New-York tribune., 1909-04-04
ct YVES WINS BIG
MARATHON DERBY
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q. saarned that many would be kept away
1S's carly rain and the threat Of more to fol-
"a indeed. there were empty seats in the
P'' vna7sire sections that would have beer
IT, IT, - overAowing had the sun shone all day
.s. before O'Clock a very torrent Of hu-
-. hogan 10 pour in, and, taking into ac-
. .he thousands of seats added to the
since last October it is safe TO say that
-, .birtv thousand persons were there to
- G. Yves 10 victory. On COogan's Bluff
0H' zen thousand watched the men fight
out
:, ,oa-ea Ike a baseball day at first, but
-, inside and MINCED with the crowd there
different element. Women were not so
.-,s,ous as they often are at baseball games,
=. +hara xere a good many. Their hats were
,;..ls hir ahead Of even the present amazing
-.L.o,s and they struck a note in dress in
-...,er and in speech different from that one
,.,-,-es among feminine devotees OF the na-
:iunsl game
,rs,actnr Thompson sent a squad Of patrol
= - +ha entrance at 10 o'clock in the morn
. Al that time three hundred men and boys.
,o-,s If whom had been about the place since
s.,1irht were on hand. The doors were opened
- nom bv which time extra details of police
..s arrived Several men who reached the
rounds before daylight got into cars standing
- siding but when the early morning rush
bA5sn they were routed out.
1bA crowd gathered slowly at first. but IN
.sr increasing numbers as the time for the
-.cA spproached II rained for a time. but
.As, The start came the weather gods were
,s,a umbrellas came down and everybody set
led back to enjoy the Marathon feast.
II vas q crowd Of enthusiasts. Every sprint
burst Of Wild applause. and every runner had
,,r euota Of adherents. For a favorite, Long
hos. evoked surprisingly little enthusiasm. per
bsns because he gave his hackers little
rhsnce 10 cheer him The widest enthusiasm.
-s-nsns. was fer Dorando There were not any
,ore Italians in the stands than Irishmen or
,-oa-icans. but they were more demonstrative.
vos- Of Shrubb's support came from good
Americans who had given up hope. apparently,
Of victory for Hayes and wanted TO see
anslo-saxon supremacy upheld There was
wild cheering when Shrubb took the lead but
{, Yves unknown at the start, host of
friends by his amazing running and was
popular victor
The crowd was not so cohesive as the
one that saw Chicago win the pennant from
ire Giants last year. Il was too varied in It's
synpathies, and was in way, a colder as
ssrblsge Its units were enthusiastic enough.
as has been suggested, but they failed to form
great groups Still. it was a crowd even more
interesting. in way. than one at a baseball
game and il expressed its varied and divided
feelings in manner that could have been heard
downtown
Each runner had his camp. designated by a
big flag representing his nationality. and at
these points the handlers Of the respective men
doled out from time TO time liquid refreshments
and coached their men in the running Of the
race. Beyond urging him on faster and faster,
those who watched over the fortunes of ST
Yves had nothing 10 90 until the Frenchman
had passed into the twenty-second mile At
that point he was refreshed with a mild shower
from the sponge, and later he had a swallow
two Of some stimuant. The other men did not
lack for attention. and il was simply a case Of
their not being good enough to defeat the new
conner. ST. Yves is rather short in stature but
his legs are stocky and his chest massive At
the finish he was hardly drawing long breath
which proved his remarkable lung capacity and
excellent condition.