The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-11
JUDGES NAMED
FOR MARATHON
Vincent Comes Makes Good
Time While Training---Run-
ners at Ball Park.

sThe judges who will act in the Mara
thon race next Sunday have been ehos-
en- and have kindly consented to act.
They will be Senators Moore and Chill
lingworth ard Walter Drake. Charles
Bartlett will act as clerk of the course.
The timers and scorers have yet to be
named but Mr.. Scully states that he
has expectations of getting several of
the most prominent sportsmen in town
to act in this capacity and the tim
ing and scoring for each contestant
will be most carefully looked after.
The advance sale yesterday was a
good indication of the interest that is
being taken in the race. The boxes
had many purchasers and the autemo-
bile stands also had several blue marks
on the plan.
For some unexplained reason there
seems to be question round town as
to whether ladies are admitted to
Marathon. just how anybody could
have doubts on this subject it is hard
to say, considering that the Queen of
England was present at the finish of
the Olympic Marathon in London and
personally gave the prize to the win
ner.
The recent pictures shown at local
theater of the New York and London
Marathon races show that the grand
stands were well filled with members
of the fair sex. As a matter of fact
there is no other kind of athletic sport
that appeals more strongly to the wo-
foIl- hor mi ovbi Inf
of grit and endurance shown by the
long distance runners.
Many at Ball Park.
Yesterday afternoon there were more
runners than ever out at the league
grounds. The rope posts have all been
placed and the track is clearly marked.
| There were a dozen runners in one
bunch and they were tearing off the
laps in great shape.
At intervals round the track were
stationed individuals with stop watches
and mysterious air of secrecy. As
each runner passed his station he was
greeted with wink or a nod to define
the pace that he was making and just
how much faster or slower he should
go.
The only time that it was possible
to get hold of was that of Vincent
Comes whose timer made no secret of
the fact that he had run twelve miles
in eighty-four minutes. At the time
that the writer left the grounds Comes
was still keeping up the same dogged
pace and appeared just as fresh as
when he started.
Champion Trains Hard.
+. bo aorlx-
ing and tore off sixteen miles in fast
time. He was also out for short
time in the afternoon and did some
sprinting. That is he ran few miles
at pace that would make Shrubb feel
/ sick. Jackson is surely training hard
and doing better every day. He has
! large bunch of admirers who believe
/ that he will turn the trick again and,
Judging by the looks of him, he was
never in better shape in his life.
| David Hakuole was one of the most
strenuous runners yesterday afternoon.
| The lad appears to be in excellent
| shape and stated that he feels no sum
ness nor any inconvenience after MS
training work In addition to his run
i ming he is following a consistent course
| of calisthenics in the mornings. rms,
he states, is grand for the breathing
powers and takes away the feeling OF
! weight in the shoulders and arms that
comes to long distance men after they
have covered number of miles. -
Most of the runners will work out
this afternoon. Some will take Sun.
day rest and some will play baseball
but, with only one week left in which
to train. most of them believe in get
ting in some hard work and Easter
Sunday viii be strenuous day for the
larger number of the thirty-two attn