Post by J. Scott Cameron Guelph,ON,CAN on Mar 16, 2007 18:28:41 GMT -6
Fred ran the Boston Marathon www.bostonmarathon.org once is his life wearing bib # 33. I return to the Boston Marathon for the second year in a row running the 111th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 16, 2007, hopefully with # 33 in my bib number.
Cheers, Scott Cameron - Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Fred Simpson Cameron
www.davidblaikie.com/david_blaikie/boston/b...
Fred Simpson Cameron, of Advocate Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada, on April 19, 1910, 97 years ago, was the 4th Canadian to win the 14th Boston Marathon at 23 years of age with the 3rd fastest time of the 14 Boston Marathons with a time of 2:28:52. Fred wore bib # 33 and ran the Boston Marathon only one time in his life.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advocate_Harbour,_Nova_Scotia
Born on Thursday, November 11, 1886 Fred died 54 years ago on Wednesday, March 18, 1953. When you are out for your Sunday run this weekend on Sunday, March 18, 2007 you might take a moment to remember Fred, one of Canada's famous runners in the early 1900's who later in life moved to Chicago and then to Vancouver where he is buried alone at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
Fred used to work at Robb Engineering in Amherst, Nova Scotia. He was from Advocate, Nova Scotia. As training for his runs, he practiced on the hills between Parrsboro, Nova Scotia and Advocate, Nova Scotia which are very, very steep. News articles are on microfiche at the Library of Mt. Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick. This is where the Amherst Daily News archival files are kept.
There is a mural at the corner of Havelock St. and Victoria St. in Amherst, Nova Scotia which has a depiction of Fred in his running outfit wearing Number 13.
www.creda.net/~dars/amp/#1
There is a large trophy that is up at the Amherst Stadium which has Fred Cameron's name engraved on it.
www.town.amherst.ns.ca/?department=stadium&content=department/commecondev/stadium/stadium_main.htm
From "The Boston Marathon" by Joe Falls 1977, 203 pages.
Wow, interesting statistics on Fred, something I was always curious to know. Ah, to be as light as "cousin" Fred for one race!
Cheers, Scott Cameron 5' 10" 170'ish pounds
Boston Marathon 2006 3:27:07 26 miles 385 yards
3:13:25* 24 1/2 miles = 24 miles 880 yards as in 1910 * most likely less.
....4 weeks until BM07
From "The Boston Marathon" by Joe Falls 1977, 203 pages.
Page 163 - Chapter 23 - Marathon Champions
Year Name City Age Height Weight Occupation
1910 Fred Cameron Advocate Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada 23 5' 3" 120 pounds clerk
Page 165 - Distance: 24 1/2 miles - 1897 to 1926.
Page 175 - Distance: 26 miles 385 yards 1927 to present
Page 169 / 170
1910 Winner: Fred Cameron, Nova Scotia. Time: 2h 28m 52s. One of the true "dark horses" in Marathon history, Fred Cameron, a twenty-three-year-old clerk, stole this race by simply going out in front and staying there all the way. Nobody had ever heard of him and nobody expected such a bold move. Cameron had never run more than ten miles in his life, much less the testing distance of a marathon. This was also the first Marathon for a runner named Clarence H. DeMar, a man who would create history by winning this race no less seven times. DeMar finished second but they would hear more of him in ensuing years. Sammy Mellor (1902 winner) finished thirty fourth by the way.
Obituary - Vancouver Sun, March 19, 1953
CAMERON - Passed away March 18, 1953, Fred Simpson Cameron of 1827 W. 37th Ave., in his 67th year. Survived by his loving wife, Mary Blanche, at home; 3 brothers, Whittney and Elmore, both of Toronto; Guy, Mass; 2 sisters, Mrs. Mabel Fulton, Mass., and Mrs. Emily Harland, England. Funeral service Friday at 2 p.m. in Simmons & McBride Funeral Chapel, Broadway at Maple St., Rev. C. M. Stewart officiating.
Fred's Death Certificate
Vital Event Death Registration
Name: Fred Simpson Cameron
Event Date: 1953 3 18 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Age: 66
Gender: male
Event Place: Vancouver
Reg. Number: 1953-09-003546
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13215
GSU Microfilm Number: 2032864
Vital Event Death Registration
Name: Blanche Cameron
Event Date: 1956 11 3 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Age: 72
Gender: female
Event Place: West Vancouver
Reg. Number: 1956-09-011716
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13230
GSU Microfilm Number: 2033146
Fred Simpson Cameron grave
Forest Lawn Cemetery 3789 Royal Oak Ave, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Grave 4, lot 129, Eventide
Blanche, his wife, purchased the plot, but is not buried there or at Ocean View Cemeteries which are both owned by SCI.
