New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-23
ROTH FIRST IN
LONG RUN OF
REMNANT A. {.
Winner Takes Lead After
Trailing During the
Early Stages.
HANS SCHUSTER IS
SECOND MAN HOME
Bad Roads Make Travelling
Hard for Competitors In
25-Mile Race.

That a good working wind was as es-
sential to the winning OF marathon
runs as sturdy pair OF legs was mani
Tested in the victory o. Arthur J. Roth,
OF the Mohawk Athletic Club, in the
running Of the Bronx County twenty
ive-mie run, held under the auspices
of the Pennant .iraletlc Club, yester-
day. II was not until the last half
mile that the young Bronx athlete
moved into the lead, after several OF
his most dangerous rivals had run
themselves into the ground in the last
few miles. Roth completed the course
in 2:4S: 10. crcditable performance in
the face Of the bad condition of the
roads.
In second place. some 300 yards back,
came Hans Schuster, the strong run
ner of the Swedish American Athletic
Club, in the time OF 2:49:07, with
Harry Lucas, tho Cuban runner, o.
the Morningside Athletic Club, who
made great strides toward the front
IN the last stages OF the race, finish
ing third, in 2:52:l0. william Rozette,
the veteran of the Pennant Athletic
Club, was fourth, and trailing far be
hind him at a snail's pace came Hugh
Honohan, the star of the New YORK
Athlcric Club.
Schuster and Honohan miscalculsted
the pace, and as consequence suffered
bitterly with the tape only several
miles away. II was only the unusual
amount of gameness that both runners
possessed which enabled them TO reach
The finish. As early as the twentieth
nile Honohan had begun TO show the
wear and tear Of the hard journey
Schuster was running second to the
Mercury Club athlete.
During the last five miles the pace
had so Slapped the energy OF Honohan
that he was unable 20 run more than g
few blocks without stopping 10 walk.
From the first place at the twentieth
mile, IIonohan was passed by four
other rivals to the finish line.
The roads were in miserable condi-
ton. in some places the water being
ankle deep, while in other sections OF
The trail the starters had 70 guard their
stepping over the icy ground. Boston
Post Road presented the greatest diiii-
Guilty 10 the runnerss rs ~ wss along
this stretch OF five piles that the worst
conditions were faced. With the start
at l44th Street and Third Avenue, the
competitors had 20 go over trail that
led UP as far as Drake Avenue. in New
Rochelle, TO complete the distance.
TIonohan's retrogression began at the
twentieth mile, at which section he
settled down to walk in taking the
steep Boston Post Road incline. His
legs were saggine under him, while he
appeared TO be moving by mere instinct
Schuster followed four minutes behind
with Roth third, three minutes back
Lucas moved into fourth place, being a
quarter of mile in advance of Fred
Travelena, of the Mohawk Athletic
Club, who faltered badly after passing
this point.
At the twentieth -and-a-half-mil point
Schuster overlook Honohan. who was
again walking. Half a mile from the
finish Roth sped by Schuster, as the
latter had slowed down to a walk
Cheers greeted Roth as he sprinteC
down the last few yards. apparently
none the worse for the bitter journey.
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