MARATHON RACE.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 822, 8 March 1909, Page 3

MARATHON RACE.

GltliAT INTEUKST IN AUCKLAND. A YOLTii \V\L\S. {.I'iiit i'itUtiS ASSOCIATION, j Auckland, March 7. The JSew Zealand Marathon Race, from Ho wick to Auckland, a distance of IJ3 mile.s, run iiuler the auspices of the- Auckland Amateur Athletic Club, aws decided here yesterday in the hofc> test of weather. Tlio event created tremendous interest and should do much to revive amateur athletics in Auckland. Of iho forty-two nominated, 22 started, including M. Dickson and E. W. Shanahan (Cliristchurch), M. Mulcahy and F. Wilton (Wellington), S. W". Moore (Rakaia). W. K«ary (Ballarat), and W. Wilshaw (Manchester, England). The road was dusty, with number^ of loose stones and die presence of numerous vehicles on the road made running unpleasant. Tho road was liiiod with thousands of people, while « t tho Domain whon the race finished about 0000 were pri'scjjt. Diekson. after loading for seven miles, laid down when still lending, finally finishing eighth. Moore, at about this stage, was replaced by Hill, an ex-Collejrp youth of 18, wliu went on and won by less than 100 yards from Moore, v.-ith I\. J. Ornstnin <xVucl<laml) third. Honors (.Auckland) fourth . Others (if the Southern competitors to finish wero Shanahan (fifth). Mulc.iliy (tenth), and Wilton (fifteenth). TTill covered the distance in 1 hour 18 minutes, while the sixteenth man. the last to finish, crime in 31 mimrtes later tlmn Hill. T)i<> scpne on the T>o> mnjn wbnji Hill n»vl Moore were finishing was one of indescribable excitement. Tn conserpienee of this race all cricket ini-U'lies wwo •pasfcponer'!.