New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-21
NEW MARATHON RECORD
Willie KoIehmainen Runs Won.
derfuI Race at Newark.
DEFEATS A STRONG FIELD
Finnish Athlete Clips Nearly
Three Minutes from
Worlds Mark.

Willie Kolehmalnen, the professional
member of the famous family Of Finnish
runners, added new lustre to his name
yesterday, when he established new
worlds record for the Marathon distance
of 26 miles 3S5 yards at the Newark No.
tordromc. winning the event In 2 hours q
minutes 80 1-5 seconds This surpasses
the old record OF hours 80 minutes 81
seconds, made by Hans Homer, the
American, who was also a contestant In
yesterdays event and who finished sec.
ond. He ran even with Kolehmainen for
nineteen and one-fifth miles, and then
cracked under the Firms pressure. lie
finished a few yards short Of three laps
behind Kolehmainen in the time Of q
hours "a minutes As seconds. When 10.
lehmainen finished, amid applause from
five thousand people, he was embraced
by his brother, Hannes Kolehmainen, the
hero Of the Olympic games Of last SUM-
mer. Bnat the record is correct is as.
sured from the fact that two watcheI
were held by Charley Dieges, the ohlctal
timer, and the track was laid down ae-
cordlng TO a surveyors measurements.
Homer jumped away into fhe lead as
soon as the pistol cracked, and Koleh.
mainen dropped right in behind him. That
appeared to be satisfactory to both, as
they kept the order without change OF
pace for the first five miles, and always
in front Stringing behind them came
Johanson, with his easy swinging stride,
while right in order was Crowley, with bis
long Looping lunges. The first man Tapped
was Jim Graham, of Buffalo, one Of the
veterans He was passed at one mile,
and then Holmer and Kolehmaineh
picked up all the others at intervals up
to three miles, with the exception Of JO-
hanson and Crowley. Holmer turned
the first mile In minutes II l-j seconds
The second he put behind him in 10 min
utes AZ As seconds, and, maintaining an
even pace, turned five miles in q minutes
4 4-5 seconds.
Just as Holmer and Kolehmainen I'm.
ished five miles they passed group made
up of A q. Kent, of Brooklyn; George
Binfer. of Newark; Louis II. Semeran, ot
Brooklyn; James Griscom, Of Jersey City
and Ed Torkey, of Brooklyn. Johanson,
running third, was a quarter Of Jap be-
hind, while Crowley was nearly three
quarters Of a lap to the rear Of the two
leaders, in fourth position.
All the others were one or more laps
behind. Karl Nieman, the Finn, showed
at the head of this division, running n|
fifth position. Then came w. +. Prouty
of Hyde Park, Mass. with Karl Herr
the Oklahoma negro, seventh. Joseph l.,
Trent, another negro, was eighth.
Homer continued setting the pace 10
the six-miIe mark, which he turned in 8
minutes SS As seconds, and then a.
changed places with Kolehmainen. The
Finn Immediately took up the task Of
tapping Crowley, and being fresh, dd
the trick after two and a half laps Of
chasing. He went around the New Yorker
on the far side OF the track from the
Judges stand, with Homer following at
his heels. Johanson saw this squirt, and
TO forestall any such treatment TO him
self he put on steam and actually gained
on Holmer and Koiehmainen. He con.
tinued this squirt for two miles, and pulled
up to within a fifth of a lap on the lead
ers. The squirt took some Of his stamina,
though. and for the next two miles he
fell back, to take pace from Crowley, who
was coming back rapidly.
Visions OF records came with the an
nouncement of the time for sixteen miles.
Holmer was leading, with kolehmainen
close up. I'm hour % minutes 344-5 sec
onds. and It was officially announced that
the time was the best ever made 10
America for sixteen miles. Holmer was
travelling finely, and when he heard thi
he let out a few more links, which was
sufficient TO drop off Johanson. The lat
ter, let atone, soon fell back half lsp
T. Crowley and taking pace behind tbs
latter.
Kolehmalnen put his second lap %
Iolmer at twenty-four miles, which %
turned in hours l6 minutes II SECONDS
which was still ahead OF the old record
Kolehmainen was all excitement wnea
he finished twenty-five miles and Learned
he was away head Of the record. hh
time was announced at hours = MINUTES
20 2-5 seconds, and he anxiously inquire'
how far ahead of Holmer lie was. Two
laps and two to CO." was shouted at hh
and off he sped for the last SS yards y
most at the speed OF Splinter. He I'D
ished within fifty yards OF putting INV
laps on Holmer. The latter was almos
down to walk running with Johansoh
These two finished out the race togetna'
taking second and fourth places resper
lively.