The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05

made tho nrst lap. and then tho sec
ond
Heart-Brcnkiug Work.
il Was heart-brcaking work. To-
ward the end OF the second lap. though
there had been no epdcavor to sprint,
beads of perspiration began 70 pour
down the bodies of tho mon, though
they still kept TO nostrll breathing
They were strung out for more than
mile the groups breaking apart. and
each man lighting TO hold the place he
had IL was the test of preparedness
and Of physical condition, and. more
than all, OF that thing Known rs grit.
'rhc time cano when physical strength
began 10 pail and muscles to loosen,
when IL was necessary for the spirit
"a lash The flesh and for mind to exer-
else its sway over the material body.
In the third lap stamina began to
show. II was n case of the survival
q; the nttcst. Tho weaker ones began
10 finger aud 10 drag behind Thor
feet were feeble. and the sprlngy toe
gait gave way to tho heavy Nat foot.
But stln all OF them forged on and on.
FOR il :: bitter thing TO do, to
show signs OF weakening before that
yelling, anxious mob.
Finish the First Lnp.
All of tho thirty-six finished tho first
lap, running well. Hitcshew made it
III twenty minutes and thirty-six sec
ondS, with Sadicr, OF tho C. g. A.. run
ming q little less than three minutes
behind. Gary. Heuhi and Satterheld.
;hc latter OF whom did not finish, were
running together. The others kept to-
eether in groups behind. In the sec
ond lap they began TO break away
from each other liitcshcw making X
IN 4i.2c, with Gary. of Richmond Col
leGe Heubi and Fitzgerald, of the John
Marshall Athletic Club coming close
become more interesting: to the men
Il had become the settled grind Every
body on Monument Avenue. on Frank
lin and Grace Streets and people from
the side streets peered from windows
and doors. and yelled at the Mara
thoners. giving them heart for tho rest
OF the weary way And soon Broad
street and Main Street began to empty
themselves OF their Saturday afternoon
throngs, and they wound their way
mp 10 the Marathon course to watch
the striplines striving for tho laurel
OF victory.
Sometimes tho people watched in ST.
ience as the boys passed them with
shutting tread, and at Other times they
gave vent TO willing applause as some
tagging runner urged himself 10 great
CT speed. But always IIitcshcw got n
welcome. though he lost something of
the effect by being so far in the lead
Of his competitors.
Gne-Armed Indian the Idol.
The idol OF the people was Emery
No. II. unattached. the lone Indian. rep
Tesentative of the Pamunkey tribe He
lad said that he had done n little run
nihS IN Inc quiet retreats near his
home, but had never made a mark
But mis- heart was In the race and
he had the undying spirit of his fathers.
lie turned his head when the applause
came. lie seemed not 10 think of it.
a "a n hot l. -
was pitted in a great race against the
palcfaces, and that he must be In at
the iinsh. lie was. Although unused
to the tremendous cXert:on and 10 tho
strain on heart and lungs. he would
not give in. Several times he faitereti.
and several times he swayed as IL ne
could not take another step. But ne
literally drove himself Oh, and he
came ln-cane IN last.
Rollins Collapsed.
On the third lap Rollins, of the
University OF Virginia, who had start
Labcnbeig attended him. and the run.
nor. after being revived. went To The
Richmond Hotel, refusing further as
sStance.
Two hours were allowed In which 10
finish tho course. The last man
recorded IS flushing came ~ at 81 5
o'clock l3arids, OF Richmond. run
ning unattached, became lost on the
way, ANA the prizes had bctu awarded
when he painted up - the ribbon. lie
was seventeen minutes beyond the
time limit, hut they gave him :, sur
vivors' medal for his pluck and deter
minatcn in coming In. lie said that
lie had lived On milk and toast for
iwo DAYS. ana nothing entered his
stomach during many hours before The
race
just before o'clock. when word
came that the second lap WAS being
finished ny the leaders, thousands OF
people nIaSsed themselves along Grace
street. from Fourth 10 the Capitol
SQUARE. ana Inside The Square. AS sac
minutes tickcd aWa* the people began
- inquire for the Iunnefs.
HitcsheM Looms Tn.
Where arc they" and When y III
they BE- here" WeIc the questions thcH
asked. Five minutes later Hlteshcw
was seen coming down the strItoh.
running on his Toes He held his hcac
easily. and the slow heave or his chest
showed that his wtnd was good Hc
did not falter. out, with eyes stra;gh,
ahead. passed through the Ian. ci
people, never needing the voliey 81
shouts which toomed about him. the
police pressed hack the pushing crowd
making way for the hero OF tho DAY
lie passed through the Capitol Square
gate, breasted tho line 81 4:7:43 O'Clock
and Ia the next second had beer
caught up IN the automobile bearing
the Governor and the Govcrnor-lo be
4 moving picture operator ran forward
for another pictuie, and the boy hero
stood a second white IL was taken.
Predictions OF the time in which tn,
course would be made ranged every
where between 10 ana So minutes
H.teshcw surprised them NIL.
Heubi, the Richmond College runner
came second. being Ave minutes ant
twelve seconds behind tho winner
Gary, third man. was a little NOR