The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-04
RANK OUTSIDER
WINS MARATHON
Henri st. Yves Easily Defeats
Long Distance Running
Champions.

New York. April 3.-Henri Fl. Yves
Of France Won the great international
Marathon Derby Tor professional run
uers at the National League baseball
park here today. Dorando Pietri Of
italy was second. John J. Hayes Of New
York third and Matthew Maloney OF
Yonkers. y. Y. fourth. Tom Long boat,
Inc Canadian Indian, quit the track IN
the twentieth mile, and Alfred Shrubb
Of England gave UP in the twenty-ffth
mile. Both were completely exhausted
in trying to keep the terrific pace set
by the FTenchman 5hrubb made a
game struggle from the twentieth TO the
tueuty-ffth mile. but the pace was too
fast and tie distance too far for him
St Yves. the almost unknown. COW
cred the Marathon distance. twenty
six miles and $50 yards. in two hours.
a. minutes and 30 81 seconds. a re-
markabie performance under the con-
ditions. and finished with a fast sprint
IN good condition. Dorando was four
minutes A. 3-5 second behind the
Frenchmsn. while Hayes followed the
Italian across the finish line three min
utes and 80 seconds later. No time
was taken on Msloney, the fourth man.
st. Yves took 5000 OF the prize, Do
randO $500, Hayes $500 and Maloney
$1,000. Shrubb and LongbOat go Unre-
warded for their brave efforts.
Greatest Marathon Ever Ran.
These are the net results Of the
greatest Marathon ever run I'm Ameri-
"a. and except in points Of numbers OF
contestants. the greatest ever run any
where. Six Of the best distance runners
in the world competing for a small for
tune in prizes brought out a crowd that
packed the newly arranged stands Of
the Polo grounds to the point Of stand
ing room. The day was not pleasant for
an outdoor function. but the $4,000 spec
tators put up umbrellas for protection
against the showers that fell during the
trst hour of the race
1t was half-past o'clock before the
showers began to fall. When the six
runners came upon the field ct O'Clock
the showers had still further softened
the already soft course. The course had
been changed from five laps to the mile
10 six laps, since the smaller one would
afford better footing to the runners
off in Bunch.
At three minutes after O'Clock the
men were sent away with a pistol shot
by Big Tim Sullivan. Dorando at once
leaped into the lead at a rapid rate
closely followed by St Yves. Shrubb
and Longboat. Maloney and Hayes fell
behind several yards and took up a
steady trot. In this order they ran for
FIVE laps, Hayes dropping behind. Then
St Yves passed Dorando and began to
sprint He gained sixty yards, and fin
ished the first mile in minutes Ii sec
onds. Many Frenchmen' were present
and the band stirred their enthusiasm
with the "MarSeilaise" The short,
choppv strides of the Frenchman did
not impress the crowd. and there were
cries Of, oh, he'll come back all right, -
but the dark horse" went along at a
furious pace. and on the second lap or
the second mile ne caught up with
Hayes and thus gained the first lap on
the American.
Shrubb increased his pace in the sec
ond mile. opening up a few yards be
tween himself and Dorando.
The Italian sprinted and overlook
him. however, and the Englishman fell
back into third place. Longboat was
pegging along easily behind ShTubb,
while Afaloney ran at an even pace.
half a lap in the rear. Hayes was los
ing ground. st. Yves covered the two
miles in 1924
Picked Shrubb to Win.
There was little change in the third
mile. shrub seemed to be trying TO
worry DOrando by sprinting for a few
yards, then falling back behind the
Italian. or running at his elbow and
talking To him. He played a waiting
game. and most of the crowd picked