Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-09
CROSS-COUNTRY RUN
Washington c. c. Club to Hold
Big Event Easter Monday.
UNDER AUSPICES OF STAR
Some of Best Talent in the Country
Ready to Enter the
Event.

Arrangements are fast being completed
| by the Washington Cross-country Club
| for it's first ten-mile run, which is to be
| held under the auspices Of The Star.
| to be held April il. Easter Monday
While the club is in its infancy, and this
| is the first event of the kind ever attempt
ed by It, it nevertheless IS making for
the holding Of one of the largest affairs
of the kind that has ever been pulled on
in this section. 1t is now certain that
at least fifty men will leave the mark,
and among them are numbered the best
men in the country at the distance.
The course of the run has been laid
out, and without doubt will be the best
ever travelled by any bunch of men in a
local long distance event in this section.
1t will start directly in front Of The Star
office, and from there the course viii ex-
tend up Pennsylvania avenue to the
Capitol, where 1t will branch off into
Maryland avenue until they reach 18th
street at the old Baltimore and Wash
ington electric station, and from there
will branch out into the Bladensburg pike
and continue over the country road until
they reach the old Bledensburg bridge;
there the course will double ana return
over the same route. There ls not
doubt that both from the spectators ana
competitors standpoint 1t Will De an ad-
vantageous route. The going at no time
will be hard for the runners, and along
the route the spectators Will have a
chance to watch the race from several
points.
The officials have not yet been chosen,
but It is intended by the club members
to have the most prominent newspaper
men act as referee. starter and judges.
The checkers and inspectors will be
club who do not compete N the event.
Classy Runners to Compete.
It Is certain that the classiest run
ners in this section of the country will
be seen in action in the event. Already
communications have been received
from men around Boston, who have made
a name for themselves in the athletic
world as distance runners, who nave
signified that they intend to come down
for the run. One Of the men referred
to won a fifteen-nile run recently given
in New England. The Baltimore
Cross Country Club has promised to send
the full strength of it's championship
team over, and shou4d come near CAP
turing team honors. Elphinstone, Geller
and Kelly scored the smallest number or
points ever registered by any club In
this part Of the country, when they cap
tuTed the championship lteiu ny INC
Amateur Athletic Union Washington's
birthday.
The Washington Cross Country Club
expects to be i'll the running itself, as 1t
will send into the race several of the
best distance men in the city. 1t won
second place among the teams in the
championship event held last winter, and
it is likely that it will come back with
just az good if not better record In its
own run this month.
Among the individuals it is probable
that the medal for first place will go
either to Elphinstone or the Cross Coun-
try Club. or Stecker, of the Washington
Grove; that is If some fellow from the
north does not come along with record
breaking performance
The local cross country club deserves
a whole.lot of credit for the work it has
done since it has been organized AL
though hardly a year old, it has come
to the front rapidly. and is coming fast
all the time. The club has an enter
prising president in Mr. Bowie, and under
his dictatorship 1t will rise to high
standard as a long distance organization.
Entry blanks are out and may be
had at any Of the sporting goods stores.