THE FAMOUS RACE FROM ' MARATHON. "

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 229, 20 June 1908, Page 10

THE FAMOUS RACE FROM ' MARATHON. "

' It is unfortunate that wo do not know the time occupied by tho Spartan youth in that historic race from Marathon to Athens with news of the victory of tho Greek army • for wo should then bo able to form somo comparison between tho speed and stamina of •the ancient Greek and the modern Briton," says tho "AVestininstor Gazette." "'We do know, however, that in 189G a modern Greek took 2 hours 55 minutes 20 acconds to covcr tho distance, 2-1 miles 1000 yards; and thin i 3 a performance which ought to bo well within tho powers of some of our best runners of to-day, who call cover twenty miles (on tho path) well under two hours. Tho feat of Euchidcs, tho Boeotian, who ran in ono day from Plataea-to Dolphi and hack ninety-livo English miles, is sometimes poalod to ,n.i showing what tho old Greek runners could do. But there is an ex-soldier living in India who ran 100 milos in 24 hours. Tho race from Windsor to Wembley hold as a 'trial' for tho Marathon race in connection;with tho Olympic Games bv tho Polytechnic Harriers, was won by A. "Duncan, of tho Salford Harriers, who covered tho distaiico of 22 miles 1420 yards in tho excellent time—considering tho weather—of 2 hours 15 minutes 45 seconds."