The Washington times., 1909-06-12

tfHW1H hlpuE lHe course was gathered,
and stretched as far as The eye could
reach in both directions along the
course from the RiverdsIe Station. In
terest vas added by the running Of
James Ketner, formerly a RiverdaIe
boy, and Wild cheers greeted his pass
ing. Though he was not among the
leaders. he was running steadily. and
seemed 20 be in excellent form.
Ensor and Stecker maintained their
lead past Hyattsviue. Though they had
sIackened their pace considerably, they
were stll keeping up high average.
Both were fatiSued. but did not show
any signs of collapse
ElpEinstCne sreld steadily to third
place All along the course he showed
the results Of careful training. He had
set a schedule far above the average,
but maintained it consistently and by
mauy OF the followers was touted as
winner
Grimth was stH running fourth at
HyattsVille. This Hopkins man is q
veteran at the game and excellent
headwOrk showed TO advantage at many
points Frequently he allowed men TO
pass him on sprints only TO see them
fall back while he slowly forged ahead
again
W. D. GiH led the National Guard
contingent all along the course and
stood fifth at HyattsNilie.
Despite the heavy -oads the time
course was better than was expected
Ensor reached LaDgdOu, the 15-mile
point ~ n.34, I hour and 81 minutes
after the 81 art.
Though it was feared in the early
stages that Ensor and Stecker were
maintaining too fast a pace they
seemed. by the uale they passed Bad
.ensburg. TO be mafvels Of endurance.
At LangdOn the order of the first four
men was unchanged.
Falls Out of Race.
J. Herbert Williams. a Baltimore man
who entered unattached. fell cut of the
race at Riverdale, mounted a bicycle
and started for the city At Riverdalc
he accidentally colllded with W5laver, a
Baltimore entrant from the 1Hst Ar
tillery. knocking him down and putting
him OUT of the race
Wolaver was given medical attention
by Times physician at Riverdala. and
brought 10 Washington in a patrol auto. !
Russell had forged TO ninth place nt
Langdon, anu was still maintaining fls
steady pace
Watson. of the Cross Country Club, /
passed LangdOn I'm seventh place.
Just before Rives station EusoT. the
y n g A. man, had forged nearly
q quarter OF a mile into the lead .
Shears stuck close upon the heels of
SteckerY who wes second, and the third, /
fourth and NTH men were well bunched /
At Fifteenth and II streets Eusor held I
@ lead of three-tOurths 0f . nile. In /
ETuelinE sprint down Bladensburg !
road, Shears passed Stecker. Steckcr
ran third, and Griffith fourth. Arch, /
of Washington. running unattached, /
was NTH,
At Peace Monument.
The crowd arounI the Peace Monu- /
ment was almost as enthusiastic. On
the stretch between Fifteenth anG II
streets. Shears pulled up a little on mis-
opponent. SteCkC~ was three minutes (
behind the leader.
Down PENNSYLVANIA avenue raced En-
zor, with head srecC. fatjZucd but show /
ing not the faintest signs Of collapse /
Elphlnstone had purp1SeIT kept tu his /
evidently In the hope that the Y. NJ =. /
a man would De compelled q s'ackeu I
his stride
But Ensor showed the results of I
splendid courage and wonderful endur-
ance- only once did Ee sucCumh 20 /
the temptation TO sprint. ard that was I
INC occasion when he forged safely IN 1
the lead once Tor all.
This endurance upset EIphinstore's I
calculation ana when the Baltimore
man saw that there was no hope Of
Inc leader ccilapSing, il was too late {
ior him 10 pun uD apprechably.
Ens3r's Work.
The winning Of Emory b. Ensor was /
due not only TO excellent condition ana
great staying power, but to his fine
judgment In his pace and the heady /
team work done by himself and J. G. /
Stecher. also of the Y 81. G. A.
Elphinstone, No. ], a runner of proved .
ability, sot away on the jump at Laurel .
and soon put a lead Of an eighth of a /
mile between himself and his nearest I
competitors. who were Eusor and
SteS9er 5eHlnq them came Mitchell /
SfIHth, Johns Hopkins University, who /
was keeping consistent pace and was /
terror To- the leaders for the fTst If
teen miles.
Elphinstone figured that every step
gained was that much 10 be made up
b} his rivals and chung to the lead as
long rs possible which was within a
Wiie or TWO or BeftSVllles when he was
caught by the tIo Y 81 G.. A. men.
That pair worked with beautiful pre-
cision, hrst one then the other taking
the lead In setting a pace which. while
not heaTtbreakiug, maintained a steadi-
ness that ate mp the distance with clock
IKE regularity and insured their uFti-
mate success unless they collapsed.
Team Goes To Pieces.
When the big hin near HyattsviIie
was reached the teamue scheme went
TO pieces Ensor had she greater stay
ing power. and took the incline on d
jog, but Stecher had to drop 10 walk
Af1 t-afaA hls-At tilr NJ L. A b4L8EGI
were some so yards ahead of EIphiI.-
stone. and maintained that distance IoI
the next three miles.
Stecher was never able 10 catch Ensor
after Hyattsville was passed and the
eventual leader continued 20 forge /
ahead minute by minute. bat by percep- /
tlole degrees. due 10 the wonderful con
slslency Of his stride. which never varied
al any stage, but was always even. /
strong, and apparently without effort /
Eiphiustone took the Hyattsville huI
better than SteCher and passed him at
that point although for a few hundre1
yards they worked side by side. and
ktecher strove desperately 20 Kill or
me Cross Country man. fearing be I
snlsht prrve a menace 10 Eusor at a /
later stage.
Is Hard Task
Elphinstone' gaining on Stretcher was
an exceedingly laborous proceeding. i'm
view Of the fast clip he had set at the /
start, and the fact that he knew me
was up against a powerful combination
and realized he could not take the
slightest chances on easing down That
probably made mis- task the hardest Of
the day and considering his intense