The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-01

testants we're to enter. Finale
what seemed to be an intolerah,,oa alter
pense. 2 runner staggered dow s y
incline leading to the track ~ W. tle
clothed IN Q white shirt and rod ~ !, was
pants. He stood for moma. nee
though dazed and then trned ~ as
left although a red cord had Tue
drawn about the track in the onna oeen
direction for the runners to fol,o pSlte
was evident also to everyone Tho. !, 1t
man was practically delirious 'ae
squad Of officials ran out and eyn. a
lated with him, but apparently he os'u-
afraid that they were trying to va" -
cefve him and fought to 60 on tn y. Ne
left. Then followed an exhih,. .ue
never to be forgotten by those ~
witnessed it. "uo
staggers Toward Goal.
The colors and the number told =,
spectators that it was Dorando and ss
name was on every lip. He stagga.as
along the cinder path like a man n :,
dream, his gait being neither a WON
nor run. but simply a founder ARM
shaking and legs tottering. By devious
ways he went on. People had 1oa'
thought of his nationality and nar.;
sanship was forgotten. They rose :.
their seats and saw the man clad ~
the red pants tottering onward with
his head SO lowly bent forward tb.t
the chin rested on his chest. Tbor
knew nothing about him, as he had mt
been mentioned among the probabla
winners, but they recognized that bis
struggle must have been terrific ono
to bring him to the threshold of viz
tory.
Dorando staggered on toward tho
turn and dropped to the ground. I'm.
mediately crowd of track Officials
and followers swarmed about him. II
was evident that the man, with IN.
daunted courage, had run himself to
the very limit of endurance. None eY.
pected to see him rise, for, haggard
and drawn, he had fallen like good
soldier when the last bit of vitality
was exhausted.
According to the rules of the race
physicians should have taken him, but
the track officials, lost in their sym.
pathy for such man and for such an
effort, lifted him to his feet and with
their hands at his back gave him sup.
port.
Pushed Over the Line.
Four times Dorando fell in the 300
yards that separated him from the fin.
ish, and three times after the doctors
had poured stimulants down his throat
he was dragged to his feet and finally
was pushed across the line with one
man at his back and another holding
him by the arm.
His part in the race for all prac.
tical purposes was ended when he en-
tered the stadium, for unless he re-
ceived assistance he could not have
finished. While this pathetic scene
was enacted the American, Hayes, en-
tered the stadium comparatively fresh
and trotted around. He came in less
than a minute behind Dorando, but in
the excitement of the moment failed
to get, even from his own countrymen,
the reception he deserved.
It is question whether public opin-
ion will ever support another Mara
thon race here. Dorando's condition
when he finished and the condition Of
many of the contestants in the event
lead people to think it is worse than
prize fighting or bull fighting.
The American athletes are sending
to Italy their congratulations on Do
rando's magnificent fight for victory.
Happiness returned to the American
camp last night, and the officials, ath-
letes and everybody in any way con-
nected with the team are celebrating
the great victory won by Hayes in the
Marathon race. They have forgotten
all the troubles Of the past two weeks
in this moment of triumph.