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3.hLlIMIKE RYAN'S MARATHON.% . ♦Irish-Amerlcan Runner Wins Race atHamilton, Ont., in 2:49:19.'Special to The New York Times.HAMILTON, Ontario, May 24.—Defeating a field of over thirty of the best Canadian distance runners, Mike Ryan of! rthe Irish-Amerlcan Athletic Club of NewYork, to-day romped home an easy winner in the second annual Canadian Marathon. and established a new record forthe course, the distance of which is 28 mlle3 3S5 yards. Ryan's time was 2:49:1§, while the record established by Cotter, last year's winner, was 2:51:53.Ryan used excellent Judgment la the early part of the race, and after covering the first ten miles he ran alone, finishings 'ven minutes ahead of the second man. I « Charles Cook of Hamilton. Fletcher of tToronto was third. The roads in parts of b the course were muddy and rough, and fcRyan's performance was a remarkableone.A very fast pace was set in the earlv .. stages of the race, but Ryan avoided it » and had little trouble In going to the front e wh.-n ready. For winning the race Ryan lt;will receive a free trip to England next 1 Spring to coir,pete In the English Mara- tnon. He will also hold the challenge »■ trophy for a year and get a gold medai and a number of special prizes. |cRyan was favorite, with Jimmy George. 1 who won the Herald race here lastFall, a strong second choice. The winner was conditioned for the race by Johnny Hayes, the Olympic Marathon winner. He has had several offers toturn professional since his victory, butdeclares that he will remain in the amateur ranks.arIlt;5tT1JJA
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New York Times
New York, New York, US
Wed, May 25, 1910
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