Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-20
CAMERON WINS.
Continued from Page One.)


Sheridan, another Toronto man, as
pacemaker the field was rapidly
dropped and the pair had a nice lead
as they curried through birmingham
quare. Fifty wards behind came for
NOR Canadians James }. Corkery.
Charles Cork, Bernard Buxton and
John r. Roe, while not far III the rear
were r. e Mccormick. Charles A.
Patterson. John G. Near and Gordon
w Wolfe, all Canadians. so that it was
practically a foreign procession which
sprinted by the railroad station 2219
minutes after the start which was eX-
actly at noon The only Americans in
this bunch of leaders were NJ. j. Ryan
of New York. Il. a. White of New
York and Clifton Horne of Haverhill,
Mass
OF the 1870 starters. ~ had passed
through birmingham square when
long freight train hauled across the
road and practically eliminated the re-
mainder of the field for the delay was
more than two minutes.
On the run to Natick, eight miles
from the start. Sheridan dropped be-
hind. leaving Cameron TO make the
going alone and from tliat time the
Amherst runners company consisted
of his bicycle attendant and more than
score of automobiles. Natick was
gained in As minutes. and at Wellesley.
where the college girls added their
shrill cries of encouragement Gamer
on was still in the lead with Cookery
struggling along in second place Down
the hill to the Charles river at Newton
Lower Falls. wound the long thread of
lightly clad athletes every step cheercd
by an ever increasing throng Of spec
tatorS. Crossing the stream Cameron
dashed up the hill. swung round the
short stretch into Auburndale ard at
100 turned into the broad boulevard OF
commonwealth avenue. Tom Long
boats time at this point was 2G.3S.
Then came the first really long hill
one If more than half mile of steady
up- grade. But Cameron never faltcr-
cd. He skipped over the hill like a
llurdlcr and then hurried along over
the winding boulevard for five miles
moro until he met the second and
longest of the cXbausting stretches
the big hill overlooking Chestnut Hill
reservoir. Behind him there had been
some changes in position. Cookery held
tenaciously to second place, but young
De Mar of Dorchester, with his long
stride. had worked up from 18th place
at Natick to 10th place at Wellesley
and to fourth position at the turn into
the boulevard. When Cameron reached
the top Of the reservoir hall Cookery
was one-quarter of mile behind and
dc Mar was gaining steadily A mil"
beyond the reservoir De Mar romped
htr( ,,t,, ,,tx,
ing Cameron.
AT College corner, three miles from
the finish, there were two minutes be-
tween tie two leaders ard this time
was cut down steadily hy DcMar on the
run through The human lane along Bea-
con street and Commonwealth avenue
to the finish opposite the clubhouse on
Exeter street. But Cameron had the
speed and endurance to maintain his
advantage and when he swung round the
corner into Exeter street and saw the
red yarn of the finish line slistening
in the sunlight he spurtcd ahead and
broke the string amid perfect whirl-
wind of cheers.
The cheering had not ceased When De
Mar. minute later. Scurred around
the corner and crossed the same finish
line Then came Cookery. staggering
along encouraged by his friends, almost
to fall across the finish line in third
place. nearly five minutes after the
Dorchester runner. The rest of the field
was well strung out, but nearly all were
in good condition. when they passed the
line into the clubhouse.
The race today was the fourth Mar
athon that mad been won by Canadian
runner. J. J. Caffrey of Hamilton won
it two years in succession. i'll 1900 and
1901 while the famous Tom Longhoat.
the Indian runner, also of Hamilton.
established the record of the course.
224:2l. which it is believed will hold
for many years.
Fred Cameron's Marathon today was
his first 25-mile race. He had won
many honorS in 10-mile distances, WIN
ming the Nova Scotian 10-mile cham
pionship last Thanksgiving and estab-
fishing a new Canadian amateur record
of II minutes, 46 seconds, lie is
small man. being feet 2la inches in
height and weighing 127 pounds.
The times of the first 10 men and the
places of the first 20 were as follows:
Fired r. Cameron. Amherst,
=
2-Clarence III. De Mar, North
Dorchester A. A. .r......,.-. 2 2:3,:S -
flames j Cookery. Toronto. ' 35a ~ -
4-John r. Roe Toronto. .......2 :o6 -
IN. J. Ryan New York 80 SS:42 1-5
6-John J. Reynolds, Jersey
city .,.........,. - ~ ~ u
7-R f. Mccormack Toronto. .2:4O:&
S-Edwin A. White, New York : :49:5o 90
9-F p. Devin. New York. .2:l:"4 20
l0-James Cleary, Cherry Val
ley. Mass. ......................--2 :f4:'o 80
e. Mccarthy. Boston.
l2-George f. McInerney. Philadeiphia
13-R f. Piggott. Cambridge
Thames Ii. Maloney, Worcester
l5-W. w. Wiseman South Boston
1e-Charles Cook. Hamilton. ont
17-Iohn G. Near. Toronto
Isl. T. Brennan, Boston - g
19-Gordon Wolfe, Dartmouth; y, .
2o-Joseph T. McAuliffe. oaii'oi 'use
Fred H. Cameron had the following 10
say after the race:
Il did not expect to WIN the l'ce' ;"
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