Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-20

five miles from home, and in the
final stretch sprinted away to finish
400 yards in the lead. The Nova
Scotia youth set pace that forced
Stenroos himself to clip 10 of
second off the old world record.
Miles time was hours, % minutes,
40 2-5 seconds. Stenroos covered
the &c miles 3S5 yards in 2:29:40.
The old record was 2:29: 40 15.
The veteran DeMar, who won the
event in 1911, 1922, 1928 and 1924,
was a poor third at the finish line
at the Boston A. A. Clubhouse here.
His time was 2:32:15. DeMar start
ed the favorite and was cheered by
thousands at every checking point
along the route, but the pace was
too fast for the Meirose printer. Will
liam Kennedy. Portchester, n. Y,
the only other former winner en-
tered in the race, finished in eighth
place in 2:44:01. Kennedy was the
victor in 1917 and has competed in
every Boston Marathon for years.
The Finnish American A. c. OIL
New York was awarded the team
trophy, given this year for the first
time in connection with the race.
Entries from this club finished sec
ond, sixth and seventh in the Mara
thon. They were. in order STEM
roos, Karl koski and Nestor Erik
son.
The first ~ runners to finish were:
John c. Miles, Sydney Mines, n.
S., 2:25:40 % (new world record,.
2-Albin Stenroos, Finland 2:29:
3-Clarence DeAIar, Melrose, ::
1915.
ALBERT r. Nicholson, Port
chester, n. Y, 2:34:03.2-5.
5-Wallie Carlson, Dorchester, ?:
4O:35.
6-Karl Koski, New York. 2:41;22
7-Nestor Erikson, New York,
2:42:35.2-5.
S-William Kennedy, Portchester,
N. Y. 2:44:O1.
81. Foxcroft Carleton, East
Sandwich, 2:44:20.
10-Arthur R. scholes. Toronto,
Ont, 2:4S:14.
2:53:32.
12-Christopher Bolekos, Oster-
vile. 2:53:49.
Young Miles, the, first Canadian
TO win the event since Edouard
tabre of Montreal led the field in
DID, was fresh at the finish. He
SAID later that he had never before
entered In race over a course of
more than 10 miles. Next week he
is TO engage in three-mile race.
Although born in Cardiff, Wales. he
mas spent most of his life in sydney
Mines, N. s., where he drives gro
Gerry wagon. He has worked in the
coal mines, but not as a miner. He
was trained for the race nv bis
rather, John W. Miles, who formerly
was q boxer. Miles had never rim
over the Hopkinton-B Boston course
put walked over it once to study the
terrain. Both of his parents were
at the clubhouse to greet him when
ne proKe the tape at the finish.
1hree countrymen of Miles finish
eo among the first fifteen. They
we're arthur r. Scholes of Toronto
VINO was tenth, James A. Dellow of
66Uponto' thirteenth, and Francis r
Uonlleii OF Montreal. who was in
.eulteehth position. Boston A. A
t thie remarked that the runners
c,s year appeared to be in better
eonuItlon after the race than in
Iormer seasons. This was attrib,+as
10 the cool, bracing weather as weI,
as 70 the training methods of tba
IN winning the club tronbv +ho
rinhish -American ace. Now vi.
mad a total of 100 points. Tho C oiK'
net A. c., Portchester NJ w C!g-
S SIiohn1a with 81 points, by piacin@
in IN in fourth place, KennedSS,
n ~ eisnth and John Rosf in tTnrt;
eth. Inc Gladstone A. e ror
was third with 45 points +bo o NIP
Use "A. G., New York. fonrtI Ill Ill
g 81. and the Dorchester CIub ID win
fifth with 81. Oiup' Boston,
AFTER the race Stenroos
the o co,Srs ulilculty he had found viii viii
biI,s course was among the Naw WIN
dn Wnere the steep grade eon
con, ms strength. Stenroos WI" h
st, that the course wss nag
hnoIt. At the finish TO-DAY he 700
"o s. uelieved 1T to be long enonsh bd'o
etenroos, who broke the stes u;
greatest si1, trouble had been 1 ON ms H,s
nii1s OF Wellesley and Newton 'Ae
eMar congratulated the WINE.
anu then said: Hes a wondanf,,, !
runner. If at twenty he can het+on
my record by four minutes T 6on,.
KNOW what he will be doing = flor he
has been running seventeen -. n