Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-19

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from a half mile to three miles. over
coo boys were utilized in conveying the
silver tube to the Ohio state line. Upwards
Of 175 boys will relay the message through
Ohio.
Until the tube was carried across the Ohio
state line, just east of Conneaut, no break
occurred, except at Fredonia, N. Y, last
night, when one Of the relay runners was
stationed about three miles further west
than was expected. Linneborn, the boy
who was to have been relieved at Fredonia
mad to make the extra run, but did so in
fine form, and no time was lost. At Dun.
kirk, the regular relay was resumed and
the message sped on. uninterrupted, across
the northern end Of Pennsylvania and int
Ohio.
No Stop at Cleveland,
At 2:T a. m. the tube was carried through
Erie, Pa. The Erie Young Mems Christian
associations runners carried the message
to Ashtabula, o.. The Ashtabula boys de.
hvered the tube to the boys of Plains
viller and they, in turn, delivered the mes.
sage at the Central Young Mems Christia:
association, Cleveland. Here the message
was received by s. p. Fem, president OF
the board of directors, Central Cleveland
Young Mems Christian association. The
boys also were met and congratulated by
superintendent NJ. d. Crackel Of the West
Side Young Mems Christian association,
who conceived the relay race and carried
out the details.
No stop was made in Cleveland. The tube
was hustled on to Lorain, from where II
VIII be taken to Bellevue, whence II will
be carried to Toledo by the Bellevue boys
The Toledo association boys will take the
tube out of the state, to Adrian, Mich.
From Adrian the course will be to Cold
water Michr TO South Bend. Ind, and then
TO Chicago.
1t is expected that the message will be
dehVered to Mayor Busse at the Chicago
ei'y hall' Tuesday morning. nearly a day
ahead OF the prearranged schedule.
OmciaI Figures OF Race,
NEW YORK. July IA. A. Jameson Of
the Twenty-third street branch of the
Young Mems Christian association, who
was In charge OF the New York. Chicaga
race over the first division, which was
from this city to Buffalo, gave out to.
night the official figures of the race 10 The
END OF his Jurisdiction. He said: "Fayorad
win good weather, the boy runners wera
abe TO make far better time than had beer
anticipated. The silver tube containinq
mayor McClellan's message to Mayor Busse
I chicago. which left here Wednerday
morning was carried to Buffalo In fifty.
three hours and twenty-five minutes. OF
nine hours and five minutes ahead OF
schedule time.
At had been estimated tina the runner,
would average about eight miles an hour
but the race has been much faster. IN.
average time per mile being 6 minute,
SS1h seconds, a trifle better than nine mile,
an hour.
The course from New York TO Buffalc
covered $50 miles Of road. on several sec.
lions OF the route the runners were de.
layed by heavy going and in one or twc
instances they had to swim across lakes
II TOOK coo runners to carry ths message
from the city hail here 10 Buffalo Yolas
Men Christian association h-eadquar,ers
The runners OF the Batavia section. VIII
tcok the message into Buffalo, encountered
Isht rams but the roads were In fairl,
good condition and they were only DELAYED
a lew minutes. Rain was reported ives
OF Buffalo ana il is prot abTe that th,
faeers over the western division will b,
retarded, but It seems hardly likely tina
they Will lose the time already gained o,
the eastern runners.