The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-06
RUNS HIMSELF
OUT and LONGBOAT WINS

Al 211k miles he fell into a walk The
crowd hoWled. Shrubb broke into q run
in II little while, but he was plainly beaten.
His speed and style were gone. his gait
was shufiiing. his arms hung low and, imp,
his chest seemed to shrink inward, his
cheek bones stuck out prominently, aud
his eyes, deep buried In his head, were
dull and almost unseeing.
Shrubb's worried trainers tried to get
refused. DULY. A pint of champagne was
poured into a cup and thrust into his IN
willing hands. He tried to swallow the
his mouth over his body. Another lap, and
his ATTENDANTS stood near the finish line
he reeled and; throwing MS arms ABOUT
his trainers shoulders, said:
Il cant go on; the distance is too much
for me-"
a cheer as he was carried away, Down
stairs as he was led to his quarters ne
"The indian deserves all possible credit
for his victory. He has wonderful en-
duranee."
Upstairs pandemonium reigned. Long
boat, still keeping up that pesky stride,
with the labored movement of the BODY
and the elbows held stiffiy to his sides,
ran relentIessly on, He had maintained an
and looked as II he could keep on in.
definitely. He finished in 2:5S;4o 2-5. not
fast time by. any means, as the table
dous ovation at the finish.
Shrubb set such a fast pace in the early
part Of the race that he gained eight laps
on LongAoat, but the Indian maintained a
steady stride. and apparently did not care
now, for Shrubb ran away from MIN. Long
boat was the experienced Marathon runner,
while Shrubb was then competing in his
first race at that distance, and Longboat
evidently figured that he would still be rum
ming fast and strong while Shrubb was
firing rapidly and losing the ground he
gained in the first ten miles of the race.
When Sllrubb collapsed he was but a
short distance ahead of the Indian, showing
how quickly the E,nglishman was dropping
back to his opponent.
In it's finish the race was the most stirring
and sensational race that has been seen IN
lcng-distance running for a long time, ana
the ten thousand persons who filled every
seat and all the available standing room IN
the big Garden will look back to the race In
years to come as one OF the great nislorc
contests among rival athletes VINO IN ihen
respective lines stand at the top of their
Tom Longboat's bride was brought to the
edge of the track at the twenty-hrst mile
to cheer him on. -.
AT twenty miles Longboat was over I'VE
minutes behind, but at twenty-three miles
he was only 2 minutes 30 seconds nehlnudi
running very feebly. The big Garden was
in a continuous uproar. Shrubb's trainers
were in a fever Of anxiety, and the Eng.
as he ran around the track. At the twenty.
fourth mile Shrubb was two laps IN the
lead. The indian had no need 10 iolee
matters, and the difficulties of his rival DID
not alter in the least the steady stride he
had maintained from the start.
Then at 241s miles came the great sensae
ton of the night and the turning point OF
after finishing the twenty fourth mile;
I.ongboat kept moving up gradually and
apparently In splendid condition. Shruoo
before the fifth lap of the wenty-fourtn
mile ended Longboat drew up even with
the .Englishman a storm of cheers rever-
berated through the Garden.
as well as the life of Shrubb literally
crumbIed into nothingness. He plodded
along feebly for half a lap further, and
as he rounded the Fourth avenue turn anu
quarters he swerved to one side. and as
the hands of half a dozen men were out
stretched he dropped limp and worn out
Then for nearly two miles Longboat had
the race all to himself. But although he
had no competitor, he did not siacken his
pace % * dp,s the ex lSfStii Hl Of re eonfiden esS in his
own abilities. and it seemed true, as was
stated, that he was running. according TO
a ssrehh p re- paes sst sehfguee' new rec
ords for Marathon races In the Garden up
TO the twenty-second mile. At the twenty,
third mile for the hrst time a ne : ar1pp9 fo
finish the victor eight minutes and thirty
five seconds slower than'the time ne mace
when he vanquished the Italian, Dorando'
in the Garden on December IS. -
As a preliminary to the big race, the
public were treated to a fye-mile proIes-
sional race between Robert Hallen, of New
len allowed his opponent ten seconds
Malfen pover II Tai Spring Inc" in fA the second
mile, and held the lead easily after mat a.
winning by three-quarters of a lap IN the
time OF q :201-5.