New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-03-06

Time. 2.5s;s6
The tine msde BY 5ohn D. nsSes IN 'ne oiSmplc
,.a+hon was s:55s02 40
,,-..,,.r Nafoney Of Yonkers, celebrated hi
.,-s,os As q professional runner by de
--f-sI- 5efeating Patrick White, the Irish cham
:, q Marathon race at the 6Sth Regimen
~ lee night After leading for eighteen
-. white suddenly became distressed. and
- oB+ shortly after passing the nineteenth
II. ,,zt Maoney's time for the fun distance was
f5T&
,Tsianer led for the first TWO miles. bat there
,-.e- White showed prominently. and Up 10 the
-5r,s he hung out signals Of distress had lead
- +ra lsps In the opinion Of Al Copeland, the
foreiener is one Of the best Marathon runners in
-be world snd was beaten more by the climate
-hsn snytking else He came TO this country last
month. s1d probably started 10 race too soon.
On the other hand Naloney fully sustained the
-sputation he made a great long distance run
rer when. as amateur, few months ago he
Won the Rye-New York run in record time, and
6 Vttis later defeated a strong field OF amateurs
IN he Garden Marathon
All bopes Of record time faded away when White
s-,-ned out but even had The Trishman continued
=. 6a end II is extremely doubtful II anything out
~ the ordinary would have been accomplished
--7o in5oor record made by Dorando IS 2:+20 %
n the preliminary race at five miles. Jim Cur
"a II Scotland defeated Percy. Smallwood and
ave others by half a Ian after an Interesting
struggle.
TIE croxd was not of size 70 tax the seating
e.nscf+x or the armory. Plaps had been made 20
,sst about six thousand persons by an ingenious
arrangement Of chairs not only in the centre. but
N the outside Of the track
Ire srectators were slow IN arriving. hut by The
si-ne the preliulinary race was put on the crowd
numbered two thousand more Hundreds % g
sss-s remained empty. and { good many evidently
r-efrred 10 pay 8 and stand in she gallery. where
q -,rhs+rreted view Of the contestants could lie
ns5 Aiming those who had seats AZ the track
side we're number % foreigners entered in the
six-day race scheduled for the Garden next week
The +-scF 2 raised affair. consisting Of cindeTs
and clav measured eleven laps &c tbs mile j was
milf h sparrow Robertson To the touch Of
-rs +oor II appeared q 1riAe soft the surface.
tu, the runners especially IN q Marathon. never
ohis,t 70 this as their feet not liable 20
blister This track. because Of its being almost
z circle is more trying on runners than the ordi-
nary oval and prior 10 the start predictions were
made that the men would he in trouble before the
fr1 route rad been travelled
II was 70 o'clock and a fun hour late when
Msloney and White lined up for the start and
Big Tim Sullivan sent them Of on their long
grind. Tim Hurst acted referee, while Al
Copeland chief scorer
While the crowd inpatiently waited for the start
Dorsndo who is matched 90 race Johnny Hayes
al the Garden on March Is, was introduced. The
Italian received cordial welcome as he walked
around the track Il vas said that Maloney re-
fused 70 start Until the Money produced Ac-
cording 10 tee conditions 800 went the winner
sa6 $50 to The loser
Mslonsy had the rail a. tie start and jumped |
sEsy n front. Re rsn with an easy, swinging
stride, and looked II the best condition. Although
not cutie 50 tall and Of sturdier build, White ran
with about little effort as the Yonkers lad
Nothing startling occurred 10 stir the crowd |
throughout the first nile. The pace being slow. and
Asloney always leading. The time was $50. |
>slther nan showed disposition 10 increase the
pace Until the snd Of the second mile. when White
oecoes 10 hit il up" He passed Maloney in time /
u snow In front al the third mile IN i % 80 which
thons
Sno1ty after passing the four-Tnile post White /
D7san 70 open up somethinE OF a gap Maoney
SfVa'ea 70 DC breathing hard and his look Of con-
80 vanished At The end OF the fifth mile the
.si-i-s1 was leading by quarter OF a lap. and /
e'-te strongly His tine 2s:l6 was nearly a
minute slower than the Longbast-Dorando race.
a tx nlles White had increased his advantage
-1 . Zap Just before the seventh mile White
49, ias man and the band struck ND The Wear
~ Vi ne Green This did not seem to trouble
-, ielu4eTs' who encouraged their man
SELF @9 Ai'--hs Hiii-
amer passing ihe ainth mile White bepan 10
- away once more. and when tire tenth mile had
"a covered his total advantage Amounted "a a
a sAa half The Irishmsn's time was % o.
.-efe another mile had been travelled White in
sassd ms lead 10 an even two lrrs
Nell-ng happened 30 vary fhe ,,,o---t,- min |
-. - laa gone thirteen ana half miles The |
- -- tiien passed Ssioney. and many Thought |
- was about 10 go after another Ian Ma |
-0"eFeT' put on steam and onca moro set |
g.. ace. When the race began he was pnoBes-
o. lHe popular favorite. but I'D 10 thar stage
=. inner OF the Rye-New York run he'd cen
-. supporters little opportunity 10 cheer rotb
t..-, - PeFspirang freely. and White Al the af
sae li--l, 7s.H % oA'he bis head with sponge,
bottle '0ie houTkArnent from
ers--- tne beginning Of tie end. when tbs, .,,-,
IL observed Msloney admirer. and vrho-
u sor,. oe-,s Deeah TO let out link ana nick
F. - q ne lost ground the crowd broke iooSs
siss,s1.+. TINS during the race White sno,ad
ts-en,s 70 hoia the others pace. and At the
hAE lar m T - h-o allowed MalOney 70 get back
las WINGS Tine Tor the distance was
nsat. 80 - ne Asloney had taken M ,,t,.
two :. 4eoEeo by Sar the Tres1ser - ~ !
---en miles and eight Ia. 49,. |
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