Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-26
DORANDO WINNER IN
MARATHON RACES
Beat Hayes by One-Third of a
Lap Before Great Crowd.

OF the biggest crowds that ever thronged
Madison Square Garden last night John
Hayes of America and Dorando Pietro of
Italy ran once more the historic Olympic
Marathon race about which so much ar
gument had been rife since last summer
On this occasion Dorando was disuualf-
fed, although he finished first, and HAYES
was awarded the race. Ten thousand per-
sons were looking on when Richard
Croker fired the pistol for the start short
ly after 8 O'Clock.
Dorando took the lead at the outset and
made the pace practically all the way,
making rate of nearly six minutes to
the mile. Hayes was never more than
a foot behind up to the twentieth mile.
The time for nineteen miles was l hour
81 minutes 46 1-o seconds, with Dorando
still ahead.
Long before the doors were opened
thousands of rabid enthusiasts thronged
the streets adjacent to the garden and
when the tickets were put on sale a line
extended around the block to 4th avenue.
Half an hour before the time scheduled
for the start the sale of admission tickets
was stopped, because all the available
space inside the big arena was packed
densely.
those who were unlucky enough to be
smut out remained in the streets nearby
and kept the squad of mounted poIice and
patrolman busy in preventing the CON
gestlon from stopping traffic Syeral hun
uIe0 or the more ardent supporters of
hayes and Dorando kept within earshot
OF the garden, to be thrilled only by the
t ,'lan OF cneers that every now and then
was waited out of the amphitheater
whenever the American or the Italian
awoke the crowd by squirt
Garden Packed by Enthusiasts.
Inside the garden the tracks had been
fenced OH, and the spectators were pack
ed SIX and seven deep around the rail
that inclosed the floor of the arena,
while at each end outside of the track
the crowd was packed together like sar-
dimes In box. Every seat far up in the
topmost tier near the roof had it's occu-
pant TWO hours before the pistol sent tie
Two runners on their long journey, and
In back of these the standees to the depth
OF two or three craned their necks for a
glimpse of the cinder oval The only
seats That were not occupied We're few
in the arena, for which s. was asked. The
boxes, that cost $40 for each chair were
filled without exception.
That the recent signs of financial de-
preston seemed to have no effect on the
great crowd was evident from the fact
that 1t cost an even dollar to sit up under
the girdsrs or to stand for three hours
or more just to get a glimpse on every
lap of the two sturdy athletes. A horde of
spectators added to the price of admis-
sion 10 almost any extent once the sale
was stopped, and many paid twice the
regular fee and more for the privilege
of looking on at the running of the his
toric race
When the garden had been well filled
Richard Croker was recognized as he
walked down the track to box with Sem
ator Patrick McCarren, Senator Murphy,
Richard Croker, jr., and a party of
friends. The Italian band. which was hay
ing a Marathon contest with the Irish
band on the opposite side OF the amphi-
theater. struck up the Priests March,, -
from Aida as the crowd wildly cheered
the grizzled old leader of Tammany Hall.
The Irish musicians had their innings a
little later. when Mr.. Croker walked down
to start the race. They struck up Tam
many" and the crowd yelled louder al
most than on the appearance of the rival
runners.
Dorando First on Track.
Dorando was first to appear AS he
strolled out on the track in a lurid bath
robe the excitable Italians were on their
feet in frenzy, waving the national
flags of their country In a riotous storm
of color. Hayes appeared about five min
utes after the Italian. and bedlam broke
loose. the throng cheering him madly
for fully five minutes.
The Yankee boy had luck with him at
the start. and won the toss for position.
He took the pole. but it was not for long.
however, as the foreigner. in his flame
colored running trunks, darted out like
an arrow, taking the pole and setting
$50 pace for the mile.
DOrando refused to let Hayes pass him
and every attempt was met by squirt
from the Italian. 1t was not until one
mile that Hayes made a bid for the lead.
and when he found that the crafty bow
from Capri was unwilling to relinquish
the role of pacemaker he settled into
lope about a foot behind Dorando and
rarely attempted to forge ahead
Every time that Hayes would try to
creep up on him the alert Italian would
unlink a little reserve and look over his
head, smiling at his opponent Whenever
Dorando passed the big silver cup to be
given to the winner by Chevalier Charles
Bossati of II Progresso Italiano Ameri-
cano he cast longing look at it as if to
say, THAT will hang up in my trophy
room,'' or the Italian to that effect.
Neither opponent took any nourishment
or stimulant until the tenth mile had
been covered. Dorando then took a gulp
of a dark fluid to clear his throat of the
smoke-laden atmosphere This was Hayes
cue for a sprint, and he evidently thought