PEMMKABLE NEW'YOAK - CHICAGO RELAY
RACE SY YMCA.BOY&
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One of the most Interesting
unique athletic events of the summer
will be the 1,000-mllo cross-country ve
iny race which Is to bo pulled pit by
the Y. M. C. A. boys between New
i'ork city In the cast and Chicago In
the west. Two thousand trained , fleet-
footed runners each In turn catching
on the fly the message sent by Mayor
McClellan of the eastern city and
speeding It on Its westward journey.
The entrants for the race have been
carefully selected from the fleetest
gymnasiums of the Young Men's Chris
tian associations of New York and
Chicago , and by those of the numerous
other branches of the association
which line the 1,000-mlle route.
It will be u race against time , a con
test between the Hying feet of the
young athletes and the fugitive hours.
But although the race Is against time
there will bo the zest of keen rivalry
to spur the racers on. An automobile
carrying official tlmckepors will follow
the racers over the entire route , mak
ing careful record of the speed of each
relay. Besides this Individual rivalry
there Is the rivalry of the numerous
associations , each hoping that as a
Oody Its champions will show a higher
average than the others.
The direct mall route to Chicago Is
300 miles. The more winding highways
that the boys will traverse Is estimated
it 1,000 miles. There will bo nearly
2,000 boys in the race , and It la expect
ed that It will bo run well within five
flays.
The start will bo made from the city
jail of Now York at nine o'clock on
the morning of July 15. There the
speediest runner of the Twenty-third
street branch of the Young Men's
Christian association will receive from
Mayor McClellan a message addressed
to Mayor Busse of Chicago. The mes
sage will be Inclosed in a silver tube.
The starter will give the signal , and
the youth will sprint up Broadway , fol
lowed by the automobile which is to
iccompany the racers to Chicago.
The route will bo up Broadway , and
it a half-mile from the starting point
the bearer of the silver tube will toss
> t to the fleet-footed youngster await
ing him there , and he In turn will set
a flying pace to the next half-mile
point where another eager youth will
snatch the tube and after his half-mile
'ace will pass It to the next In the re
lay line. So it will go day and night
until the tube , which by the time it
aas reached Chicago will have passed
through nearly 2,000 hands , is deliv
ered to the mayor of that city.
"Owing to the continuous course of
training which our boys undergo , " said
Mr. A. A. Jameson , boys' work director
of the Twenty-third street branch of
Ihe Young Men's Christian association ,
New York city , "It would bo quite pos
sible for us to pull this race off In a
week. Wo have extended the time of
the start , however , because of neces
sary road arr'angments and the ap
pointment of district superintendents.
Our tryouts have revealed the fact
that the boys' average speed Is about
2.48 for every half mile. Making al
lowances for possible had weather and
poor roads , it Is expected that the av
erage speed of the race of 1,000 miles
or more will ho about a mile In eight
minutes. When you come to consider
that the ago limit of the contestants is
18 years , and as the majority of
these will not be over 15 years old , the
plan becomes a significant test in ath
letics.- The time I have mentioned will
undoubtedly be improved , and by
rough calculation we assume that the
race will be run in five days. The
first part of the race will be from city
hall , New York city , to city hall , Yonkers -
ers , a boy being stationed at that dis
tance for every half mile. We average
a distance from New York to Yonkers
at 18 mllcH , which will be covered by
25 or 30 of our New York city boys.
"The schedule of our course from
New York to Buffalo will bo as fol
lows : Now York to Yonkers , Osslnlng ,
Newburg , Poughkeepslo , nhlnebeck ,
Catsklll , Hudson , Albany , Troy , Schenectady -
ectady , Johnstown , Little Falls , Utlca ,
Rome , Syracuse , Auburn , Geneva , Ca-
nandalgua , Rochester , Batavla , Buffa
lo. The western division of the rac-o
will he In charge of Mr. M. D. Crnckel
director of the West Side Boys' club oi
the Young Men's Christian association
of Cleveland , O. , who will direct the
course from his town to the city hall
In Chicago. Mr. Crackel deserves the
credit of being the originator of this
plan , as the outcome of the cross-coun
try race he organized among his boys
from Cleveland to Erie. Each bo >
will wear the athletic dress of the
Young Men's Christian association
and will stand ready at his post to
take the message from the hand of the
boy who has Just finished his half mile
and dart off with It at full speed. At
automobile will accompany each run
ner with an odlclal timekeeper , who
will register his tlmo. In this automo
olio there will also lie a relief runner
wiio In case of accident will Jump ou
anna : TWO THOUSAND.
nd carry the message at top speed.
