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The Hamilton Herald Newspaper and cigar store owner "Billy" Carroll, originated and sponsored the "Herald Road Race", the first Around the Bay Road Race, run on Christmas Day, 1894. Thirteen racers ran the 19 mile and 168 yard course around Hamilton Harbour. Billy Marshall won the race and was awarded a $25 silver cup and some boxes of cigars.
After his death, the Around the Bay Road Race was renamed the Billy Sherring Memorial Road Race, and Hamilton has since built a Billy Sherring Park to commemorate their most famous athlete. Sherring is thought to have inspired the founders of Panathinaikos to adopt the shamrock as the Greek multi-sport club's official emblem in 1918. [9]
His first important victory was in the Around the Bay Road Race in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1906, which he won by three minutes. In 1907 he won the Boston Marathon in a record time of 2:24:24 over the old 24 + 1 ⁄ 2 -mile (39.4 km) course, four minutes and 59 seconds faster than any of the previous ten winners of the event.
Duffy on the bridge over Burlington Canal during the 1912 Around the Bay Road Race in Hamilton, Ontario. James Duffy (May 1, 1890 in County Leitrim, Ireland – April 23, 1915 outside Ypres, Belgium) [1] was a distance runner from Canada, one of the world's best marathon runners at the beginning of the 20th century.
But it was definitely not all work and no play for local residents. In 1894, Hamilton Herald newspaper and cigar store owner Billy Carroll established the Around the Bay Road Race. The route circumnavigates Burlington Bay and, although it is not a proper marathon, it is the longest continuously held long distance foot race in North America.
1894 – Hamilton Herald newspaper and cigar store owner Billy Carroll established the Around the Bay Road Race. Although it is not a proper marathon, it is the longest continuously held long-distance foot race in North America. [5] 1895 – Wentworth incline railway begins operation in August 1895. (1895–1936) [29] [30]
Pages in category "History of Hamilton, Ontario" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. ... Around the Bay Road Race; B. Bank of Hamilton; C ...
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