Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-07-09

100 yard dash was called first and had
the following entries, some of whom
did not run for various reasons: Halsey
Love, Charles Langford, Lester Meal
lister, Mervin Mills, Frank Moore,
William Kalbach, Edward Rankin
w. w. Hamilton, Philip f. Mershon,
Lewis Dumont, William Hoffner,
Harry Leaning, Jack Thomson, Char,
les Clifton, M. Boyd, w. w. Daniels
and Charles Bell, Jr. Daniels came In
first with a time of eleven and one-fifth
seconds. The go yard dash was com.
posed of nearly the same entries with a
few exceptions and that was also won
by Daniels in twenty-four and three
fifth seconds. Then came the much
talked of marathon which has been
creating much comment in athletic cir
Giles locally for some time and opinions
varied greatly as to who would be the
winner. The squad, numbering eight,
were started from the judges stand at
the Holly Beach Yacht Club and for a
time kept in a bunch until a few miles
had been run when they commenced to
drop out, only four finishing. Those
entered were Edward Taylor, G. w.
Sem, F. Schweizer, l.. A. McAllister,
Harry Heating, Jr., p. J. McCann,
Charles Gould and Samuel D. Tasler of
Woodbine. Taylor finished with a
time of one hour, eleven minutes and
fifty-three and one-fifth seconds, and was
in fine condition at the end of the long
run. Harry Heating, Jr., finished Sec
ond, his time being one hour, thirteen
minutes and seven seconds; Samuel d.
Tasler of the Baron DeHirsch School
of Woodbine, came in third, in one
hour. fourteen minutes and twenty-five
lM 10 oneei4tn seni1,
fourth, one hour, eighteen minutes and
thirty-two seconds. AS first prize,
Taylor received the Inquirer cup and
the gold medal; second prize, Holly
Beach Yacht Club cup and silver
medal; third prize, Samuel d. Tasler,
Five Mile Beach Marathon Association
cup and bronze medal; fourth prize,
Charles w. Sem, bronze medal. The
prize for the 100 and 900 yard dashes
received by Daniels, were two cups
presented by the Holly Beach Board OF
Trade. Judges for the events were H.
B. Woolston of the Holly Beach Yacht
Club; George N. Smith of the Holly
Beach Board of Trade; Thomas Mar
tindale of the Wildwood Board OF
Trade; William Shalmeyer of the
Philadelphia Inquirer and David 9.
Bayless of the Five Mile Beach Mara
thon Association. Timers, w. Byron
Livezey and l.. s. Caldwell; Secretary,
Harry G. Koeneke. The affair was q
decided success and speaks well for the
newly organized Five Mile Beach Mar.
athon Association who were inIcharge.
Harry Koeneke and David G. Bayless,
two members of the association, deserve
much credit for their untiring efforts in
helping making it the success that IL
was. They worked hard on the track
in getting it in readiness for the event,
going down there at four o'clock on
Sunday and Monday morning and
working with unselfish zeal for the
benefit of the island.
The auto parade which was to have
been held on the boardwalk, was hello
on Atlantic Avenue instead owing tt
the immense crowd and many hand
some and prettiIy decorated cars were
in line.
Promptly at two o'clock the auto
races started on the unequalled North
Wildwood Speedway and were viewed
by the largest crowd ever witnessing
the races here, it being estimated
that twenty-five thousand people
viewed the contests. Following are the
results =
Event No. l, open to gasoline cars only, ont
second handicap for each 900 in value, prize
gold medal, first heat-First, No. 7, 40-horse
power Knox, driver, A. Dennison: second, 81
35-horsepower Marion, driver, Charles Stutz
third, 40-horsepower Chalmers-Detroit, driver
Carol j. Rogers; dead heat.
Second heat-Won by Marion; second Over
land, driver, George l.. Reiss. Time, LILO 10
Final heat-Won by Knox, driver, DENIM
son: second, Atlas, driver, Elmer Knox; third
Marion, driver, Charles Stutz. Time, LOS.
Event No. 3, handicap, one second for eacl
s9O0 in value. open to gasoline cars costinl
ion, driver, Stutz; second, Buick, driver, r.
Wilkie; third, Overland, driver, George l.
Event No. 4, free-for-ail, open all makes anC