Vo have tried to figure out all oh-
tacles that might prevent a complete
uccess of this race as ix test trial of
peed against time. We choose the
vook of July 15 In the hope that we
hall have moonlight nights to help
ho boys along on their night runs , and
very boy's department of the Young
Ion's Christian association which Is
n the route of the relay race- from
New York to Chicago is training every
tlay for the contest. "
Dr. George D. Fisher , the senior sec-
etary of the physical department of
.he International committee of the
Young lien's Christian association , will
be the official starter of the race. Ho
aid that nearly 2,000 boys would take
part In It. Each of these , ho explained ,
will bo a representative American boy
and a repreaentatlvc association mem
ber that Is , ho will not be selected be-
auso of physical fitness nlono , but be
cause he qualifies from a fourfold
tandpolnt of fitness. In other words ,
10 will bo a representative boy In
nental equipment , In moral attain
ment , nnd In character ; thus It will
be truly a race by representative
American boys.
" 1 approve of this race for adoles
cents , " Mr. Fisher added , "because
each hey will run only the distance
of a half mile. Each will bo subject
ed to a physical examination , and to
avoid undue exposure the hoys will be
aken care of before and after the
race In automobiles.
"The race represents a test of
achievement. It Is a scheme which
requires co-operation ; each boy will
have to observe the rules to the lot-
or or the whole scheme la a failure ,
t will demand pluck ; each boy will
lave to finish his own race , and will
lave Intrusted to him the responsible
ty of carrying a message noble In
sentiment from a high official of one
great city to another. It will create
nterest In wholesome , clean sport In
which the only aim Is noble achieve
ment , the eligibility rules like those of
he Olympald , and the service void of
personal gain or Individual prestige. "
HEALTH FADS NOT NEW.
Dietetic Vagaries Were Practiced by
Our Grandfathers.
What's the use of trying to be orlgl-
lal ? What man does to-day , his no
tions , his fads , were practiced yester
day , In the dim past , and if they vary
a little , the. same idea animates them
all. For Instance , "tho "new" fad ,
Fletcherlsm and the ono meal a day ,
were preached centuries ago. Books
on hygiene were concocted In the
time of Shakespeare. Have you ever
read "Tho Breviary of Health , " com
piled by "Andrewe Boorde , Doctor of
English Phlfickcian English man , "
printed at London , 1587 ? Because , In
this quaint , black letter volume , are
found many of the ailments which still
afflict us , with the same advice that
the specialist and the faddist bestow
to-day upon a suffering world. This
"one meal a day" Is advised by Dr.
Androwc Boorde , but ho calls It "ab
stinence , " and also cautions the gentle
readers to eat with slowness ! He falls
to mention , nevertheless , the advan
tage of going without one's breakfast ,
and would never approve of the well
known western lawyer , who goes to
his Important labors dally without
breaking his fast and is , nevertheless ,
a model of physical and Intellectual
vigor. "Tho Breviary of Health" must
be numbered among the curiosities of
literature , but It will not bo found on
the shelves of the Boston public li
brary. This Is the only copy In Amer
ica as far an known , and was the prop
erty of a reverend country doctor In
Plymouth county. It doubtless served
to preserve the health of our pilgrim
fathers , and to help the mothers brine
up their families. Boston Herald.
Millions of Matches Used.
The civilized nations of the world
strike 3,000.000 matches every minute
of the 24 hours. Americans use ur
700,000,000,000 a year. Some of tin
match plants are very large , one or
the Pacific coast covering 240 acres
with 32 miles of railroad which suppij
'
the match' machines with 200,000 foei
of twgar pine and yellow i > In log :
a day.
JUMPING AT A CONCLUSION.
Carriage Did Not Follow the Nineteen
Year's Courtship.
In the amiable way of villagers , they
were discussing the matrimonial nf-
fairs of n couple who , though recently
wed , had begun to find the yoke of
lymcn a burden.
