The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-08-07
MARATHON RACE
FOR DELTA FAIR
FEATURE.
OPEN TO THE ENTIRE STATE
List of Prizes Approxfrnating $500
Will Be Awarded the Winners
First Prize To BE a Handsome
Trophy Cup.

The great Junior Marathon race
which will be run during the week
of the Delta Fair at Greenville
Miss. is now open for entries.
Ever sin ! the first mention OF
this race the interest of the young
men Of Greenville and surrounding
territory has been aroused. Parents
and grown folks have given it their
| hearty commendation and approval
Superintendcnts Of public schools
and educators are enthusiastic as to
its great possibilities for the pro-
motion of high-c1ass athletics thro-
ughout the entire state.
The race viii be run under the
| auspices of the Delta Fair associa-
ton during the week of October
II to 10. at the Delta Fair grounds
| in Greenville. Miss The provisions
of entry are that the race shall be
| open to any young man who is an
amateur between the ages of fifteen
and twenty inclusive, and who re
sides in the State of Mississippi 1t
will be run under the sanction of
| the A A. L.
The Delta Fair association wants
young men from all over the state
to send in their entries now, and
will guarantee to all contestants a
fair race. and assu es all young men
who intend to tai part that every
entry will be the sialy investigat-
ed to preclude the possibility of any
professionals participating
! The race will be presided over by
competent judges drawn from Mis-
sissippi's most prominent citizens,
This will be the first Junior Mara
thon that has ever been run in the
state to the best of our knowledge.
and it is the desire OF the manage
ment to make this race the most
prominent athletic contest in the
history of the commonwealth
The list OF prizes is not yet com
plete. but among those already Sc
cured are the following: The Coy
| er Co, of Greenville IS offering a
| handsome trophy cup to the sue
cessful contestant. This cup must
| be won two years in succession to
be retained permanently. The Raj
ston Purina Co, OF St. Louis. offers
beautiful gold medal as first prize.
| The Hendrix Piano Co, of Green
Vile. offers a gold medal as second
prize The first six to cross the line
| will receive valuable premiums. The
T. D. Davis Drug Co, Nelms &
Blum Co, Chas Halter, Leyser &
! Co, Greenville Ice & Coal Co, c.
, A. Ehlbert. Joe Weinberg & CO.,
Greenvil1e Drug Co, F. w. Riggs
and the Gully drug store are some
of Greenville's enterprising mer-
chants who will offer substantial
prizes for this race. As soon as
the list of prizes is complete due an
nouncement will be made.
| Each week articles will appear in
! the columns of the more prominent
!
will be III the nature Of helps and
/ hints to assist the boys in training
| Iintelligently and carefully Promi-
/ inent physicians of the state and
men prominent in athletics will!
write from time to time, advising
| the boys the best way to train. We
would advise every young man who
| intends training for this race to pur-
chase from your local news dealer
| Spaulding's pamphlet on Marathon
running. II you cannot obtain this
pamphlet in your home town, write
to the Marathon Manager, whose
address is given below, enclosing
/ ten cents in stamps and this PAM
phlet will be mailed to you prompt
/ ly. The Marathon Manager, Mr.. F.
/ ]. Houston. will take pleasure in an
swcring all communications per
4 tanning TO this contest and if there
is anything you do not understand
regarding this race, write at once.
/ 1T costs you nothing to enter the
race. Address all communications
to f. ]. Houston. Marathon Mana
ger. care of Goyer Co. Greenville.
Miss.
Rules of Entry
The following are the rules under
which the FIRST annual Junior Mara
/ thon will be run:
I. The Junior Marathon race will
be distance OF five miles. and viii
be r.n on the race track within the