1897 Boston Marathon Race Results
April 19, 1897 - Boston, Massachusetts  USA
 -:- Originally called the American Marathon
 -:- Original Distance 24.5 Miles

Place   Name		Gender	State		Time
 1. John J McDermott 	M	New York 	2:55:10
 2. James J Kiernan 	M	New York	3:02:02
 3. Edward P Rhell 	M	Massachusetts	3:06:02
 4. Hamilton Gray 	M	New York	3:11:37
 5. H D Eggleston 	M	New York	3:17:50 
 6. John Mason 		M	New York	3:31:00
 7. W Ryan 		M	Massachusetts	3:41:25 
 8. Lawrence Brignolia 	M	Massachusetts	4:06:12
 9. Harry Franklin 	M	Massachusetts	4:08:00
10. A T Howe 		M	Massachusetts	4:10:00

Starting Line: Metcalf's Mill, Ashland, MA
Finish Line: Irvington Street Oval (near Copley Square) - Boston, MA

15 Starters
10 Known Finishers

No Female Finishers
Women we not allowed to race until 1972
Roberta Gibb was the first woman to run the full Boston Marathon in 1966. 
She hid in the bushes at the start, and ran without a race number