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Show SALT LAKE'S MARATHON. Notably successful was the crosa-clty run. The field sports committee of tho Commercial club; under the aus-plcos aus-plcos tho rnco was conducted, is to bo congratulated upon the highly gratifying gratify-ing manner in which tho event was nirangod and carried out Cross-country runs, to which a cross-city cross-city run is closoly allied, aro the highest high-est typo of athletics. Thoy afford an opportunity for wholesome Bport in its be3t form. Govornod by ithe strict rulos of tho American Amateur Athletio union, the runs aro dependably free from irrogularities. The close observance observ-ance of those rules was instancod in tho caso of yesterday's ran. Uninformed Unin-formed on tho point, the committee had offered a motorcycle vnlucd at $200 as first prize. A, A. U. rulos forbid prizes of greator value than $35. Tho withdrawal of tho motorcycle and tho substitution of a gold watch were quickly brought about. This Incident is cited to show tho jcalons regard that is cherlahod for omatour rules. The young men who took part in yestorday's competition aro tho city's proudest ladB. Thoy ran a good raco and tho leaders came upon much honor. Those who finished lower in the list havo the satisfaction of knowing that they pressod their successful rivals to tho utmost. It was the first affair of tho kind in Salt Lake. The hope is that it will bo followod with othors in rapid succession. suc-cession. The keen interest manifested in yestorday's contest should not bo permitted to flag. It seems a safo prediction thnt, whoreas. there' woro half a hundred entrants in yesterday's race, the announcement of another run will call out thrice that number. It was a thing to boast of, was yesterday's yester-day's run. |