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again' lost time, Wetterborg losing 1
minute and 15 seconds; making the as
sociation altogether 5 minutes to the bad.
Keys, the Y. M. C. A. man from this
point to Barlow, showed unexpected
form, managing to recover two of the
lost minutes. Keys was not expected to
make a good showing as a long distance
man and thus comes out of the contest
with more than the average credit.
Vosper, for the association, and Wil
son for the red men, went out of Barlow.
While Wilson made a fine pace, Vosper
set out. at a regular hill-climbing ; pace
and lost time right through. Wilson,
with the balance of the Indians, was
trained down to the minute and knew
exactly the speed he had to begin .with
and the speed to finish with' where the
Y. M. C. A., through lack of the proper
training, was unable to make a satisfac
tory showing. . :
Among the balance of the men Gbudy
showed excellent form in climbing t Elk
Rock and his man Himes held him
down well. On this stretch, time Mvas
made by-the -association, .which- at Ore
gon City vas20; minutes to the:bad.
From Riverview .- into- the city the
message was ; inr: the - handsv of Amos
Smoker, who shares with Haight pre
mier honors in the race. Dropped by
his accompanying auto, he took the
cylinder from Goudy and set a clipping
pace right along to the association build
ing. '
Smoker had practically arrived at the
tape before Hessemerwas able to leave
Riverview, and, although he knew this,
Hessemer pluckily held out and made
the run in splendid time.
That the win was a deserved one the
Y. M. C. A. men are the first to admit.
They say one and all that the Indians
Amos Smoker, Klamath, 10th Relay.
went in to win, while many of the asso
ciation men had a sneaking fear that
victory was not for . them. The scenes
along tliK route were remarkable. At
each control station Indians were wait-