New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-06
RACE GOES TO FINN
NIEMTNIN CAPTURES
SLOE N.fR-4THON.
Dinecn Second IN ! Contest
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ever ram Karl Nieminin. Of Finland. The
latest acquisition 10 the Hjertherg stable
won first money Washington Park.
BROOKLYN. yesterday. lie beat Pat Dineen,
the gray haired Boston veteran, ov three
rad one-lialf laps. pineen IN turn led Fer
r,sccio Pauzeri. an Italian. by q similar mar
Gin while J. Prouty Of Boston. came next
nearly Il quarter Of mile back. Inc only
other contestant en- the track when Me
nsinin finished was Lone Fox. &oout the
slovvest moving red man Yet discovered
Those who started and stopped were Pa
white Matt Naloney. Louis SeIn.-an and
Bill Davis Nieminns time was 5 hours
IS minutes % So seconds.
Although none Of the contestants gave
much evidence Of class. in justice TO The
runners Il must be said that fast time on
such a track absolutely impossible
four lap TO the mile circuit had been laid
nut but parts of the track presented sea
Of mud. partly hidden by liberal coatinSs az
straw.
AS curtain raiser a scratch race 100
wards was put on There were three start
ers. and J Mack won by a foot from Harry
Lyons. while Hugo Moore finished last
The time Was announced as 10 % seconds.
but unofficial men with watches clocked the
race il. - seconds fat. Both Al Copeland
snd Martin Sheridan recorded the latter
tine.
s ;7o-niie scratch race. with mediocre
lot CT distance men entered. was next put
on Some OF the contestants didn't move
fast enough 70 keep warm, and il proved
the easiest kind of a romp for Gughelmo
Meyer, VINO heat A Carlisle by l75 yards
G. Renfer. the Newark disappointment, got
third The time was sloW-l1:sS 20.
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ward sprint, the same men who took part
sn the 100 Yards again appearing Lyons
beat Moore by close margin. While Mack
oiiit The time was - % seconds.
At the start Of the Marathon race Lone
Fox srrans away in the lead. but soon gave
Way 10 Maloney. and when the pack swung
past the gran6stand the order was: Mslo-
nev. Semeran Lone Fox. Panzeri. Dineen.
Nicninin. Prouty and Davis Al the end Of
TIE mile Maloney opened up lead OF sew
enfy yards over Panzeri. with Nierninin a
close third ard Davis fourth. This order
vas maintained TO the second mile post.
and AIaloney. who continued 10 increase his
lead. Tapped Lone Fox the last man. at >
miles so Yards.
At four miles Nsloney Tapped the second
mack including Semeran. Dineen- " hite
and Proutv Maloncy's advantage then over
Panzeri. the second man. was about three
hundred and sixty yards. Panzeri was lead
Eng Nieminin by ten yards. Davis kept in
fourth place
The condition Of the ground became so
trcacherous round the turn by Inc grand
stand that attendants were hustled out with
more straw in an endeavor To help the men
Maloaey Tapped Niesninin and Davis and
P7nze-i Just before six miles the leaders
time being IS 81 "a.
Panzeri anglarently did not relish being
ranped for he began to force the pace.
Maloney. however. kept at the side OF The
little Italian. Maioncy's lead over Nie1rinin
a. ten miles va A lap and "A quarter
Davis was rs laps 10 the had; Dineen, liz
lans: Se9leran. -. and White. .. laps
Maloney covered The ten miles in ! hour
ec-5 seconds.
\ little later SeneTan wanted 70 Quit. but
after an argument with his trainers the
BROOKLYN boy consented to continue. Half
= mile further he left the track, but came
out again
~ twelve and half miles .lienlinin
moved UP into second place, passing Pan
-e,i. who began 10 drop back By this time
Pa: White was three laps back, but the
veteran Dineen. who was going strongly,
moved into fourth place He then led
Davis b. I6n Yards. SeTncran quit for good
before the leader had covered fourteen
miles Davis retired
II fifteen and three-eighth miles Ma
Jonev STOPPED for repairs. He was then
practically A lap ahead OF Nierninin. who
picked up 2 third of a lap before Ma
honey got going again. MaloneEs legs were
e. In knots however. and a little later ne
o,,it altogether. That put Nenimin in the
lad. about 1-5 yards in front Of Dineen
Who was a similar distance ahead of Pan
-eri Prouty vas fourth, nearly lap
ahead Of White About this time Lone Fox
touferted himself with q walk around
He doraned a sweater and hat. and then
,an some more. A. this stage White. who
had been cult.vating Crouch. declared
Re would go 70 ''ferther, but ne came
back a few minutes later
That fe<r six runners on tle t-ack-Eie-
mimi Dineer. Panzeri. ProutE. White and
one Fox A. seventeen miles Nieninln
led Dinecn by 80 yards Panzeri at eigh-
,een miles was a lap and tlTee-Quarters
behind the Finlander. White GIit for good
about that time while Lone FOX gathered
fresh courage after new nat haG peen
presented to him.
Practically all interest centred in the eff
FORKS Of ni1leen 10 overtake N:emini.l. Lone
Fox storped for a rub down. but was per
sraded by Davis who had quit 20 con-
sinue Panzeri was Tapped for The second
time ty the leader at twenty miles. Dineen
slso failed 10 hold the Finn.
At twenty miles and two laps Nieninin
Tapped Dineen, and then proceeded to draw
further away from the irishmau, who
Feerlad tired He also stopped for few
seconds 10 don a sweater. A little later
pineeu slowed doRn TO walk, and before
he got running Sienlinin had gained an
other Lap. Panzerf was then TWO and half
ans behind Dineen-
When N;emnin stopped 20 walk
pineen's friends shouted encouragement,
but the Finn soon started of afTesh and
Increased his advantage 10 three laps.
Thereafter potn ran and walked in spots,
with Niernintn always holding his ad-
vantage.
Prou:y wanted 10 QUIT several times On
one occasion he secreIed himself in I'M
covered place used by The bah players,
~-.il,. little later he suddenly seated him
sels IN the far side of the track and calm
a watched the others His energetic han
Gler always got him going again, and when
last seen Prouty was walking around
wrapped IN a bathrobe.
According 20 H5ertberG, the winner has
been successful in eleven Marathons in
Finland At the .inisil he had rousinB
,eoa,rsar, Sror.1 a hand of his COUntrymen,