Show TOM LONGBOAT mm PRAISES HAYES Chief Rival of Marathon Win Winner Winner ner Says Hayes Ran a Wonderful Race New York Aug 5 The Marathon was wasa a grand race nice truly run and truly won Hayes won the race fairly and squarely and In doing so gave one of ot the finest exhibitions of running that I have ever witnessed d said Tom Longboat the In Indian I dian dlan Marathon runner of Toronto ono one of the whom John J Hayes UIles ol C the Athletic club defeated In the Marathon race at nt the Olympic games gumes In London last month Longboat has hils just returned from England He was accompanied by b F C Flanagan president president dent of oC the Athletic asso association association of oC Toronto and brother of oC John Flanagan the champion weight thrower Longboat dropped out of ot the Marathon race after atter running twenty miles Hayes Haes ran a truly nul remarkable race he said eald He was going smoothly smooth when he passed me just before I was forced to quit I dont know what hurt me un unless unless less it was the sunlight and the pound poundIng Ing In my feet Ceet received over the hard ments When hen Hayes passed pa sed me I de Ie declared that he would win but at the time I did not know how far Car ahead Do was The Italian deserves a n lot lotof lotof of credit for Cor the gameness he showed hut but Hayes work in overcoming a n han of oC nearly nearl two miles in less than and seve was a wonderful performance worthy orth of ot the greatest praise When hen Hayes was wIs presented with the Marathon trophy by b the queen of England several of ot the other athletes lifted him up on ona ona a wooden pedestal and bore hore him off the field amid the wildest enthusiasm and vig vigorous vigorous orous cheering |