Ku sii qor faqradan - War-saxaafadeed ka soo baxay "The New York Times" oo soo baxay August 6, 1904, ayaa lagu sheegay in Ururka Ciyaaraha Isboortiga Hiwaayadda ee Metropolitan Association of the Amateur Athletic Union uu qaban doono "tartan gaar ah oo shan mayl ah" oo ka dhici doonta Celtic Park August 13, 1904, iyadoo siddeed ka mid ah kuwa ugu sareeya ay heli doonaan safar lacag ah si ay ugu tartamaan tartanka marathon-ka ee Ciyaaraha Olimbikada ee St. Louis
30kii Agoosto ee sanadkii 1904. Bonhag, oo ku taxan inuu matalayo Ururka Ciyaaraha fudud ee Irish ee Greater New York, ayaa loo magacaabay mid ka mid ah 19 "tartamayaal macquul ah" ee dhacdada.