MARATHON RACE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 504, 11 May 1909, Page 5

MARATHON RACE.

. WINDSOR TO STAMFORD BRIDGE..,(DT TELECUira—riIESB association—corrniouT.; - i ■■■-■■ London, May 0. Sixty - competitors started- from Windsot for' Stamford! Bridge,vin. the' Marathon iraco for tho"Sporting LifoV cliallengo trophy, value..£soo,. to .be held ifq'r- twelve months. ■ .Barrett)'of the Polytechnic Club, arrived .first, in 2hr. 42min. 3150 c.; Lord, -of the Wembloy Park Club, being second, in . 2hr. ,44min..".33.5ec.;- .and Green, of the Sutton Club, third, in ;2hr. 49rain. lsec. ! - PREVIOUS WINNERS. i - Winners .and • times of previous races over the - Marathon .distance. are-, as . follow:— v. Olympio '.Games,. July,:24, 1908.—Hayeis,.' 2h.55min. 18 2-ssec. ' , ' London ."Evening News," October 10, 1908.— Siret-2h. '37min. 23se'c.' . Dorando ' v. -' Hayes; ' November ' 25; 190S-— : Dorando, 2h. -41min.' 20 l-ssec.' . : Dorando v.' Longboat, January 2, 1000.—Longboat, 3h. 3min. 31 2-ssec. ' Longboat-' v. Shrubb—Longboat, •:2h.. 53min. 40 2-ssec. ■ ff The present craze for ; what aire known as - Marathon"., races lias- doubtless • led many- men \wntes ."The Globe") to attempt feats which are greatly beyond, their, strength:- .Mr. C. B. Fry has slick a..splendid: athletic record behind him, .that, no one will deny his competence to" speak in this matter,;and he has,fust! condemned "Marathon" races. . He .was speaki ing at the distribution of prizes at some school sports,, and he specially deprecated long races for.schoolboys; - -No one who has'a'ny experience of school athletics will dispute his dictum' thatan athlete has finished growing'and is. well.set, he is not capabie of the severe' efforts required i.n races of-two or three miles : A mile .race as. as much-as .a-schoolboy should ever attempt, and very many boys would be ?1 iJ® r • : '.taj never tried to do even that distance in a race. Anything more' thai this -should- be absolutelyforbidden by -those in authority. . -,; ...... ..., ,