The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-12-03
Frank Carney Defeats a Fleet
Field in the Annual Thanks.
giving Day Road Race
W. FONK A CLOSE SECOND
Big Road Racing Classic in Kenosha
Proves the Most Successful
Athletic Event Ever Pulled
OFF in the. City

Leading a field of thirteen COMPETE
tors Frank Carney, a young runner
won the splendid trophy offered for
the five mile road race under the aus
pieces of the Y NJ. G. A. Thursday
morning, completing the FIVE mile
course in 20 minutes and q seconds,
the fastest time ever made in the annu-
/ al Kenosha classic The victory of
Carney was by the narrowest of mar.
gins for three ffths OF second after
| he had dashed over the line Wendohn
Fonk who had been a close contender
all around the course, came over the
line winning the trophy for second
place and Herman Pierson finished
| little over a minute later for the third
place in the race.
1t was the finest athletic event ever
pulled off in Kenosha and more than
two thousand people watched the finish
! of the race In fact the crowd about
the finish line was so great that it was
with difficulty that the runners could
get over the line and while this inter-
ference did not change the result of
the race the congestion at the finish
came as the one feature to mar the
great run made by the athletes.
The record Of 81 minutes made by
Fred Smith in the race two years ago
was shattered by all three men who
took the prizes and the new record set
by Carney who is not yet twenty years
OF age is considered a splendid perfor-
nance. Carney and in fact every
other man who finished the course was
strong at the finish and none of the
runners showed any bad effects as the
result Of the long grind. There was
fourteen starters in the race and when
they passed the first checking point
( they were still punched as at the
start. Carney running with a long
stride had a, slight lead at even this
period of the race, but there was not
EmOre than second between him and
the other half a dozen runners who
were leading contestants at the finish.
One runner dropped out at the end of
the first two miles and the high wind
that was blowing made it hard work
for several of the others to keep up
the contest, but only FIVE dropped out
in the i've miles When the turn was
made at Milwaukee avenue the men
came into the stretch with the six
finishing first without more than ten
yards between them and they main
tanned this position until the final
hundred yards Of the race were run
and the race won. AT Park street Car
ney Fonk and Pierson were running
together, but just before Wisconsin
street was passed Carney who was in
splendid condition began to sprint.
Fonk set an awful pace for him and at
one time passed him but it was lead
for a second only for in the last burst
of speed Carney went ahead and man
aged to hold his lead over the finish
line The time was taken for the first
three men only, but Of the nine who
finished the longest time recorded by
the spectators was 35 minutes.
Considering the weather conditions
the time made is regarded as marvellous
and it compares favorably with the
time made in the great Marathon races
in the larger cities of the country,
The race was a great success from
every standpoint and Director Fogwen
of the Y. M. c. A. and the other men
in charge of the event are entitled to
the highest praise for the manner in
which it was pulled off. Not single
complaint was made to the referee or
the clerk Of the course of fouling and
the men showed the finest possible
craftsmanship in running the great con
test.
The prizes will be awarded to the
winners at a banquet to be held at the
| Y. M. G. A. later in the month.