The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-09
GREATEST RACE
Of ITS KIND To Be
RUN TOMORROW
EVENING STARS Relay Contest
Will Become an Event OF
Athletic History.
GOVERNOR FORT WILL
START THE BIG CONTEST
Athletes Ought to Reach New.
ark Between 2 and A in
Afternoon.
fcontinued from First Pase.)

CONTINUED from First Pnge.)
will be a lot of athletes in absolutely
perfect condition.
Mr.. Sullivan, in accepting the hon
! orary r~efereeship of the race, did so
| believing that it woul be one or the
[ most remarkable events in the history
of amateur athletics. His own records
fail to show an event of similar I'm
| portance. This is the first A. A. U.
| official relay race of such length to be
run. Heretofore they have been either
indoor events, or on tracks, and for
comparatively short distances. This
race establishes a precedent in amateur
| athletics which promises to be the
! %forerunner Of many similar contests IN
this country. Mr.. Sullivan said that
such q race would be the best test Of
the collective ability of a team TO stand
long distances.
Leave for Sea Girt Tonight.
The teams entered in the race, each
of which will have fifteen men, are as
follows, with the number each member
of each team will bear:
1-Newark Catholic Institute.
2-OraDgc Y. NJ. G. A.
3-I5Iizabeth Y. VI. c. A.
4-St. COlumba's A. c.
5-MOhawk A. G.
S-Nevark Y. NJ. c. A.
S-BelIeyiI1e Catholic Club
Thirty-five of the runners, that Is, 1--WE
men from each team, will leave New
ark on the Pennsylvania at 1923 O'Clock
this evening for Sea Grit. The first
men of the seven teams will remain at
| Sea Girt for the start of the race in
the morning. The second relay of the
seven teams will go to Avon-by-the-
Sea, which is the first relay. The
| others will stretch themselves out along
| the established course at the various
| relay points. At about the same time
| this evening the other relays of the
teams will start for the various relay
points.
VIII Carry Ribbons.
At the start of the race the first man
on each team will be given a differently
colored ribbon. At the relay station he
passes this ribbon to the runner of his
team awaiting him there. And so on,
until the last relay brings the ribbons
into Newark. The ribbon first reaching
THE EVENING STAR office will indi-
cate the winning team of the race.
Along the race the relays have been
placed as nearly to five miles apart as
practicable, making fifteen relays in
all.
The relay stations, indicating the
course, are as follows;
1. Sea Girt. Il
2. Avon-by-the-Sea. =
g. Elberon.
A. Memorial Home, near Eatontown,
5. Red Bank.
6. Sign-post north Of Middletown,
7. Church in Matawan.
8. Old bridge midway between Mata-
wan and Old Bridge.
8. Old bridge just north OF Old
Bridge swamp.
10. Bridge just before entering New
Brunswick.
II. r.. f. Williams's letter-box south
west of Metuchen.
IL. Beyond stone arch in meadows
northeast of Metuchen.
13. Colonial Golf Club, Railway.
Ia. Telegraph pole No. 922, southwest
of Linden station.
Is. Soldiers monument north of Eliz-
abeth.
Allow Thirty Minutes for Five Miles.
Residents along the route should be
'S wi WHY StoSCly at WItdl tllnO
the racers will be in their vicinity. As
each man will run only five miles,
previous performances should offer
a suggestion as to the time. The rec
ord for a five-mile run is rs minutes
20 S-6 seconds. So it may be presumed
that each five-mile relay will be run
in at least thirty minutes.
AS the race starts promptly at $40
a. m. the racers should pass through
the following places at approximately
the time given:
Avon-by-the-Sea-7 a. m.
Bradley ~Beach-7:05 a. m,
Ocean Grove-7:10 a. m.
Asbury Park-7:15 a. IN.
Allenhurst-7:20 a. m.
Elberon-7:30 a. m.
Long Branch-7:45 a. m.
Branchport-7:55 a. m.
Eatontown-S:05 a.. m.
Red Bank-S:30 l.. M, or earlier.
Middletown-9 q. m.
Keyport-9:25 a. m.
Matawan-9:35 a. M.
Old Bridge-10:25 a. M.
New Brunswick-11 a. M.
Highland Park-11:1O a. m.
Metuchen-11:40 a.. m.
= Rahway-12:3O, or before.
Liaden-12:45 p. m.
Elizabeth-1:10 to 1:20 D. M.
:. Newark EVENING STAR ofite)-
1870 to 2:30 p. m.
OF course the schedule is dependent
on the weather and may be disturbed
} by untoward incidents. There is a pos
sibility of a delay in the start, but
every precaution has been taken to
prevent such a delay.