Ogden Evening Standard | 1913-04-19 | Page 12 | Long Distance Race for Today

LONG DISTANCE RACE FOR TODAY Boston, April 19. A smaller but more select field of long distance runners run-ners than has appeared for many years was on hand todav for the start of the Boston Athletic association's 17th annual 25 mile road race from Ashland to Boston. Aspiring to the title "American champion.' conceded to the winner by amateur athletic authorities, 82 athletes ath-letes had entered for the long run. Weather conditions were not favorable favor-able because a heavy rain early tn the day had made the footing uncertain. uncer-tain. The wind, however, blew down the course. Today's race was an International; affair Italy's long distance cham-l pion, Domenica Forglone, of Naples,! was there So too were representa-tlves representa-tlves of Canada, the west New York. I Virginia, West irginla and of many New England cities and towns Ready for Big Relay. Des Moines, la , April 19. Perfect track conditions greeted athletes of the middle yvest gathered here today for the annual Drake relay carnival Most of the representatives of competing com-peting schools reached Des Moines last night, the nearby Iowa schools sending in teams early today Athletes of the universities of seven sev-en states are here to compete in the firs: class while colleges of three states make up the college class