Fergus County Democrat., 1909-04-06
FRENCHMAN wins
REMARKABLE RACE
DARK HORSE TAKES GREAT
ENDURANCE TEST IN NEW
YORK.

New York, April 3.-Henri ST. Yves
Of France won the great international
Marathon Derby for professional
runners at the National league base.
ball park here today. Dorado Pietr.
Of Italy, was second, John J. Hayes
of New York, third, and Mathew
Maloney, Of Yonkers, N. Y, fourth.
Tom Longboat, the Canadian Indian,
quit the track in the twentieth mile
and Alfred Shrubb, of England, gave
up in the twenty-hfth mile. Both
were completely exhausted in trying
to keep the terrific pace set by the
Frenchman.
Shrubb made a game struggle from
the twentieth to the twenSy-iifth
mile, but the pace was too fast and
the distance too far for him.
Winner Runs Great Race.
ST. Yves, the almost unknown, COW
cred the Marathon distance, 26 miles
3S5 yards, in hours 40 minutes Sc
3-5 seconds, a remarkable pe1form-
ance under the conditions, and finish
ed with fast sprint in good shape
Dorando was 4 minutes AZ IS seconds
behind the renFchman, while Hayes
followed the Italian across the finish
line 3 minutes and so seconds later
No time was taken on Maloney, the
fourth man. ST. Yves took $1,000 OF
the prize, Dorando $500, Hayes ST.
500 and Maloney 81, l,OCO. Shrubb and
Longboat go unrewarded for their
brave efforts.
These are the net results of the
greatest Marathon ever run in Amer,
ica and, except in points of numbers
Of contestants. the greatest ever run
anywhere. Six Of the best distance
runners in the world, competing for
a small fortune in prizes, brought out
a crowd that packed the newly at
ranged stands Of the Polo ground to
the point Of standing room.
Vast Crowd Sees Contest.
The day was not pleasant for ar
outdoor function, but the 10000 spec
tators put up umbrellas for protec-
tion against the showers that fell dur
ing the first hour of the race
1t was 2:3O before the showers
began to fall When the six run
ners came upon the field at 3 o'clock
| the showers had still more softened
the already soft course The course
had been changd from five laps t.
the mile to six laps, since the smaller
one would afford better footing to
| the runners At three minutes after
3 o'clock the men were sent away
with pistol shot by big Tim Sull1-
van. Dorando at once leaped into
the lead at rapid rate, closely fol-
lowed by ST. Yves, Shrubb and Long
boat
Maloney and Hayes fell behind
several yards and took up a steady
trot. In this order they ran for five
laps, Hayes dropping behind Their
St. Yves passed Dorando and bega1
to sprint. He gained 90 yards ane
finished the first mile in minutes anc
IA seconds. Many Frenchmen were
present and the band stirred thei1
enthusiasm with the "Marseillaise."
T hought St. Yves Would Stop.
The short, choppy strides of the
Frenchman did not impress til,
crowd and there were cries of "Oh
hell come back all right" but til,
clark horse" went along at a furious
pace, and on the second lap of til,
second mile he caught up with Haye
and thus gained the first lap on tn,
American. Shrubb increased his pac,
in the second mile, opening up few
yards between himself and Dorando
but the Italian sprinted and overtool
him.
st. Yves covered the two miles il
1914.
There was little change in the thir,