" 'Tis all along o' thcso hasty mar-
rlagoB , " opined one caustic old gontlo-
nan , who had been much to the fore
n the discussion. "They did not un-
lorstand each other ; they'd nohbut
mowed each other for a matter o1
Hoven year. "
"Well , that scorns long enough , "
said an interested lady listener.
"Long eno'l Bnh , yo'ro wrong 1
When a body's coortln * ho cniina bo
too careful. Why , my coortshlp lasted
u matter o' 19 year ! "
"You certainly wore careful , " agreed
the lady listener. 'And did you find
your plan successful when you mar
ried ? "
"Yo Jump to conclusions 1" said the
old man , Impatiently. "I understood
ior then , so I dldna' marry her ! "
1H-JJUB.
DOCTOR QAID "USE CUTICURA"
In Bad Case of Eczema on Child-
Disease Had Reached a Fearful
State Hla Order Resulted
In Complete Cure.
"When I was small I was troubled
with eczema for about three month *
It was all over my face and covered
nearly all of my head. It reached
such a state that It was Just a largo
scab all over , and the pain and Itching
wcro terrible. I doctored with an nblo
physician for some tlmo and was then
idvlsed by him to use the Cutlcura
Remedies which I did and I was en
tirely cured. I have not been bothered
with It slnco. I used Cutlcura Soap
and Cutlcura Ointment but do not
know exactly how much was used to
complete the euro. I can safely suy
that Cutlcura did a lot for mo. Miss
Anabel Wilson , North Branch , Mich. ,
Oct 20. 1907. "
Sounds Dubious.
Citizen ( proudly ) This is a city
without graft
Visitor ( Inquiringly ) Honest ?
VERY GOOD REASON.
Father I told you not to go with
that boy.
Bobby I had to , father , 'cause ho
had hold of my halrl
A Cold Lunch.
The pupils of a distinguished pro
fessor of zoology , a man well known
for his cccuntrlcltloH , noted ono day
two tidy parcels lying on their In
structor's desk as they passed out at
the noon hour. On tholr return to
the laboratory for the afternoon lecture -
turo they saw but ono. This the pro
fessor took carefully up In hln hand
as ho opened his lecture.
"In the study of vortcbrata wo have
taken the frog as a typo. Lot us now
nvnnilnnt \ n-natv nniintiifnn timunln r\f
this dessected specimen. "
So saying the professor untied the
string of his nent parcel and disclosed
to view a ham sandwich and n boiled
egg.
egg."But
"But I have eaten my lunch , " said
the learned man bowllderedly. Lip-
Dlncott's.
A Good Turn.
"Here , wako up , " cried Sunbubs , ap
pearing on his porch In his pajamas.
"You've got n ncrvo to bo sleeping In
our hammock. "
"Nerve ? " replied the hobo , sleepily.
"Why , I'm a benefactor ; if It waca't
fur mo holdln' dla hammock down do
mosquitoes would 'a' lugged It oft
long ago. "
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victory bo reached. Thomas a
Kempls.
SMALL THING HE FORGOT ,
May Have Accounted for His Proposal
Doing Turned Down.
Senator Bovorldgo described , at ix
dinner , nn absent-minded farmer.
"Tho man wan so absont-mlndod , "
ho said , "that ho couldn t open his
mouth without making an arrant nsa
of himself.
"Onco ho courted a young woman.
Ills suit looked promising for n tlmo.
Then , with a sorrowful visage , ho
censed his courtship.
" 'Yet Him seemed Infatuated with
you , Jabez , ' said 1 , ono day when ho
came to mo for sympathy.
" 'Sho wore , too , ' Jaboz agreed.
" 'Well , what could have bnon thfc
trouble ? '
" 'Dunno,1 said ho. Ho filled his
pipe. 'Dunno ; hut when I porpooed ,
Bho turned mo down cold. '
" 'Porhapa your proposal wasn't ard
ent enough ? ' I suggested.
" 'Oh , It was llory,1 said Jnboz. 'Hot
as pepper. I told her oho was the
only woman I'd ever loved , over
looked at , over thought of , or ' '
" 'nut , saw iyou torsot , tnon , you
wore a widower. "
" 'Jingo , ' said Jaboz , 'DO I did. ' "
Why Ho Kicked.
Stella My llanco refused to lot mo
take charge of u booth at the church
fair last week.
Mabel What wcro you colng to
sell ?
Stella Kisses at n quarter apleco.
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