The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-13
MARATHON NEWS
EAGERLY READ
Coast Papers Accounts of st.
Yves Victory Arouse
Comment.

Each contestant in the Marathon race
next Sunday will receive three passes
admitting to the track One for him.
self and one for each of two assistants.
These passes will be obtainable at the
Hawaiian News Company store on
Friday and Saturday.
Contestants should remember that the
doctor certificate of fitness is neces-
sary before a contestant is permitted
to start in the race. Examinations
will be made free on Saturday between
eleven and FIVE clock by DR.. Walters
at his office on Alakea street opposite
the Won Hamm- Young garage.
Contestants do not have to 90 to
DR.. Walters, the certificate Of any
physician in town is all that is neces-
sary, but they will be examined free
of charge by applying at the Office
named, and the management states
positively that no man without the
requisite certificate will be allowed to
start. Those who are unable to obtain
certificate will have their entrance
fee returned.
Garry Two Numbers.
Each contestant will have to wear
two numbers for the benefit of the
spectators. One on the breast and one
ON the back. This will enable people
to pick out any man at any stage of the
race and is a point that is rigidly en-
forced on the mainland Not only
must each runner wear the two num-
bers, but they must be properly pinned
at each corner so that thew are read
able.
The attendants of each contestant
must bring their own towels, sponges,
buckets or whatever else they need at
their kokua station. It is up to them
to see that they have what they need.
Ice, however, will be provided on APP
plication at the soda water stand.
st. Yves Quail.
The coast papers with the account
of the great open air Marathon in New
York on April 8 were eagerly read by
everybody yesterday. The San Fran
cisco Examiner had great account by
Charlie Van Loan who refers to st.
Yves, the short-legged little French
man who won the race, as quail. He
says: "The Marathon experts did not
know anything about st. Yves. It is
true that he came to this country cred
tied with running the distance in phe-
nomenal time, but the wise ones took
a good look at him and decided that a
mans legs should be long enough to
reach from. his body to the ground -
Dorando Longboat and Shrubb hung
together the greater part of the race,
occasionally sprinting to worry the lit.
tie Frenchman and then dropping back
in perfect confidence that the leader
would never last. But they were very
badly fooled, for the winner was way
ahead when he started on his last mile
and finished as though he had only just
started out on mile spin for fun.
The time was hrs. 40 min. so 3-5 Sec,
which is record for the professional
Marathons run in the United States.
Fast Time Expected.
There is much speculation going on
as to the time that will be made next
Sunday. They are doing it in a good
deal worse than three hours on the
Coast, in fact Connolly won recent
race in San Francisco in hrs. 35 min.
This is not particularly good time, but
the track was twelve laps to the mile
which makes it hard on the runners.
The FIVE lap track at the league