New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
NEW RUNNING STAR
RECORD FOR HOHNER.
Canadian LOzcers Shrubb's
Marh for Fifteen Miles.

Running at a speed never before seen
under similar conditions. Hans Hohner. of
Quebec. won the fif.een-mile professional
race in the 4th Regiment Armory. In Jersey
City. last night. His time for the full dis
lance was i hour "a minutes 46 3-5 seconds.
which beat the best previous indoor record.
made last year by Alfred Shrubb al Buf-
falo. by twO-fifths OF a second
Most OF the two thousand-odd persons
who attended had only heard OF this latest
hong distance star but after the race they
were willing 10 wager that he could de-
feat anybody living AT the distance. IL is
matter of record that Hohner during the
summer defeated the great ST Yves at
the Marathon distance III the remarkably
fast time of hours % minutes Hohner
also Won -four other Marathons inside VI
three weeks.
So impressive Was his success last night
that his opponents appeared as snails by
comparison. In fact. VIII Davis. the Can
adam Indian. who got second place. was
more Than half mile behind.
Mayor wittpenn OF Jersey City started
the race. and all save three OF the original
twelve entrants toed the scratch. Those
failing 10 appear We're BLACK Hawk" the
Indian: W. p. Riley. Of Nutley. and C. G
Benfer. of Newark The track measured
twelve laps 10 abe mile, bat the turns were
not sharp
Besides Hohner and Davis. other con
testants We're James Lee. the former
Sonkers amateur: PAT Dineen the Boston
Marathon runner. who persists in these
long grinds despite gray hairs and sdvanc-
ing years. Pat White. who starts so often
and seldom finishes; Alfred Raines, win
ner OF the much-lalked-Of NOrthwester
Marathon last summer: Kari Nieniemen. d
promising runner from Finland. and the
eccentric J. y. O'DFiscOl of Jersey city.
Except during the hrst TWO miles Hohner
always showed the NAV. lie sped Out with
long. low stride. striking first On the
heels and then rocking forward to the toes
without Strengthening the legs. lie Is
fine looking young athlete and built on
sturdy lines. Ia fact. he seemed always
10 be running well within himself. and the
way ne Tapped mis- opponents made toe
spectators gasp.
Al the start O'Driscol sped away in
the lead like q quarter-miler. The others
allowed him 10 make his own pace, and
il Was not long eIe the Jersey City man
began 10 come back, and before the
mile had been covered he had not only
lest his lead, but had actually been laDOed
by most of the field.
Muller. Lee and Raines showed the way
for time, and when the first mile post
had been passed Rsines, thanks 10 q squirt.
led by fifteen yards. his time being 5:l6 3-5.
Al this point the runners were all strung
out with Dineen. Nieniemen. Muller and
the Indian rapidly losing ground. Raines
stil led at two miles. closely followed by
Lee and Hohner. and about that time
Muller. whose ankle had been botheTing
him. dropped out.
Shortly after the second mile Hohner
heightened his stride. and soon assumed
the lead. Try as they would. Lee and
Raines failed 10 hold him. HohEer's low.
close-to-the-grOund style was much ad-
mired by the critics. who did not hesitate
20 pronounce him a wonder HOhner had
Lee and Raines Tapped al the third mile.
and shortly after that Pat White did his
usual retiring act A little later the field
was stu further reduced by the with
drawal of Raines
HOhner continued TO race out in front.
and, reaching the fourth mile in 2l:2s. led
Lee by three laps Nieniemen, who had
been going strongly after the first nile. had
drawn up practically level with Lee. At
seven miles Eieniemea had taken second
place from Lee. who showed signs OF tiTing
Dineen the race went on moved along
faster. and so did the Indian. In fact, the
led man raced himself into second place
ere eight miles had oeen covered. Nienie-
men was then third, Dineen fourth and Lee
fifth.
That same order prevailed al ten miles
which Hohner covered In IS 30 remarkably
fast for indoors. Before he had gone ten
miles Dineen suddenly hung out distress
signals and quit. so that only ave remained
In the race-Hohner. Davis. Nieniemen. Lee
and o'Drisooil. who was only Jogging along
al a siK-day pace.
Continuing the same wonderful pace
Hohner passed the twelfth and thirteenth
mile posts far la the lead. his advantage
O.ey Davis at these points icing about
half a mile There seemed 60 De some
doubt 10 the relative positions Of Davis
and Nieniemen. the lhtter's hsndler saying
that the Finn was a lap ahead Of the
Indian. The scorers. however. failed to see
il that way.
Az only three moneys had been provided
Lee. seeing that he had no chance 10 nn-
ish better than fourth. STOPPED after ruf-
ming a triie more than fourteen miles
Hohaer let out great sprint two laps
from home. and ID due 30 this rare
finish that ne managed 10 shave the record
Nien.omen also sprint.d toward the last.
ana after covering the distance protested
vigorously ln broken English that ne was
o Hap Ahsad of Davis. bUt tine protest did
moi go. Dayiss time MAS given az IS