The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1911-10-21
The Latest
In Sports
What the WreStlerS, Boxers and Base
Ball Artists Are Doing.

Az Vic Dyulley DpOTlS bIOullu,
Jack Donaldson ran 1870 yards on
grass track in II seconds-a feat
unprecedented in the history of
athletics.
To find a comparative perform
arce we have to go back to 1867
Al years-when, on February 9, at
Fenham Park, w. Johnson put up
1218s for the 130 yards, but it was
on a cinder track, which is regard
ed as being some yards faster than
a grass one.
In 1906 A. B Postle was credited
with running 1870 yards on a cinder
track at Menzes (W. Al in ten
yards under even, but there was a
drop of 3ft. Gin. in the path, and
the record has not been accepted.
That Donaldson's performance
was an astounding one, those who
witnessed it will readily admit, for
he ran magnilicently, bounding over
the ground like u ricochetting can
non bail, his legs and arms moving
up and down in perfect unison-a
real scissors motion that is pleasing
to behold.
This was Donaldson's first ap-
pearance in Sydney, but his fame
had preceded him, for he had ac-
complished remarkable times in
South Africa, where the atmos-
phere-like that of Australia by
reason of its being thinner than that
of England, and thus offering less
resistance to the runner, is favoura-
BILE for fast sprinting. However,
many of Donaldson s time perform
ances have been doubted the world
over by eminent sporting authori-
ties, the majority of whom state it
is practically impossible for a human
being to run at a rate of ten yards
inside evens. Yet Donaldson has
demonstrated that not only is he
capable of accomplishing this feat,
but that he is the fastest runner the
+ world has known.
OF Holway, the magnifcently-
proportioneG American, whom Do
| madison defeated, it has to be writ
ten that he is a very fine runner,
capable of doing seven yards under
evens for 130 yards, which would,
under ordinary circumstances, en-
title him to be styled worlds cham
pion, but-Donaldson is living.
Holway's style of running forms
4 a striking contrast to that of Do
S madison, for he moves with a very
high leg action, and his arms, which
are held at right-angles to his body,
, are worked to and from the body
with a short, sharp motion.
There was no error in the start,
D and the men, rising instantaneously,
Donaldson was the first to show in
, the lead, and at 40 yards was near
ly a yard in front. He gradually
increased his lead, but Holway
gamely raced on. At 100 yards
the Blue Streak was two yards tc
d the good, and, although the Ameri-
+ cans chance of success was now
hopeless, he did not abandon his
efforts to reduce the gap. The two
men were striding beautifully, anC
right through neither faltered. Hol
way made vain endeavour to reacl
his heet-footed opponent, but made
no impression, and Donaldson dash
ed through the tape winner b!
four yards, in the remarkable tim,
'' of Us dead, agreed to by the thre
a official watch holders.
The track was measured by anna
q teur and professional officials, AM
was found to be 1870 yards 4 inches
| ran a trial during the week
'' said Holway. which made me do /.
S 3-10th sec. for the 1870 yards, s,or sev
en- yards under even time, and