair a success.
| Everywhere, even In the remote relays,
some one appeared to help the race
| along. 1t would be almost impossible
to repeat here In cold type the many
incidents that happened all the way
along the route. To truly depict the
scenes of yesterdays race properly be-
longs to the novelist. But many side
lights Will show to a certain extent
some of the narrowing trials that oc-
Cured.
The first relays from Sea Girt, TAX
ing in Avon and Elberon. were simply
wind trainers, for the roads were as
level as a billiard table. 1t was after
getting away from the coast that the
men began finding out that five miles
Is not an easy undertaking where there
are others trying to get away from
him. There were many obstacles en-
countered by the competitors, which
added zest to the race, and brought
out the real back boned chaps.
One Runner Stranded.
While making Middletown from Red
Bank by rain one of the members o;
the relay committee encountered young
James Conlon. This chap was asked te
do a double stunt, or run two relays, and
he was told that one of his .clubmates
had failed to make good his promise to
run.
"Il run, said Conlon, with that Irish
6flt tild 4 > ~ Plhil III thO OAe
up. He had made no arrangements te
do any travelling other than to Sea Cir
and then return to Avon. Without
much funds and with only a ticket
back home Conlon boarded a train at
Avon for Middletown. The conductor
refused to accept the ticket and Conlor
never faltered. 81 am one of TIL
EVENING STARS relay runner ant
1T ~ rnfrx 4b.o.-I, ~ Nfidd1afnxun nT
this ticket"
The pompous conductor hemmed an
hawed for a minute, and finally a by
stander took a part in the affair. "Tha
boy will ride, and I will pay for him,
and Conlon rode. Another obstacle
stared him at Middletown. The rela,
point was three miles away from tn
station, but Conlon was lucky. Anothe
member of the committee was on hand
and got a farmer to take the boy oil
top of a box of empty crates to hi
point, and Conlon finished his ten mile
in that way. Other less st~out-hearte
boys would have given up h tasl
when the Middletown farmer told hin
that it was nigh on to four miles from
station to relay point"
John Reilly, of the Bellville, was no
the only man who ran himself into un
consciousness. There was another
Dorando, but his achievement happene'
were there was no populous throng t
admire and to applaud. An Qrang
man reached the seventh relay at Ma
tewan fully 200 yards ahead Of tn
Elizabeth man, who was secon q
that point. After handing his color
to his relay mate he turned to ex
press his opinion when he was seen t
reel and the next instant he was un
conscious. The Rev Father O'Don
nell, of st. Joseph's nc. Church, Mat
tewan, before which the seventh rela,
started, saw the plueky Orange man
condition, and. running into hi
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