Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-06-10
Marathon Race
Rules And
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eady.
The Marathon runners are train.
ed to the minute. and some OF the
men are expected to put up excellent
{ time over the course. The long dis
lance race will start at y. m. and
after couple of rounds of the track
the runners will start for Moanalua,
whore they turn round and run
lack to Kapiolani Park.
Whilst the Marathon men are
away. program of sports will be
pulled of. and the first of them will
be the 1l-mile bicycle race for
which DR.. Hand has offered gold
watch to the rider who equals or
Leafs the time he put up some years
ago. The doctors time was 20 min
rtes 10 seconds. DR.. Hand has
drawn up the rules for the Marathon
race. and they are herewith pub
lished. They about cover every pos
sible condition that could arise in
the race and are models of simplicity.
The walking race is attracting Il
lot of attention. too. and very eX'
citing struggle Is looked forward to.
Then the baseball game between the
Marines and Fort Skaters will be a
good exhibition of the national sport,
and when the motorcycles come out
on the track the JOY of the spec"
tators will be complete.
Some of the motor races should be
most exciting, for the pace the lit
tie machines get up is wonderful.
The track is in very good order now,
and even a shower of rain today
would not do much harm; stili every
body hopes that the showers hold OF
till Saturday.
There will he chairs for the spec
tators, and Ms the lawns are In beau
tiful order Just now, no doubt
thousands o. people will be perfectly
satisefd to sit on the banks under
the trees and enjoy the sport.
-. The rules OF the Marathon race
are as follows:
!. Ea h runner will be allowed
but one attendant to accompany him
over the course. THAT does not
mean that he cannot have attend
ants stationed along the line.D
,. Any runner accepting assist
pnCe from an fOne accompanying him
over the course Excepting in case Of
emergency or from his attendanD
will be disqualified for accepting
such assiStance.
.. An attendant must wear a
duplicate OF the number furnished
the runner, and he must not run
alongside or In front Of the runner,
and he must remain not nearer than
fifty yards TO the rear OF the runner
Except when In the act of assist"
ing and must keep to the side of the
road when an opponent (runner) Is
coming up from behind and has APP
preached nearer than rity yards.
The violation of this rule will give
cause for disqualifying the runner
who he Is attending.
I. An attendant must not ac-
company runner on the race track
during the first lap at start or dur
Ing the last five laps at the finish,
Tut must station himself along the
side of the track and must not go
On to the track under any excuse.
he violation of this rule will dis
qualify the runner he is attending.
The runners have all expressed
the wish that the public Goes not fol-
low them, as there will be plenty Of
room to see the start of one mile and
the finish of five miles at the race
track, for the continual passing OF
horses, bicycles and automobiles
makes II very unpleasant by raising
dust and gasoline fumes, beside 1t
has tendency to make the runners
dodge and lose their pace, which Is
=" important in long run.
The program for the afternoon is ar
ranged as follows:
! p. m.--Start of the Y. NJ. c. \.
2G.milc Marathon race.
! l:lO-Start of the ll.milc bicycle
race, fee for all.
l:55-Stnrt OF smile 3Ia h. p. or
under single cylinder
BOD Start of smile Pa h, p. or
under single cylinder
2:l5--Start Of emile walking race,
free for all amateurs.
2;4O-Start of 2.mile az h. p. Or
under. single cylinder.
3.o5-Start of l.mile. exhibition, free
for all, motor cylinder. FLYING start
3:15-Start OF or smile race for
belr-driven machine.
The R"'al Hawaiian band will furn.
ISL the music during the afternoon,