Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-04

shed the first mile in . minutes ana
"a seconds.
shrubb increased his pace the sec
ond milo, opening up a few yards be-
tween himself ana Dorando.
The italian sprintcd and overlook
him. however. ana the -EngliShman
fell back into third place. Longboat
was pegging along easily behind
Shrubb. while Maloncy ran at an even
pace half a lap ia the rear. Hayes
was losing ground 81. Yves covered
the two miles in 1894.
IN the fifth milo therc was a touch
Of excitement the crowd had waited
FOR. Shrubb, unable to stand the sight
Of the flying Frenchman SO far ahead
set out to catch him. He passed Do
rando and soon cut st. Yves lead to
so yards. finally coming on even terms
with him in the sixth mile. st. Yves
looked uneasy and sprinted desperate
ly. soon leaving Shrubb far behind.
Shrubb laughed and allowed him to
go. dropping back with Dorando and
Longboat. The Italian then started
out To catch the F~rcnchman. cutting
his lead to 80 yards ut the end of the
sixth mile, the time Tor which was 33
minutes, 81 Is seconds.
Longboat seemed TO have difficulty
holding the pace IN the seventh mile
which showed relatively no change.
Hayes was Tapped again by the lead
ers. although the band played The
star Spangled Banner the crowd
standing with barred heads in the rain.
the olympic winner refused to be en-
Unused to tho point of increasing his
pace.
The ninth mile brought Longboat to
the front of the pack that followed
st. Yves. He had drawn up to within
30 yards of 81. Yves in the tenth mile
when Shrubb started Il sprint that
soon brought him in even terms with
tie Frenchman. He passed st. Yves
ard finished the ten miles in 81 min
utos, Is Is seconds.
Shrubb and 81. Yves gained two
thirds of a lap on Doraudo ana Long
boat in the eleventh mile, the Eng
lishman's intention evidently being to
run the Frenchman 'off his feet
The two passed Dorando ana Long
boat for the first gain of a lap on
them in the thirteenth mile. The
fourteenth mile saw some pretty
jockcying by them. Hayes was a fun
mile behind the leaders at the begin
ming of the fifteenth mile, but was
showing signs of waking up. Shrubb
TOOK nourishment and slowed up a
bit, while st. Yves kept IN. Dorando
gained some of his lost ground in
the sixteenth and passed Hayes again.
Longboat showed signs of e"~>~--Ss
and was losing ground. In The seven
tecnth mile ST. Yves carried Shrubb
along III q f%urfnirs sprint Whilc Long
boat suddenly stopped in front Of his
training stand and was rubbed vigor-
ously by his trainers. After three or
-four minutes he resumed but ne was
plainly leg weary.
st. yves suddenly started a speedy
clip in the eighteenth mile, which
brought him half a lap ahead Of
shrub in less than a mile. This was
the first indication of Shrubb's weak
cning, and he appeared TO be using his
utmost strength to prevent the French
man gaining "a lap. f.ongboat about
this time dropped out of tho race,
thoroughly spent.
ST. Yves gained the coveted distance
on Shrubb I'M the twentieth mile and
there was It great roar from the
crowd, while the band again hOnored
the leader by playing the French ma
tional anthem. st. Yves time for
twenty miles was 1 hour 81 minutes
and 244-5 seconds. more than two.
minutes ahead Of the Marathon record
for the distance.
Hayes was running strongly In the
twenty-first mile and was cutting
down his lost distance rapidly. while
Shrubb had slowed to almost a walk,
shrubb sat down for three minutes in
the twenty-sccond mile ana was plain
ly out of it SO far as first place was
concerned. He was making a game
struggle to hold second place, but
both Dorando and Hayes We're coming
up to his position ana even Malnney
was running with spirit.
The standing of the leaders at the
end of the tVenty-second mile was.
ST. Yves. % miles, Shrubb. II miles,
8 laps. Dorando. II miles, one lap
Hayes. 20 miles, 3 laps.
1t was now so dark that the runners
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posite side of the field, but the driz-
cling rain had ceased.
shrub staggered on, now running,
now trotting. with evident effort while
HAYES was gaining at every stride.
even cutting down st. Yves lead.
on tho first lap + the twonty-fifth
mile Dolando passed Shrubb, reaching
second place. a few moments later
shrubb gave out and staggered to-
ward his dressing room. done for.
From his point to the finish the
crowd watced only the struggle for
second position, conceding hat st
Yves would not drop dead. ana there
fore. must win. Hayes continued TO
gain. but Was firing and it was evident
early in the twenty-sixth milo that he
could not overcome Dorando's lead
for second place. II was about dark
when st. Yves, with "a sensational
sprint, crossed the line winner of the
race. and tho photographers turned
loose flashlights to get his picture. Do
rando. Hayes aud Maloney kept on to
the inish
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