WjTl2 ' JUNE '3, 1910. NO. 47 """" SALEM-PORTLAND RELAY RACE. Chemawa wins Fourth Annual Race From Portland Y. Iil. C. A. Time 5 Hours, 17 Minutes. Leading by J 3 Iilinutes and 5 Seconds. Distance 52.1 Miles. For the forth consecutive time the Che mawa Indian runners proved too fleet Tor the Portland Y. M. C. A. athletes and yesterday again won the annual Sa lem-to-Portland relay race. Although no new record for the distance was estab lished yesterday, the time made, 5 hours and' 17 minutes, represents faster run ning than in any of the preceding race, as the best previous time, in May 1908, was 5 hours 10 minutes 30 second, while the course this year was .8 of a mile longer than in the three other races. The Indians led from the time the contestants left the Salem Capitol. The Y. M. C. A. runners, not having had the time and facilities for training as had the Indians, were not in condition to stand the gruelling pace find gradually dropped bthiud. The last white runner finished the race 1.3 minutes 5 seconds behind the little Indian, Ben Bearchild, who first handed to Councilman Cellars the message from Governor Benson bear ing greetings from the Cherry City. The majority of the Indian runners added something to the lead which "was given them by the preceding relays, but soma of the Y. M. C. A. athletes devel oped wonderful bursts of speed and pick- -ed up on their opponents. On of these, Barndollar, who ran the course from Oregon City to Oswego, picked up 2 min utes and 55 seconds, whi'e Msegee, the Y. M. C. A. runner who preceded Barn dollar, also gained 36 seconds. FAST MEN START RACK. The Indians placed all their best run ners in the first part of the course, with the exception of Bearchild, the little 14-year-old full-blood, who ran the last re lay. This enabled them to take the lead (Continued on page 8 )