Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-27

Who Hung up New Running Record,
 New London to Norwich, l Hour A
 Minutes.
 he thought it was one of the stiffest courses he ever bucked, for the hills were killers, but he believed he could better the time by several minutes. He finished in splendid form with a sprint like quarter miller as he came down along Main street and Broadway to the Y. M. c. A. association building here. William R. Frisbie, with his automo- bile that made the pace, was right after him, enabling the officials in the machine to catch the time as he cross ed the finish line at $50. More than couple of hundred people lined up along the sidewalk showed their in terest in the sport and cheered the game runner on for his final spurt.
 To keep his promise with the home crowd to finish at o'clock, the start from the New London r. M. c. A, was made at 2.06, which was nine minutes ahead of the time previously an- nounced. Steve Coffey gave the word and was referee and timer while Clar- ence Maynard and Sporting Editor Whitney of The Bulletin were the judges. The route out of New London was down State street to Main and out Main to Allyn place, where the turnpike to Norwich was taken. Hil- ton swung along at a beautiful easy gait without any waste motion, as his feet we're raised only just enough to clear the ground. The few people who were passed at this stage turned around in wonder to look at the bare legged runner striding along through the nipping air. He wore regular run ming pants, shoes without spikes, a skating cap, and carried moist sponges s., I.sr ally moistened his lips.
 Hills made little difference to fhe runner and all were taken at the same easy lope. which carried him along at the rate of about 140 to 160 steps per minute. The miles were reeled off at a pretty regular rate, and Montville was reached in AS minutes, covering the first 2 1-2 miles at the average rate of 2-E minutes to the mile. In the next stretch to the finish, a dis tance of 1-2 miles, the long hills told against speed and this was covered in 56 minutes, an average of mile i1 about 8 S-13 minutes.
 As the Montville car station was passed Thomas Tuckie, a Montville distance runner, swung into view from the place where he had been Keeping warm while waiting for the Norwich runner to arrive. Tom was in run hihso Nps3S anu loi4Cu III dlltE IUc NOT wich man, soon catching him and trav- cling along with the Norwich man. Toms style was quite a contrast to the man he was trotting with. Tom had a lot of shoulder and leg swing that was absent from the finished style of the man who was to hang up the championship figures.
 Tucl1ie kept along with Hilton in good shape up the long grind of hills after MontVille was left, but Jim De Wolfe's hill killed him off. Jim shout ed ah encouraging word from his porch as the runners swept by, and all the way up from Montville every house had someone out to see the runners.
 Coming into Thames square Tuclzie was out of sight, but Hilton got great hand as he swept around the bend and began to reach out for the home port. From Thames square to the finish was just minutes. the final strides around the bank corner into Broadway being covered in dashing form.
 Chilly" Hazlehurst was on hand to