The Centennial Boston Marathon in 1996 established Creating a record as the world 's largest marathon with 38,708 entrants , 36,748 starters , and 35,868 finishers .

New entrants Greece , Israel , Luxembourg and Turkey iced teams in a secondary tier of Group C. South Africa appeared Change_sentiment for the first time since 1966 .

The inaugural event had 2,750 entrants .

The tournament Competition had 47 entrants Participation .

A published notice for the benefit of prospective entrants to the tournament read Statement , `` On Thurs the 15th Sept. the CHAMPION BELT , given Giving by the Prestwick Golf Club , and open Openness to all Members of Established Golf Clubs and Professionals , will be competed Competition for '' .