New-York tribune., 1908-07-17
Y. NJ. C. A. RELAY RACE
Boy Runners Ahead of Schedule All
Along the Line.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

TBy Telegraph The Tribune
Auburn n. Y, July 1s.-The message from Mayor
Mcclellan of New York to Mayor Busse of Chi
cago was brought by the Syracuse athlete TO Au-
burn tonight at lol o'clock. This was hours
minutes ahead OF the scheduled time. BY Mayor
c. A. Koeng it was handed to John Turner, who
dashed with the silver tube one mile to the near
est of the seventeen lads posted between this city
and Cayuga Lake. The nine miles was covered In
little over one hour
From Wayland Bourne the silver tube was trans
ferred to a pouch on the shoulders of Frank
Parker. seventeen years old, who volunteered with
Arthur Adams. of the same age, to swim a mile
across the lake to Bridgeport.
Parker plunged inyo twenty-five feet Of water at
midnight and struck out for the middle of the lake.
He accompanied by two boats of which
held Frank Rich experienced swimmer. who
was ready to give assistance if needed
Parker swan in the moonlight to the boat, out of
which Adams had leaped the message.
With the tube in pouch, Adams, in turn struck
out toward the opposite shore, where four beacon
lights pointed the way toward the goal The SWIM
swept along rapidly. covering the mile in
about thirty minutes Adams was greeted with a
cheer as he came out OF the Pifty-one boys
took part in the relays to Geneva twenty-six miles
from Auburn.
Syracuse. July le-The Rome Young Mems
Christian Association boys in the cross country
relay arrived in this city at s:15 this evening
and the silver tube conveying greetings from New
York TO Chicago passed to the Syracuse run
ners, who were to carry it to Auburn. At this point
the runners four hours and twenty-five min
ahead of schedule
Rome. N Y July 1s-In the New York-Chcago
relay Raymond Bruenner. the runner from
Utica bearing the message reached Rome at just
330 this afternoon three and one-half hours ahead
of the schedule time. He ran to the new Young
Mems Christian Association building in front of
which had which Cheered
him as he handed the tube containing the message
to Mayor Kessinger. The Mayor at once passed
the tube to John Hook, who covered the first lap
out of this city, -tenths of mile Rome
Young Mems Christian Association boys. ffty-six
in number, will carry the message to Syracuse
The travelling is good and the weather bright and
cool.
Utica N Y July 16.-Takng the message from
Johnstown at Little Falls, twenty-five
miles this city, at II 0s o'clock this morning
the Utica runners in the New York-Chicago relay
race carried the message into this city over two
hours ahead of schedule time. They delivered the
message at the Young Mems Christian Association
building here at 80 p. NJ, and after an instant
delay It was taken by other Utica runners, who
carried it toward Rome where the Utcans turned
it to Rome boys. Five minutes were lost al
Little Falls owing the early arrival of JOINS
town runners but the Utica boys have made TINS
up The message transferred here by Mayor
Wheeler as Congressman Sherman had wearied OF
waiting and gone away five minutes before the
runner arrived.
Johnstovn. N V. July 1s.-William D. Smith, the
last man of the Schenectady relay runners, arrived
in JohnstoHn 45 a. and delivered the message
to Frank r. Wassung the first Of the Johnsto"h
runners The relays two hours and sixteen
minutes ahead of the official schedule at Johnsto"n
The Schenectady runners covered the twenty-elght
miles TO this city In hours 81 minutes