The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-07
RUNNERS AND
CARS ON ROAD
Haleiwa Committee to Mark
Out Course Today---Run-
ners Trying Out.

With only week before the start
of the great Marathon race, every
body is getting busy, and if Rudyard
Kipling had held off for a few years
and written something about ''On the
road to Haleiwa,' instead of Nanda-
lay, he would have made very APP
propriate hit in Honolulu. The road
to Haleiwa will certainly be working
overtime today.
At 10 o'clock the committee car,
kindly loaned by Mr.. Paul Isenberg,
will leave town to 90 over the road
and see to the placing of signposts and
the positions of relief stations and
judges stands. But they will not be
the only ones Many friends of con
testants, who own cars, have arranged
TO cover the course and give their ia
yorite runner a chance to see what he
is up against and to pick out the best
places for fast work and where it
would be better to slow down and take
things very easily.
besides the automobiles there viii
be several contestants out on the
road. Most of them figure on going
only a short way, but some are anxi-
Gus to see in what time they can cover
the distance and will make it as far
as Leilehua and return by the after
noon train.
Sam Hop, Maurice Lebrescu and an
enthusiastic friend will leave the cor
ner of Beretania avenue and Fort
street at half-past five and will wade
all the way to Haleiwa. Arrived at
the finish they expect to take a good
rest. some lunch, and. perhaps,
sleep, and, if they feel like it, win
cover the whole distance back again
on foot. This will be a remarkable
athletic feat and will give a good idea
of the stamina that some of the con
testants have to aid them in the long
race.
Sharp Gives Banners.
Tom Sharp has come through with
a very courteous offer. The we'll
known sign painter has offered to get
out the banners for the special train.
These banners will bear the legend,
"Committee Train and will avoid
confusion on the return trip, as com
mittee train tickets will be good only
on that particular train for the re-
turn.
A special prize has been offered by
Mrs Bailey for the married man who
finishes first This prize will take the
form of medal or a cup, as the win
ner desires Whichever it is to be, it
will be verv handsome affair and
II I.
As already stated, both the Kala-
nianaoIe and Atkinson leagues have
postponed their games scheduled for
next Sunday. This will give the fans
a chance to see the start and finish
of the race and not miss any of the
games in their favorite league.
Veteran Enthusiastic.
Mr. Walsh, whose picture appears
on this page, is the oldest competitor
in the race He is just fOrty-eight
years old and acts as though he were
about twenty-eight when he gets busy
on the road. In his younger days he
was well known athlete in every
part of the world where they have
running and walking races. He has
made some great records in the East
ern States and put all the three-mle
walkers to the bad in England some
seventeen years ago
Since that time he has visited the
British antipodes and became the
champion long distance man in Austria
liza, and later in New Zealand While
eonfessing that he is handicapped by
age in the race, Mr. Walsh is quite
confident that he can cover the dis
tanee IN good time. and after a talk
with the veteran and, look at his
lean. hard figure. one can well believe
that he viii make it tough for many
of the Youngsters.
The Star guessing competition IN
the race is proving great success.
Mr.. Avres states that he Is we'll
pleased with the number of guesses
sent in. Chcatham is the present ia
vorite and has received some forty
votes up to date Those who plump
for this tall athlete are not making
a very bad mistake, for he is built
like a typical long distance man and
has already shown his staying powers
in the shorter races.
A Poor Artist.
A. X Eierra has turned artist and
has drawn a cartoon of the commit
tee special train and placed it in the
window Of Wall. Nichols store, where
the tickets are on sale. 4. X. : ideas