The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-30
PAT DINEEN
SHOWED EN-
Veteran Runner Defeated
-Four Barre Men
in A l6 MILE RELAY RACE
--
Dineen Had Plenty Of Strength Left After
IS Miles, When Race Was Awarded.
to Him, Since Contestant
Had Quit.
in A l6 MILE RELAY RACE

The sport lovers Of Barre and Mont
pelier were treated to an innovation i
sports in this section Saturday Afternoon
when Pat Dinecn Of Boston, the cham
pion six days go-as.you-please runner o
the world and the Marathon champion
Of New England, defeated four Of Barrcl
best runners in the lath mile Of whai
was to have been a sixteen-mile relay
race Their were fully 500 people present
and they enjoyed the race, although the
end was not 70 satisfactory az it would
have been had not Smith, the Scotch
miller, been obliged to quit in his second
mile because Of bad ankle, thus ter
minating the race.
Dineen made the 10 miles that he ran
in one hour n minutes and apparently
had plenty Of steam left, for he ran
around the track once at the end Of the
contest at top speed to show that he
was still good.
The course was 50 laid out that there
were six laps to the mile. The race was
started at 2.55, the runners being started
by P, F. Mccarthy. Charles Buzzi was
the first local man TO contest against
Dineen and his performance was rather
disheartening TO the runners who followed.
Dineen started at the pace which he held
with little variation during the entire
race, and for few laps Buzzi was able
to keep up with him.
Dineen gained a lap on the Barre man
in the second lap Of the second mile
and again in the second lap Of the third
mile This continued with the Barre
man constantly falling behind until
when he had finished his four miles Of
the race, the Trishman was 81 laps or
almost a full mile, ahead Of his com.
petitora
Peter poracelN was the next runner
and gave good exhibition, gaining
one full lap on Dineen in his four miles
Arthur Nicora was the next Barre run
ner and it was apparent from the time
that he started that he would make the
doughty freshman hustle to keep his lead
Dineen, however was anything but wor-
Jed and kept plugging along in the ma
shine like manner in which he started
and grinding of the miles in an average
Of about seven minutes each. Nicora
made good showing and gained a half
lap in the third lap Of his first mile and
another half toward the end Of his
fourth, leaving Dineen s1a laps ahead
when Smith took the course at the end
Of the Barre runners 18th mile.
Smith, who was depended upon to
shorten the distance considerably, If he
was unable To beat the champion, was
lame at the start and although he ran
a mile and lap he was evidently in pain
and was unable to continue and the race
was awarded to Dineen
The Montpelier public school fife and
drum corps 81 10 pieces furnished music
during the race and va. applauded sew
ersl times.
Dinsen hardly looks the capable ath-
lete that he IS He is rather under me-
dunn height and while he owns to Sol
years appears rather older. Al his hair
il gray Dineen started bis career a
long distance runner in 1902 and since
that time has engaged in 4s races and
all distances from 10 miles to six days
lie was the winner in the six.day race
in Philadelphia ii November, 1902. In
this race be won the championship ofI
the world and also the Weston gold belt.
This was fasting race and the men had
only water during the race Only five
men finished out Of 70 starters in this
race.
Dineen showed that he Is still good
after many years Of running when be
won the Marathon At Burlington July
5, beating such famous Marathon run
ner as Johnny Hayes
Dineen made Che first mile Of satur
days race here IN 6l4 minutes and the
18th in six minutes His time for the
first FIVE miles was 80 minutes. for the
first 10 miles one hour six minutes, and
the ID miles IN one honr ~ minutes.