Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-03
THOUSANDS WILL
SEE MARATHON
Six Greatest Runners in the World
To Line Up for
Race.
A CASH PRIZE OF $4,000.
To victor Goes $1,000; second Gets
$4,000, Third. 81 500, and Fourth.
Sf.OOO-Bcttlng Is Unsettled.

New York. April 5-Shovcrs arc pre-
JI.ted for New York and vicinity today.
nuI uudauuted thousands began early
rr,uarstions TO journey northward Co the
National league park. or Polo grounds.
where there will be held this afternoon
She greatest professional Marathon lacc
m history The first Marathon. &c is re-
corded. took place more than 1000 years
ago but surely no more sturdy runners
ever competed in days gone by than tho
six vino viii struggle over tho uve-lap
track for GO miles and sS yards here to-
dave There were Intermittent showers last
rIEht. but the track has not been affect
ed Co any great extent and even in the
event of terrific downpour the race viii
o.. rom and the thousands Of spectators.
soaked. perhaps. will be on hand. not
outstanding
Ton thousand dollars is the prize for
which the runners will tight To the win
NOR will 60 5000. 90 the second man.
5000. TO tho third, SO. and fourth u.000
ThC contestants with the exception OF
ST. Yves, the dark horse from France,
are well known here. having com peted
fn Madison Square Garden and elsewhere
since the Marathon craze swept over
t1.s country following the victory ~
Johnny Hayes the New York dry goods
rlark at the Olympic games al London.
ana the subsequent arrival OF Dorando
Ilotri in New York 70 prove that he was
Hayes master
LIST or STARTERS
The list OF starters follows:
Tom Lungboat, The Canadian Indian.
TorJndo pietri uf Italy. Alfrel Shruhb.
tHc Ereat distance runner OF Engund:
1nurl 81 Yves Of France. John >. Hayes.
ne olympic Marathon winner and Mat
Mtoney the Brooklyn boy who recently
turned professional and who holds the
outdoor record for the distance
Betting on the race is uncertain and
unsettled, though generally speaking
LonFboat, who has twice defeated Do
raudo in special match races, IS quoted
taNurite with Doraudo next lu demand
The Indian IS held az % 3 but with
few takers at that price while n0raudo
toso who We're disposed 90 wager asking
for bigger odds The others were quoted
ON The way from g tO against ST. Yves
10 to 7 against Hayes
NO REGULAR BOOK.
There appears. however. 10 be no res1i-
ltr book ON the race and waRers VIII he
LAID principally between individuals So
yes IS an unknown quantity, FOR he
r0m,s % this country with a record az
Tive victories and no defeats. lfg o. said
90 have "a trial over the Olympic course
in England in the record time Of two
defeated Pat White IN "a Marathon race
Iu scotland
"Eig Tim" Sullivan has been selected
TO fire the starting shot at o'clock
Wren the runners Will jump from the
..ark and begin the weary grind around
The Ucar-shapcd track
RECORDS IN FULL
Loagboat- Time, 2.5:o5 2-5. place. Madi-
Son Square Garden
D2rando Pietri-Time 2:4i;20 3-5: place.
Madison Square Garden
Hayes-Time. 2.lf:f0 les; place. Madison
square Garden
.Maloney-rime. 2:s6:s6 is. place. Rye to
Now York
ST. Yves (xl-Time. 2:a.28. place. Lon
ION.
Shrubb txN)-Time. 2.2i;05; place. Madi-
.on square Garden.
Ni-Madc over Olympic Marathon
curse in special time trial
NNl-Shrubb had broken all existing
ecords up 20 p miles I'm the race with
.2r s6oat' when the EnRlishman col
Hayes time in Olympic Marathon was J
5a.ls 20.