The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-22
BIG RELAY RACE.
Governor Stubbs Fires Starting
Shot.
Young Athletes Make Good Time
From First.
REACH LAWRENCE 1903
Topeka Runners Make Up
Thirty-Two Minutes.
Are Expected Back About $3.50
This Evening.
REACH LAWRENCE 1903
Race Schedule.

Start-State house. 9:26 a. M
LaWrence-27 miles, 1903 p. m.
Time 8 hours 81 minutes.
Return-Left Lawrence 1:15 .. m.
Expected in Topeka $50 p. m.
At 9:26 this morning Governor
Walter Roscoe Stubs fired the shot.
which was the signal for Clyde Wat
son, the initial runner at this end in
the M. Y. c. A. criss-cross relay
race, to speed on his course. Down
Jackson street he ran at brisk
pace on his way to North Topeka,
with an army of shouting small boys
tagging along behind. The 80 boys
who form the Topeka contingent
gathered on the steps of the east
wing of the capitol building. The
cries of the wildly excited youngsters
and the "honk, honk" of the auto
mobiles which were to drop the boys
along the course might have led the
casual passerby to imagine that all
Bedlam had been let loose. 1t was
a great day for the boys, who began
to gather at the z. M. c. A. head
quarters at an early hour to receive
their assignments
Mayor Green's Message.
The members of the Sioux team
carried the message from Mayor
w dIGen 10 mayor 0TlLC0nQ0n
of Kansas City as far as Lawrence.
From there the Sioux team of the
Lawrence association are taking it to
De Soto, and the last lap will be
covered by Kansas City runners. The
following is Mayor Green's message:
mayor of the city of Topeka. Kan.
in behalf of the Central Y. M. C. A.
boys department, and through the
courtesy and courage Of its trained
runners extend to you my sincerest
congratulations because you and
institution as the Y. M. G. A, and
because it can and is developing the
boys in the moral and physical ways
that are necessary to make real men
out of them.
Such splendid boyhood will produce
a highly efficient citizenship and Kan
sas City may well be proud of every
runner who bears it's banner to the
west Given this 22d day of May, 1909.
(Signed) WIN. GREEN.
Mayor
Runners Are Photographed.
Prior to the start of the race a pho
tograph was taken of the group of
srrinters with Governor Stubbs in
their midst. Mr.. Jones. who is walking
on a wager from Dallas. Texas. to
Nome. Alaska, and return was includ-
ed in the group.
Mr.. J.. L. Montgomery and G. w.
Seeley are following the Sioux runners
through to Kansas City and will serve
in the capacity of timers. clerks, and
referees. From Kansas City Referee
John Grover will follow the changing
runners from Kansas City to Topeka.
A telegram received this morning
from Kansas City read in part: Pre-
parations for the race have attracted
much attention, and thousands of per-
sons cheered the runners on their way.
The roads were soft and the going was
poor"
Messages have been received from J.
L. Montgomery by phone from place to
place along the course. At Granville
the boys were two minutes behind the
time schedule for this run, but from
Perry this message was received from
Mr. Montgomery: 1--WE are four min
utes ahead of schedule time, the roads
being in good condition, and every
body is happy" At Wilhamstown
things sufficiently favorable to predict
that the 26 minutes lost before the start
at Topeka would be made up and that
the last runner of the Sioux team
would arrive at the Lawrence Y. NJ. c..
A. building at the time originally sche-