Forest Lawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home
3789 Royal Oak Avenue
Burnaby, BC V5G 3M1, Canada (604) 299-7720 F. 604-299-6473
www.dignitymemorial.com/3605/LocalHome.aspx...
www.sci-corp.com/SCICORP/home.aspx
There you go, now you know a little bit more about one of Canada's famous runners who won the Boston Marathon, Fred Simpson Cameron.
110 Boston Marathons (1897 - 2006)
16 Boston Marathons won by 11 Canadians (Men)
1898 Ronald J. MacDonald Canada 2:42:00
1900 John Caffery Canada 2:39:44
1901 John Caffery Canada 2:29:23
1907 Thomas Longboat Canada 2:24:24
1910 Fred Cameron Canada 2:28:52
1914 James Duffy Canada 2:25:14
1915 Edouard Fabre Canada 2:31:41
1926 John C. Miles Canada 2:25:40
1929 John C. Miles Canada 2:33:08
1934 Dave Komonen Canada 2:32:53
1937 Walter Young Canada 2:33:20
1940 Gerard Cote Canada 2:28:28
1943 Gerard Cote Canada 2:28:25
1944 Gerard Cote Canada 2:31:50
1948 Gerard Cote Canada 2:31:02
1977 Jerome Drayton Canada 2:14:46
1980 - Jacqueline Gareau Canada 2:34:28 (Women)
(Wheelchair)
1984 - Andre Viger Canada 2:05:20
1986 - Andre Viger Canada 1:43:25
1987 - Andre Viger Canada 1:55:42
Clan Cameron - Boston Marathon 2007
Bib Name Age M/F City State Country Ctz
15914 Cameron, Andrea J. 47 F Toronto ON CAN
8157 Cameron, Eric 50 M Burlington ON CAN
4319 Cameron, Gerald L. 34 M Waukesha WI USA
10333 Cameron, J. Scott 48 M Guelph ON CAN
Aye, # 33, in my bib #, as requested in recognition of Fred Simpson Cameron.
nb. I have made contact with all of the Clan Cameron as per above re: BM07. It was a blast at BM06 meeting up with two of the Clan Cameron from Scotland, Karen Cameron and David Geddes.
For septs of Clan Cameron go to www.bostonmarathon.org re: entrants
Cheers, Scott Cameron - Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Fred Simpson Cameron
www.davidblaikie.com/david_blaikie/boston/b...
Fred Simpson Cameron, of Advocate Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada, on April 19, 1910, 97 years ago, was the 4th Canadian to win the 14th Boston Marathon at 23 years of age with the 3rd fastest time of the 14 Boston Marathons with a time of 2:28:52. Fred wore bib # 33 and ran the Boston Marathon only one time in his life.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advocate_Harbour,_Nova_Scotia
Born on Thursday, November 11, 1886 Fred died 54 years ago on Wednesday, March 18, 1953. When you are out for your Sunday run this weekend on Sunday, March 18, 2007 you might take a moment to remember Fred, one of Canada's famous runners in the early 1900's who later in life moved to Chicago and then to Vancouver where he is buried alone at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
Fred used to work at Robb Engineering in Amherst, Nova Scotia. He was from Advocate, Nova Scotia. As training for his runs, he practiced on the hills between Parrsboro, Nova Scotia and Advocate, Nova Scotia which are very, very steep. News articles are on microfiche at the Library of Mt. Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick. This is where the Amherst Daily News archival files are kept.
There is a mural at the corner of Havelock St. and Victoria St. in Amherst, Nova Scotia which has a depiction of Fred in his running outfit wearing Number 13.
www.creda.net/~dars/amp/#1
There is a large trophy that is up at the Amherst Stadium which has Fred Cameron's name engraved on it.
www.town.amherst.ns.ca/?department=stadium&content=department/commecondev/stadium/stadium_main.htm
From "The Boston Marathon" by Joe Falls 1977, 203 pages.
Wow, interesting statistics on Fred, something I was always curious to know. Ah, to be as light as "cousin" Fred for one race!
Cheers, Scott Cameron 5' 10" 170'ish pounds
Boston Marathon 2006 3:27:07 26 miles 385 yards
3:13:25* 24 1/2 miles = 24 miles 880 yards as in 1910 * most likely less.
....4 weeks until BM07
From "The Boston Marathon" by Joe Falls 1977, 203 pages.
