The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-23

April 10. The winner was +. j. Haarer
and the time returned was 81 minutes 0
seconds, which, II correct, was the best
piece OF long distance work ever seen IN
America. The American record Is So
minutes 70 seconds, made by W. d. Day
at the fall games OF the old Staten Island
A. c., Oct, 20, 1880. II is not likely that
Hearers time will take the place OF Days,
although 1t was said the course was sur
veyed by q civil engineer.
Even II all the conditions were correct
the performance may only be classed az
a road record.
Mention however, Of distance runnin q
con ures up the name Of Alfred Shrub OF
the South London Harriere. His running
this season has been phenomenal he has
beaten records, many only to be further
improved upon by himself and there Is not
an athletic enthusiast but admits he is tho
greatest long distance rtlnner-aInateur or
professionsl-the world has ever seen
AZ practically a novice. apd member 81
entered and ran third in the four mile
English championship Of 1900 Since that
time he has never known defeat over dis
tanoes from one mile to ten. He has won
the National and Southern Counties cross
country championship four times; four and
championship, four times; international
cross-country championship and one mile
A. A. A. Championship onoe, while the 81 g.
sex championship has been practically a
walkover for him.
With almost every available championship
to his credit, shrub, however. reached the
climax OF his career at Ibrox Park, Glasgow,
In the early part Of July when. In the two and
four mile handicaps, he beat no fewer
than ten worlds amateur and two profess
sional records. Taking the two miles first
Shrubb ran the first mile in 4 minutes p
seconds. and at ~ miles he touched the
worlds amateur record by doing minutes
81 seconds, the previous best being min
utes IS As seconds, by I. p. Conneh at Der,
gen Point Sept. 2, 1905. He just missed
inside the record a quarter further on, run
ming TX miles In minutes seconds, against
8 minutes is seconds. The two miles
was comprised In the wonderful time OF
Q minutes 0 IS seconds, which superseded
his own worlds amateur record OF min
utes II seconds. made on the grass track
at Remington Oval, London, Sept u,
1908. This also beats the worlds profess
sional record Of minutes ~ SECONDS,
which he's stood to the credit OF Bill Lang
since 1883.
The day following tho two mile race
Shrubb tackled the four miles. and II is
q difficult matter to determine which Is
the more meritorious. He had no pacing,
the nearest runner being on the 200 yard
mark, and yet he made quite string OF
records IN the 1OuI ITue JouIboS. tio
reached the two mile post in minutes
81 2-5 seconds, which was q fifth OF second
better than Bacon's Scotch record, which
stood for eight years. Shrubb then got
inside the worlds previous best, and. with
the exception OF the three miles remain ed
inside to the end. The two and a half mile
record was held jointly by W. G. George
and Sid Thomas, and the records at "a
az, 81. and 81, miles belonged to ". G..
George, and shrub held the records at
81 and miles His time for the full dis
lance was 10 minutes 20 2-5 seconds. as
against 10 minutes 81 3-5 seconds by Shrubb
himself and the professional record of
10 minutes IS 2-5 seconds by Peter Cannon
of Stirling, at the Glasgow Exhibition, Nov.
s, 1885 II is certainly coincidence that
both the world s amateu and professional
record for four miles should have been
accomplished at the capital Of Scotland.
Shrubb's intermediate times up to two
miles were-quarter mile, 90 seconds; half
mile, minutes is seconds; three quarters
OF mile, minutes 10 rs seconds; one mile,
4 minutes 80 2-5 seconds; mile and quarter,
5 minutes As 2-5 seconds; mile and a half,
8 minutes SO as seconds; mile and three
quarters, minutes Is l-5 seconds; two
miles, minutes AZ rs seconds. and from
that on got among the records as follows: