The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-06
LONGBOAT VICTOR
MARATHON RACE
WITH SCHRUBB
Englishman COlIapses and In
dian Finishes Alone.
GREAT CROWD IN GARDEN
Winner Never Increased Pace Al
though White Man Was Far
Ahead During First 20 Miles

New York, Feb. 6.-Tom Longboat
the Canadian Indian last might won
the Marathon race at Madison Square
Garden from Alfred Shrubb, the Eng,
fish champion longdistance runner
Shrubb after leading all the way
many laps ahead, collapsed in the
fifth lap of the twenty-fifth mile while
the indian, who never tried to follow
Shrubbs early fast pace, continued
to the end. Shrubs defeat was due
to the excessive pace set in the first
ten miles, when he gained several
laps on Longboat and looked like a
winner.
a crowd of fully 10000 persons wit
messed the race. In respect to num-
bers as well as effervescent enthusi-
assn for athletic prowess 1t was one
of the largest throngs that has ever
been gathered beneath the vaulted
dome of the Garden for a sporting
event, despite the fact that Shrubb
was a to fayorite, the uncertain
~ of the outcome kept the excitement
at fever heat from the first lap of the
race until Shrub gained long lead.
If Shrubb was the fayorite in the
betting. Longboat was clearly the
popular fayorite, and he received
constant encouragement from the old
and young sports lining the rail.
That Marathon enthusiasm is still
very much in evidence was easily ap-
parent early in the evening.
The novelty of seeing Shrubb, the
champion English middle-dstance
runner attempt conclusions with the
famous Indian Longboat in a Mara
hon race Of twenty-siS miles and over
was the stimulus that whetted not
only the curiosity but the sporting en-
thusiasm of the crowd
Longboat had the rail but Shrubb
vent to the front at the crack of the
pistol and at the end of the first mile
was three-quarters of a lap ahead.
lust as the third mile closed Shrubb
Tapped the Indian for the second time.
Shrub made another squirt after
he fourth mile and finished the fifth
TWO and one-half laps ahead Shrubb
gained his third lap at the end of the
sixth mile, Longboat being seven
seconds less than two minutes be.
hind his rival.
Another stentorian roar broke out
at the end of the ninth mile. when
Shrubb, still maintaining his record.
breaking pace, gained his fourth lap.
Longboat made no effort to quicken
his pace and it was apparent accord
ing to the experts that the Indian was
running on carefully arranged
schedule. At ten miles Shrubb was
nearly five laps ahead and nearly
three minutes ahead of the Indian
Shrub finished his twelfth mile by
tapping the Indian once more, being
six laps in the lead At thirteen
miles, almost half of the race Long.
boat was exactly four minutes behind
the English champion.
The Indian was not to be worried
out of his long swinging stride until
near the fifteenth mile he shook him
self and picked up about fifty years.
Shrubb however, continued to open
up the distance between himself and
the pursuing Indian, and the fifteen
mile mark found the Englishman six
and half laps ahead.
The Indian sought fully TO cut
down his adversary's lead but Shrubb
showed no traces of WEAKNESS. and
continued his fast pace undiminish-
eds Unable to keep up Longboat
dropped his sprint, and fell back to
his old pace with the result that
Shrubb secured an additional lap,
making seven laps in all at the seven.
teenth mile.
During the running of the nine
teenth and twentieth miles Shrubb
put on a fine burst of speed, and,
though the Indian responded gamely,
he placed the eighth lap between him
self and Longboat. Shrubb in the
twenty-iirst mile suddenly stopped to
change his shoes. During his brief
absence from the track Lonkboat
gained one of his lost laps.
Pandemonium broke loose in the
Garden during the twenty7second
mile, when Shrubb came down to a
walk for a few yards 1t was appar-
ent that he was in some distress, but
he was soon off again with a swing
ing stride though it could be seen
that his pace had slowed perceptib-
ly
The end of the twenty-third mile
found Longboat now only four laps
behind Shrubb, who frequently broke
his pace and walked to rest himself.
The Indian kept relentlessly on, and
in the first half of the twenty-fourth
mile brought forth hurricane of APP
plause by regaining another lap on
his rival Longboat gained another
lap at the end of the twenty-fourth
mile, and was now setting the pace,
with Shrubb following him manfully
behind.
The thousands of spectators were
now in a turmoil of great excitement
They yelled and cheered as the In
dian slowly moved up to abreast of
the Englishman. Longboat ran with
out any seeming distress, while
Shrubb, unable to run any further,
fell back into a walk.
Longboat quickly took the lead. and
the Englishman unable to continue
further, collapsed on the track leav.
ing the triumphant Longboat to finish
the race alone winner.
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