Page 163 - Chapter 23 - Marathon Champions
Year Name City Age Height Weight Occupation
1910 Fred Cameron Advocate Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada 23 5' 3" 120 pounds clerk
Page 165 - Distance: 24 1/2 miles - 1897 to 1926.
Page 175 - Distance: 26 miles 385 yards 1927 to present
Page 169 / 170
1910 Winner: Fred Cameron, Nova Scotia. Time: 2h 28m 52s. One of the true "dark horses" in Marathon history, Fred Cameron, a twenty-three-year-old clerk, stole this race by simply going out in front and staying there all the way. Nobody had ever heard of him and nobody expected such a bold move. Cameron had never run more than ten miles in his life, much less the testing distance of a marathon. This was also the first Marathon for a runner named Clarence H. DeMar, a man who would create history by winning this race no less seven times. DeMar finished second but they would hear more of him in ensuing years. Sammy Mellor (1902 winner) finished thirty fourth by the way.
Obituary - Vancouver Sun, March 19, 1953
CAMERON - Passed away March 18, 1953, Fred Simpson Cameron of 1827 W. 37th Ave., in his 67th year. Survived by his loving wife, Mary Blanche, at home; 3 brothers, Whittney and Elmore, both of Toronto; Guy, Mass; 2 sisters, Mrs. Mabel Fulton, Mass., and Mrs. Emily Harland, England. Funeral service Friday at 2 p.m. in Simmons & McBride Funeral Chapel, Broadway at Maple St., Rev. C. M. Stewart officiating.
Fred's Death Certificate
Vital Event Death Registration
Name: Fred Simpson Cameron
Event Date: 1953 3 18 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Age: 66
Gender: male
Event Place: Vancouver
Reg. Number: 1953-09-003546
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13215
GSU Microfilm Number: 2032864
Vital Event Death Registration
Name: Blanche Cameron
Event Date: 1956 11 3 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Age: 72
Gender: female
Event Place: West Vancouver
Reg. Number: 1956-09-011716
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13230
GSU Microfilm Number: 2033146
Fred Simpson Cameron grave
Forest Lawn Cemetery 3789 Royal Oak Ave, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Grave 4, lot 129, Eventide
Blanche, his wife, purchased the plot, but is not buried there or at Ocean View Cemeteries which are both owned by SCI.
Forest Lawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home
3789 Royal Oak Avenue
Burnaby, BC V5G 3M1, Canada (604) 299-7720 F. 604-299-6473
www.dignitymemorial.com/3605/LocalHome.aspx...
www.sci-corp.com/SCICORP/home.aspx
There you go, now you know a little bit more about one of Canada's famous runners who won the Boston Marathon, Fred Simpson Cameron.
110 Boston Marathons (1897 - 2006)
16 Boston Marathons won by 11 Canadians (Men)
1898 Ronald J. MacDonald Canada 2:42:00
1900 John Caffery Canada 2:39:44
1901 John Caffery Canada 2:29:23
1907 Thomas Longboat Canada 2:24:24
1910 Fred Cameron Canada 2:28:52
1914 James Duffy Canada 2:25:14
1915 Edouard Fabre Canada 2:31:41
1926 John C. Miles Canada 2:25:40
1929 John C. Miles Canada 2:33:08
1934 Dave Komonen Canada 2:32:53
1937 Walter Young Canada 2:33:20
1940 Gerard Cote Canada 2:28:28
1943 Gerard Cote Canada 2:28:25
1944 Gerard Cote Canada 2:31:50
1948 Gerard Cote Canada 2:31:02
1977 Jerome Drayton Canada 2:14:46
1980 - Jacqueline Gareau Canada 2:34:28 (Women)
(Wheelchair)
1984 - Andre Viger Canada 2:05:20
1986 - Andre Viger Canada 1:43:25
1987 - Andre Viger Canada 1:55:42
Clan Cameron - Boston Marathon 2007
Bib Name Age M/F City State Country Ctz
15914 Cameron, Andrea J. 47 F Toronto ON CAN
8157 Cameron, Eric 50 M Burlington ON CAN
4319 Cameron, Gerald L. 34 M Waukesha WI USA
10333 Cameron, J. Scott 48 M Guelph ON CAN
Aye, # 33, in my bib #, as requested in recognition of Fred Simpson Cameron.
nb. I have made contact with all of the Clan Cameron as per above re: BM07. It was a blast at BM06 meeting up with two of the Clan Cameron from Scotland, Karen Cameron and David Geddes.
For septs of Clan Cameron go to www.bostonmarathon.org re: entrants