The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08
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end is viewed eacl year by thousands who iine the course from beginning to end. The craze has also extended to the navy whers several races have
 been run around the decks of Uncle Slice the London meet several of the compstttors In that race have met In match contests and the crowds that have attended these events show be- yond . doubt that Interest in the sport In no manner restricted to those yAo are able to actually participate. of these post-Aarathons the one. that sio.ooo derby which was held in the { polo grounds, New Fork. last month, which attracted about so.0oo spectay torn n this the first prize went to Henrt St. Yves. a Frerchman. who was suppossd to be completely outclassed ny the formidable field that included such men as Hayes. of America, Do- rando the italian and Longboat, tho q terrific pace and literally ran his op- ponsnts on their feet, winning by liberal merein From a financial point Of view thig race waS one Of the mort successful f1sid and track. affsirs ever held In tbts country.
 ooe of the peculiar features Of Mar. atnon runndng is that the cieverest men in the sport do not seeni to suffer rom. must be closely guarded against in other athletic activities. Dorando has been in this country since eariy iast fall and in that timo he has. on fiff- ferent occasions. competed aEainst the best available talent in cities in afi sections Dsspfts the strain ne has gfysn little indication of going ''staie,ss but on the other hand seems to in.. prove in each successive perforrnancs. Hayes. too has given many exhihit1ons and has run several match races with Arst-ciass men. including Longbdat, the Indian. who was one Of the most prom ney. " -sa 'S -
 While Hayes has accumulated con- siderable money as ths result os his victory tn London. 1t ia said on good authority that Dorando has made more than s1o.oeo since he reached these shores several months ago--quite q harvest for q former pastry baker In q Italy | { - - @ V ~
 There is a divsrsfty of optnson arnons medical authorities as to the proba able erect cf running Marathon racss. The unanimity of opinion is that the mnort among nndeveIoped sohooiboys' or sfs, i. CT soungstsrs should be controlled 50 as not to allow the untraIned to run an such 2 way as to make 1t too stren2 uous and result in permanent injury. For centuries, walking and running ff., the open air have been consfdered heaithful but when the aiStance has become too long and the strain too se we're. It has proved dangerous as has been shown by heart failure and even death among the runners, Araonr tr9iners and even physiciAns who have had opportunities to observe the cone dition Of young boys the feeling is that long races. of distance exceedinr mile, should be avoided.
 But for the thoroughly conditioned athlete. Marathons are not Considered harmful, and the present popularity of the sport not only promises to become permanent but should result in the da- veiopment of long distance. runners who will be able to, outclass the run- nsrs of other countrie& Among train. CTS and other close followers of anna ' tepr and even professional runnfng. there is a feeling that the Marathon has come to stay f,t- ,ss, a { ~ kCcpyright. 1909. by Frederic !. Hss.e 4 E y. ss,-..l sss. : ,. q s. ,kfp.l
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