New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-27
| CROWLEY THE WINNER
FIRST IN BIG MARATHON.
Great Field Starts an Race Held at
YOnkers.

letic Club on his heaving breast John p Crowley.
sturdy lfmbed Irshman, game TO the core ana
OF marvellous endurance staggered across the
finish line on the Empire city racetrack yesterday
afternoon the winner OF the Yonkers Marathon
run over distance Of twenty-five and hat
miles from a field Of the greatest distance racers
I'm this country. Fully sixty thousand Wildly en-
tbusfsstc- followers of athletes cheered the hthe
ur,bed winner and ten thousand more were at
the track TO lend encouragement in the final stages
Of the long gruelling Journey Crowieys urne was
hours and minutes just a little more thah tAa'
made by Dorando against Hayes IN manson
c,,,rs Garden under altogether different circunl-
stances.
Sammy Mefor Of the Mercury Athletic Gun, q
former Boston Marathon winner the holder OF 'ne
record for the Hamilton Canada) Marathon ooui
and a veteran at the game. was second 10 tle ~"
hero and champion at distance running He was
LIf ,,,Ie behind Crowley. Following him came
Robert Fowler. Of Cambridge. Mass ar'o'"7
veteran long distance runner toWle' app -.
m the track before Mellor, but he LOST grounu ai
the first round .,a
The fourth man vas Lewis TeTanina' OF ''
Carlisle Indian School fuilbiooded ino'an' ~ ~
uas ninth in the Olympic Marathon race ana no"
been picked by many to win yesterday sleA'
test After him came Edward Ryder OIL VI.
dale Athletic Association, Jamaica Flair' '
1aroes Clark Of the Xavier Athletic AssoclaIio''
- c,ara-. Hatch NJ the Illinois Athletic Ciuo'
C-btcsgo a two.time western Marathon Wlnne''
seventh and f. Horn. Of st Gahrieis A'n
ISOLATION. eighth -, thu
There was much bungling on the part u
officials at the finish When CROWLEY 49, -
track the crowd broke ali bounds. the oilCi
CANA excited and the race babe fair 10 eno -
6asoo Crowley had such a DECIDED al Eal'09 So
he simply had 70 loaf around, out "n7n I, -
oanoe into the Enclosure followed by Meiol, go,
~. Workers man began TO gain on his rival '
1899 :. +bs crowd was worked to hlsh piuch
Tsuanir,a the Indian. unnouceo oy INC %
Acials for time, and he vas rorceo 10 -
extra mile. which he lid. and sun gov
place ..5 ,--os-
t,a e,i.b y bacanne impossible TO keep track @
the contestants and the officials MADE only
hearted effort to score the men. II - 49,
however that more than one hunoreo u "
,nsI ia starters finished the race
TIL. Workers Marathon course was aoou' 'N7
g. ord half miles long. The start was lha17
from, HOLLYWOOD Inn. Getty Square IN -
The course led south mile ana Z nan -
tine lane where turn vest one oioc1 -
swinging back through Yonkers by way OF 80
,I.S Ix-.-b,,r+o, avenues The runners passed
- tba starting point at the end Of the tniro
mile. ,-s,,.
Then the led out "arour'0n
through Hastings. Dobbs Ferry ana east 10 -
IN :, - - erA s+sep hills before Ardsley
-. raeob.5 one Of them with an Is per cent
Grade 'TSttI. Rocky Mountain ten and one-hsN
miles out proved the undoing ~ many a ruIiei
From Ardsley the course swung south N
Hart
avenue m the Empire City racetracS' "n7re w
last forr miles Of the race were run before IRE
rnendous crowd. The last few miles tne cIuo,9
neriod were in full view Of the spectators N 'H
grandstand-
unfortunately the course was heavy N many
-1ooos ems in some spots the mud was ankle deep
b,t This only served to bring out the pest quah-
ties in the men 80 iii
y was lust two minutes after u when ls' vel
+ina5 a+h1etes started away their long journey
AID
rsca of this kind. and contained champions *
champions and scores with championship
t,ons The fog was dense thar the men vs.
Lest r. vi.O three minutes after the start As cne
n rasnonded 10 +he pistol a mighty cheer
vent M and the fog literally torn 70 shreos'
but it persistently svooped down again
Soon after the runners left Getty Square ION
1forrissev winner Of the Boston Marathon RAGS
-. - -. +ror+ hut his lead wa. shortved for
Tevanin,a and Coon. the Carlisle Indians, seerne1
10 enjoy the heavy going and rsed away as II tney
had only couple Of miles 70 GO Iney SCOT nan
comfortable lead and kept increasing II until when
they reached the hvernile mark, they We're close 70
quarter Of a mile in front. But the veterans we're
satisfied TO plod along at slower pace ana tne
result showed that they ere wise
Little Rocky Mountain" about ten and = half
miles from the starting point proved rocky road
for more than runner; all OF them had to slow
up some stopped altogether. but those Of class
forged along and picked their way to the front
MANY thought Tewanina would crack here. but the
Indian running strongly along ana continued
in front On the way from Ardsley TO Harris
dale Tewanina still the pace with Coon Gloss
I'D Thirteen miles out Melor Joined the two Ind
ians and old champion ran along in grand
s+vI. They we're Joined mile later BY Crowley
and Fowler Coon began to show signs Of the ef-
fects Of the terrific pace over the heavy road
AS the men drew near the Empire City track Crow
lev pulled away with wonderful burst Of speed.
and Tewanina. Fowler and MeIor could not hang
on to the powerful Irishuan. who fairly pounded
his uav TO victory. mighty cheer went UP from
the 'racetracl crowd II sighted the first runner
He swung into the gate and around the track with
the crowd going crazy with excitement Crowley
completed almost lap of the track before
Fowler the second 10 enter the incosure, ap
reared Fowler badly exhausted and running
on his nerve Then came Mellor. and the Yonkers
runner started a sprint when he learned that his
predecessor fast giving in Msllor crept up
every stride. and had second place while he
still two miles from the finish
Tewinina the Indian. Looping IN and the
spectators gave him great reception for he
was one Of the favortes in the race The crowd
had thronged the track all through the stretch
and the runners swallowed UP while they
raced past the srandstand- In the excitement
and confusion Tevinima permitted 70 run
around the track once more than was essary.
but still he got fourth place.
Not even in the days when the thoroughbreds
| were flashing around the Empire CITY track was
there such a cheer the one which greeted Crow
lev as he passed the finish line winner of the
greatest of its kind held in this coun-
try. The ovation for MelIor hardly less enthu-
sias site the little athlete is great fayorite ana
has been running for years.
As each man got in there were eager friends 20
welcome him and help hin, around by words OF
encouragement Most of the men were I'm fine
condition when II ia considered that they had just
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