Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-22
800 MEN WILL RUN
IN 250-MILE RACE
MuIti-Marathon to Start in Santa
Barbara and End in
RedIandS
TO FOLLOW Ell GAMING REAL
Y. M. C. A. Athletes Will Garry a
Message from Coast Town
Mayor to Inland City
TO FOLLOW Ell GAMING REAL

One of the biggest sporting events OF
Y. NJ {. a. circles held for some time
in California and the west is the pro-
posed multi-marathon' of the South
ern California associations. The race
is to take place over a 250-mile course
extending from the Y. NJ. c. a. build
ing at Santa Barbara to the associa-
ton rooms at Redlands Each entrant
will cover space of half mile
against time, and will be followed by
the automobiles of the committee in
charge and the timekeeper's official
motor wagon. Hill climbing, sprintina,
coasting down hill, all will be part OF
the speedy program of the runners,
and the promoters of the idea expect
the finest thing in the line of long dis
tance work seen for some time.
The object of the speedy traversing
of the highways and byways of the
surrounding coast cities will be let
ter of greeting inclosed in a silver
tube from the mayor of Santa Barbara
to the chairman of the governing body
of Redlands Following the course of
the El Canine Real from sea to
mountain, over hill and down dale the
Y. NJ. c. A. men will hit the trail,
starting from the Y. Nj. c. A. building
in Santa Barbara on the afternoon OF
May p at 4:30 o'clock, and finishing
the scheduled course Saturday even
ing. May 2S, at the Redlands assOcia-
tiOn building.
THE ROUTE
The fleet wind -pressers will take the
following route:
Santa Barbara through the Casitas,
Ventura, Newbury Park, Calabasas,
Hollywood, Pasadena. arriving at the
Broadway tunnel about o'clock Sat
urday morning, along the shoestrinS
through DomingueZ to Long Beach,
Garden Grove Anaheim, Ontario, Up
lands, Rialto. Riverside, Cotton, and
finishing at Redlands.
The plan will be much the same as
in the eastern runs held at Cleveland
and Brooklyn last year The tremen-
dous success of the idear around the
eastern sporting camps was the first
thing to inspire the idea into fact
among the western associations, and
everything points to a most successful
outcome for this novelty in the sport
ing line. MarathOns we have, hill
climbing contests, and what not. but
it has remained for the Y. Nj. c. A.
leaders to bring out the latest in the
sporting line.
TOO MANY ENTRIES
The number of entries received by
the many associations was much too
gratifying for the committee. In fact
1t required good month work 10
pick the 100-odd men who will be the
chief figures in the contest Every lad
will be running against time and will
strive to place his record at the head
of the list The courses have been
made as even as possible to make the
contest for the first place in the time
of the distance as fair as possible
The committee in charge of the race
is as follows: e. J. Reunitz, secretary
Ventura county Y. Nj. c. A; H. D.
Cross, director Of boys work. Los An
gees Y. NJ. c. A, and H r. Gaines,
secretary San Bernardino Y. NJ. c. A.
With them will be associated A. n.
Morris, Santa Barbara; G. II. Swarth-
out. Pasadena; L. L.. Perine, Los An
geles; H. Fleming, Long Beach; S. w.
Douglas, county secretary Prange Y.
NJ. c. A; T. T, Herrick, Riverside,
and r. L. Glover, Redlands