The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-08
DISTANCE IS
SHORTENED
BY Allowing Two Short Cuts
Committee Reduces Course
for Marathon.


who loaned the car, and Frank Hus.
tace, who drove, the Pathfinder went
over the Marathon course yesterday
from Honolulu to Haleiwa, and the
shortest route possible was marked out.
There are only two cuts that amount
to anything, and these have been al
lowed and marked off by the official
sign-posts, which consist of four foot
stake with shorter stake nailed across
the top, the pointed end showing the
direction to be taken
The first cut, which saves half mile.
is just above the Honolulu MILL In
stead of following the road round the
curves to the bottom of the gulch, run
ners will take an old pathway across
the cane fields.
The other cut is very important
matter, and contestants who are not
acquainted with the road should take
care that they will be sure of knowing
the turn when they come to it. It is
at point where the road reaches the
level of the plateau this side of Lei
lehua. The road makes a sharp turn
to the right. 1t is the second right
angle turn on the course
Instead of taking the sharp turn, the
runners will go through an open gate
and down into the Kaukonahua gulcf.
They will follow well-beaten trail,
which is the old road and is trife
more than two miles shorter than the
new road. There is no chance to miss
the way, because there will be a road
Judge stationed at that point, and the
turn is plainly indicated by two sign
posts.
The people at Leilehua were as eour-
teous as the good sportsmen they are.
No official action can be taken in the
matter, as it is relative to police duty
and can not be allowed for athletic
events, but the boys will be given
leave for that day and they are per-
fectly at liberty to volunteer to act
as road judges. A big bunch of the
cavalry sportsmen have volunteered TO
act in this capacity, and the main diff
ficulty in running the race smoothly
has been overcome by their very cour-
teous offer.
Refreshment stations have been es-
tablished all along the road. A. K.
Vierra speaks eighteen words of Jap
anese and the whole language in signs,
and he did very effective work yester-
day in getting the Orientals all along
the road to agree to take tubs of water
to the roadside and float a bunch Of
ice in it.
The two shortcuts reduce the dis
lance from nearly twenty miles to
just about the exact Marathon dis
lance. The distance is not known yet,
but the county authorities have con-
sented to figure it up, and the dis
lance down to the number of yards
will be published before the race
starts.
At Haleiwa arrangements are al
ready being made for the reception Of
the runners and the crowd. Mr.. Bid
good sees big thing ahead of him,
but he comes pretty near knowing how
to handle a multitude, and there will
be no dissatisfaction at that end of the
line.
Cheatham took the morning special
as far as Pearl City. He doused his
over clothes on the train and sent them
on to Haleiwa, then he started over the
rest of the course. The distance-dis
puted between seventeen and nineteen
miles-he made in three hours and
seventeen minutes.
Maurice Lebreseu was out early. He
left Honolulu at 5 O'Clock and was
discovered looking for water faucet
at IL clock, well ON his way back tt
town after having covered most of the
way to Leilehua and back. He wa;
not saying anything about his time, but
he looked fresh at s clock last night
after going some forty miles, and ht
is certainly in condition to stand thu
strain.
Sam Hop and Dal Fahy were alsc
out over a greater part of the distance
They are not saying anything, however
and it is impossible to size up then
time The matter was discussed by thu
golfers at Haleiwa, and they came t.
the conclusion that FIVE hours and ;
half would win the cup.
The canvass for prizes will start thu
week. Anybody who can help out tn
committee in this work is earnestly
asked to let them know by telephonins
auxv Of tho local daily nanarS or inform