The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-18
MARATHON RACE AT LEAGUE
BALL GROUNDS ONE O'CLOCK
Everything Is Ready for the Big Event and It
Is Expected That the Runners Will
Make Fast Time.

big Marathon race at the league ball
grounds today. Promptly at one o clock
Mayor Fern will fire the pistol as a
signal for the runners to start off on
their endurance-testing race of more
than twenty-six miles.
Thirty-three contestants have enter
ed the race but, of these, it is prac
tically certain that only twenty-six or
seven will start. Inability to obtain
medical certificates, strained muscles or
other bodily pilikia has forced several
of the runners to refrain from starting
in the race.
The management has made the most
complete arrangements for the comfort
and convenience of contestants. judges
and spectators The doors will be open
promptly at Has and those who wish
to obtain good seats on the bleachers
had better be on hand early, as it is
expected that there viii be large
crowd to witness the race.
The weather bids fair to be fine. In
spite of the desultory Kona wind that
has been blowing lately, the barometer
is high and pleasantly cool day such
as yesterday is expected. With an
overcast sky and not too much wind,
conditions will be ideal for the contest
tants. While the strong trade wind
tends to keep the air cool, it is hard
for the runner when coming down the
stretch against the wind.
Scoring Well Arranged.
The scoring has been carefully fig
ured out by G. V. Jakins, who will
have charge of this important depart
ment There will be board for each
contestant bearing his number. Oppo-
site this number there will be numbers
representing miles and laps. After each
contestant has covered five laps the
number 49, viii appear opposite his
number in the mile column. As he
covers each lap these will appear in
the lap column. So that. if he has COW
cred thirteen miles and two laps the
figures Is and 2 will appear on his
board.
Mr.. Jakins has corps of seven as
sistants who will see that the number
of miles and laps are properly recorded
and has it arranged so that there is
practically no chance for mistake to
be made.
Special News Of Race.
The Advertiser has made special ar
rangements to cover the race fully and
will have three representatives on the
grounds besides photographers. Great
as was the hit this paper made with
the Monday morning story and picture:
of the race to Haleiwa. it expects tc
do even better this time and reader:
will be provided with details of every
stage of the race.
The timing is in the hands of ac
knowledged experts and chart vii
be kept showing the times made a.
the end Of each mile. It will be ar
ranged so that the times for each mile
made BY the winner will appear ex
actly in the Advertiser tomorrow morn
ing.
Judges Hold Conference.
The judges held short conference
yesterday evening in which they talket
over their duties and discussed thu
rules. It is thoroughly understood tina
all decisions viii be submitted to thu
referee before being given out ant
after that they will be as final ant
Interchangeable as any law the old Mede
and Persians ever got busy on.
There will be large tent in tn
center of the field for the benefit o
the officials; this will have no sides
merely a top, so that it will interfer
as little as possible with the specta
tors view of the furthest part of tn
track.
Fast Time Predicted.
The experts have been very busy pre-
dieting the time that will be made am
everybody seems to think that it vii
be fast. Should it rain. by any chance
the time win be slow, but under decen
weather conditions there is little doub
that the coast record of 8 hours, 8
minutes will be badly busted. A cor
sentative sportsman yesterday state
that he expected to see the WHINE
come in under hours and 10 minute!
and this seems very probable.
The runners are fit and ready, tn
officials all understand their duties, a
details have been looked after and tn
first real Hawaiian Marathon race looi
as though it would he one of the bi;
gest events ever pulled off on the l
lands