New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03
Betters His Previous Time
for Modified Marathon
Contest.
STROBINO SECOND AND
SMITH THIRD AT END
Morris, Darby Runner, Tangoes
Across the Line as Band
Plays Dance Tune.

Hannes Kolehmainen, OF Finland.
worlds champion long distance runner.
romped TO easy victory I'm the modified
Marathon OF The Evening Mali through
the city streets yesterday afternoon while
more than 400. 900 enthusiastic spectators
cheered him on
Looping along with rhythmic stride, he
finished the 10 miles and 200 yards In the
wonderful time of l hour 9 minutes and
is OF second An idea OF the speed
at which the victor picked his way over
the rough course may be CLEANED from
the fact that he broke Jim Crowley's Amer
lean record Of 10 40 So for 10 miles.
made on the cinder track AT Celtic Park
OH November Il. 1909.
CASTOR Strobino. the gritty little run
ner who was the first American 20 finish
i'm the Marathan run in the Olympic games
al Stockholm. was second. some 500 yards
or more behind the Finn, timed I'm i :2S,
while following him were Harry J. SMITH
the national two-mile champion. who was
about 200 yards back: Willie kyronen. OF
the Kaleva A. c; George Holden, OF the
Yonkers Y NJ. G.. A.. and a. Morris, OF
the Smart Set \. c. Smith, badly used
up. finished I'm ~ 80 1-5, with Kyronen
only 2 40 seconds behind kyronen ran
Il great race when II is considered that
he had only a week 10 prepare himself
for the event. Morris, 10 show how ffesh
ne was, tried a few tango steps and hest
tation dips when he crossed the line. The
band was playing TOO Much Mustard,
and crowd applauded the happy darby as
| he made for the dressing room.
! Not even in former years has the mar
vellous Finn showed such burst Of speed.
I He smashed seven records established
by himself last year over the old course
and from 57th st and Fifth ave- where
the pack turned 20 take the new route
along Seventh ave. 20 18th St, then east
TO Fifth ave. and Washington square
thence TO Lafayetts Place and south To
the city Hall. he created five more. Ana
any man who could run In anything Ike
record time over those streets. torn up,
rough. r,Itty and in chaotic condition gen
orally. was almost superhuman The as
phalt pavement was freshly oiled i'm many
places. and the shoes OF the athletes
sank in deeply. II required much precious
.
ing over cobblestones and temporary pave
ments OF rough planks was not conducive
to best results Many OF the boys nm
ished with their feet painfully blistered
Yet through all this the smiling Fin
lander wendell his way. threading In and
out OF automobiles and trucks and fore
Ing himself through the lanes OF madly
cheering spectators. He forged TO the
front at the flash Of the gun, fired by
Police Commissioners Arthur Woods. and
STAYED there Once in the first half mile,
Harry ]. Smith. with his heart set on
winning leaped 70 the front and for A
few strides blazed the way But Koleh-
mainen -oon hoped ahead and stayed
there. Smith. however, gave him battle
and. racing shoulder TO shoulder the men
passed the one mile in AZ. The course
was downhill and .he runners moved cas-
lily.
Reaching along on Jerome ave. the field
strung out i'm the distance, winding It's
sInuous way Ike some mythical serpent.
The color scheme, worked out by the vari-
colored uniforms. added a touch OF bar
taric brlliancy 10 the scene. koleh-
nainen was first 20 set foot or the via
duct over the Harlem River, with Smith,
already laboring. some twenty yards in
the rear. More than two thousand spec
tators were gathered at this point and
tho Finn was cheered to the echo. Run
ming well within himself. his matchless
stride showing not a sign OF falterfne.
koiehmainen went along, increasing his
lead with every bound. II was seen that
barring accidents. he could not lore.
Passing down Seventh ave. 20 10th ST
and turning east to Fifth ave, he blazed
the trail and making the turn 20 the
south at 10th st, was fully three blocks
in front From then on IL was a clear
cut case Of Kolehmainen first and the
field nowhere He simply kept at his
task, and every mile found him further
in front than the preceding one.
In fact, ne might have won by a still
g.eater margin and in faster time had II
not been for a suffrage parade on Sew
enth ave. near gath ST These women,
who are sure they want 10 vote and who
advertise the fact on placards and vari-
colored banners, simply refused 10 get
out OF his way. KoIehmainen had 10 slow
down and pick his way in and out OF
tho cars.
But aside from that one case the polio
ing Of the course was perfect The blue
coats handled the surying crowds easily
and restrained in many a desire TO see
how close they could come 10 car
without being hit by H. At Times
Square, Seventh ave. and lith st. and in
the City Hall Plaza, where the crowds
were greatest. the police did fine work
In keeping the course clear.
All interest was not taken ont OF the
race by the fact that Kolehmainen had
matters IN hand all the time. The men
who fought II out for minor honors
fought hard and we'll for their places.
Picking his way up coward the front.
Strobino caught his second wind as he
came along Fifth ave. and at 10Th ST.
moved up into second pace. passing
Smith for the first time. Harry. how