The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-03
ST. YVES IS RECORD
LEFT FAR BEHIND
Johnny Hayes Is Badly Out
classed, and Is Never in the
Running-Crowd of 1900
Sees This Years Classic
of the Sprint
Especial to 'rhe rimes-pispatch.

ner. Johansen, was picked to Win the
second running of the Marathon
derby at the Polo Grounds. won a
great contest this afternoon in
2:34:3 2-5 smashing the derby record
of ST. Yves BY Gas is. and setting
new worlds record for the distance.
Crowley. who ran a strong. game race.
finished second. in 2:3T:os. Thure
Johansen was third, In 2:ss:5s4-5.
For eighteen miles Hans Homer.
one OF the American runners. set a
sizzling pace, and at one time he was
almost three minutes ahead OF the
st. Yves record for the race
Winner Is Crafty.
Ljungstrom crafty saved all his
speed until the fourteenth mile, when
he made Holmer stick to him in
long gruelling sprint, which wore
Hans down. In the seventh mile,
LJun sstrom, with a lap To make up.
raced away from Holmer. made UP the
lap in two miles. and thereafter float
ed away with the race. Holmer's feet,
blistered and swollen into twice their
natural size. compelled his with
drawal.
The surprise of the race, outside OF
the remarkable pace set by HolIner
was the bulldog race put up by jim
Crowley. the heavyweight.
Blast. the Italian. proved to be a
| Sicilian lemon OF no account. Hayes
was outclassed IN several places at
once and was all in at the finish.
The great little red-headed Lung
strom fs-entitled TO the position of Mara
| thon wonder of 1910, His race to-day
| stamped him as the best man at the
distance ever seen in this country.
The contest. which was run under
perfect conditions. failed TO draw any
thing like the crowds which turned
| out for the last years classic.
johnny Hayes and Maioney We're the
only ones of the old-time rs to toe the
| scratch. and the absence of such ia
! vorites as Dorando, ST. Yves. Shrubt
and Longboat initiated against, the
| size of the crowd. though a. fair, es.
innate put the crowd at 10000, mostly
| on the bleachers.
The rumor that Harry Stevens faint
ed after taking look at the grand.
stand is officially denied. Harry says
| he only choked
Seven-Eleven Scratched.
! 1t was announced Just before the
| start that numbers and II were
/ scratched and would not. start, which
drew loud walls of anguish from the
| crap shooters present.
\ No, was Paul Acooz the lone
| Charleyhorse, and No. II. Fortunat
| Charley Horse, and No. IL. FORTUNATE
| Zanti, dropped out because of poor con-
1 dition. This left the hope OF the Ital-
| ian colony with umberto Blast. jus,
| off the steamer, and consequently no,
1 in the best of form. Johnny Hayes, OF
| the evergreen popularity, was loudly
| cheered as was Fred Meadows. the
| Canadian speed merchant.
| In the seventeenth mile, Matt Ma.
loney was observed to look at the sur
In doubtful, hesitating manner, after
which he blew up with mighty
splash and howled Justify for hi:
blanket. Nobody has to tell Matt wher
he has plenty. he has had so mucl
experience that he knows.
The race was practically over after
the twenty-hrst mile. During the
twenty-second and twenty-third miles
Crowley, in second place, aroused en-.
! thusiasm by his game sprinting. but
he could not hold the smooth little
| Swede. who showed less signs of weal
and tear than any man In the race
| even though he was running close t.
| five minutes ahead of st. Yves's record
at the end of the twenty-third mile.
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