New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-13
Biting Wind and Ice Under
Foot Make Race an Agony
for Runners.
MANY DROP OUT EXHAUSTED
Kolehmainen Breaks Another
Record at the 18th Regl-
ment Annual Indoor
Games.

William Rosette. Of the Irish-American
Athletic Club. struggled % victory in the
Rrooklvn-Sea Gate Marathon run held
under the direction of Battery +, Of the
18th Regiment. Yesterday afternoon. The
sturdy runner Of the Irish-American Ath-
lctic club snatched victory from Harry
Jensen. the amateur Marathon king IN
the last two miles by gritty finish that
came as a fitting climax TO a cruel, Cruel
ling race under conditions that were al
most impossible
Rosette made his way over the ice-cov-
cred. wind-swept roads in . hours % min
utes seconds, and finished as fresh and
strong as one who had been under such a
strain might be expected TO he. Jensen
came in second in hours "A minutes
3 3-5 seconds, a lap behind the winner
Billy Brazil. Of the Irsh-American Club
was third in 2 hours % minutes u s.
seconds. The rest of the survivors of the
,eruelling struggle came in slowly al
pretty badly used up.
Harry Jensen was first Of the runner,
81 enter the armory 10 finish the ace, q
fun minute I'm advance OF Rosette. Jen-
sen. however, started the race suffering
from n badly wrenched right ankle anc
Limped badly. almost painfully. as he
.plodded around the track. cheered 10 the
echo by the crowd. His lips blue and his
Sare legs bluer from the frigid atmos-
'nhere. chilled TO the bone by the biting
lilasts Of the vintly wind Jensen was il
bad condition. but he ran on his courage
and It seemed as if he would certainly
win. Just as soon as Rosette entered the
harmony il was easily to be seen that Jen-
zen would never hold his lead. The Irish
clubs runner was running slowly but
strongly. and as his muscles thawed out
l1e increased his speed and caught the
plugging Jensen on the seventh lap. I'm
Outraged by his success I'm this. he kept
right on going. and drew further and
rurther away until he finally won by just
q few feet less than q full lap.
A worse day for running q distance race
out of doors never was sent out Of the
.hcavens. II was uncomfortable cold fol
those who W. fully dressed and muffled
in overcoats but what those athletes
thinIy clad all Of them. endured may only
he Imagined. All wore long sleeved jer-
sevs and heavy gloves. but only few had
the forethought to wear anything other
than the all too thin linen or silk running
trunks The biting wind swept out OF
the northwest and chilled TO the marrow
and underfoot the Tee made running AZ
any pace almost dangerous. Tor more
than fifteen miles OF the entire distance
tho men ran over the ice and many fell,
some so violently that they were forced
n drop out. g. T.. Crosby. one OF the
men who finished came into the armory
with his legs all cut and scraped. lie eH-
ulained that il was due to fall. but saio
that Some Of the others got worse than
that"
The survivors were few. or the forty
odd men who started only eleven stag
gered hack in time to finish. Some few
were forced TO quit after n few miles and
ttev. too. hurried back Those who were
more hardy and lasted a bit longer came
off a lot worse. Some stopped In the open
country. with no assistance close AT hand
and by the time they were picked up
many were n for the hospital and nothing
else. Punnine down the long. straight
away on Ocean Parkway they dropped out
, like flies and turned back. few were
p,cked up and hurried back in automo-
hIles. but some others suffered exposure
Merry Tarnbra, of Canada, was csr11ed
hack I'm pitiable condition. and it was some
time before he was able 20 leave for home
Andrew Sockalexis, the Indian runner
az Oldtown Ne. dropped after running
more than eighteen miles frozen through
20 the marrow. He was IN bad condition,
end was carried into a house at No. 400
sterlinr Place. where FOR more than two
.Jours two doctors worked over him. IL
was feared for while that SockaleXis was
,beyond help. but he rallied 10 treatment
end was finally taken To the armory AND
later left 20 go TO the home of friend IN
Jersey City. The physicians tried 20 pour
:vhiskey down his throat. but the Indian
refused to drink II. Other men were in
had condition, but up 10 late hour last
Alright no serious cases were reported.
For the first fifteen miles +. Heller. Of
tthe Knights OF St Antony, led the pack
at gr7uelling clip. racing steadily away
from the field After the first mile. az
which point j.. c. Johannsen led, Heller
held sway When the pack turned down
Surf avenue for the race TO Sea Gate the
wind was so strong that the men were
barely able TO plug along at "A slow clip.