New-York tribune., 1909-04-04
DETAILS OF THE RACE.
st. Tues WOre Opponents Out By
Continual Spurts.

With the crack Of Tim Sullivan's pistol the pack
set oat as II they had TO 80 only q quarter of a
nile instead Of heartbreaking Marathon Do
ranoo dug his toes in the turf and promptly took
ne pole. closely followed by St. Yves. Shrubb
cane next. with Longboat alongside Then came
Aaioney. with Hayes last From the start Hayes
Deesn 10 lose ground steadily. and Maloney slipped
hack few Yards Before the mile had been com
peted ST Yves sDrinted into the lead and some
surprise vas manifested when Shrubb made ef-
iort 70 stay with the Frenchman. Instead. Shrubb
seemed content to Lay in behind Dorando. while
Longboat clung 10 the Italians heels. St. Yves s
Tine for the mile 514-fast on that track.
Two laps further s.. Yves tapped Hayes and a
Attle further on Dorando. Shrubb and Longbcat all
passed the Olympic winner. At two and half
miles Aaloney also gained lap Hayes. The
lst'er %as running uIde- orders his trainer Ernie
h1e-tserg. telling him TO go easily and pay at
tentien 70 the others. i was also evident that
shrubb vas bent or running a far different race
,nan when he ran himself into the ground against
1onghoa- a. the Garden last winter
ne same order was maintained 20 the tHo-Ynile
P'sl which s.. Yves passed in 1914. They moved
along IN the same order. with Hayes always drop
tihg back and at three miles. which the French
man covered in ls:25. Dorando Shrubb and Long
ooat were quarter Of lap behind. At three and
Fan miles st. Yves Tapped Hayes twice, and the
.fio oid likewise little later. Half mile further
g ives Tapped Maloney The Frenchman covered
me four miles in 22:ls -. About that time shrubb.
unable to restrain himself any longer. let out a
Hhk and set sail after St Yves At five miles.
Nnich the Frenchman covered in 2s minutes fat.
siIooo was only few yards behind the leader.
D'fshdo and Loneboat were not more than twenty
sa'os behind the Engllshman. =
EFFORTS TO OVERHAUL ST, YVES.
Inc last named drew up two laps further,
shg to have the man from France rush away
n another sprint. At six miles St Yves continued
'ese in 53-5l Is, with the other three close up
1ou that time Dorando took it into his head 70
50 after the Frenchman. but when he caught up
ives sailed away again after the fashion OF
s9o In his memorable race with the Indian
a seven miles St Yves leading his nearest
tI'etiiors by Is yards the Frenchmsn's time
Sss- Z-5- Up 20 that stage Hayes was three
one-haf laps behind. and Maloney a lap and
AaL 81. Yves passed the eighth mile in
So and then had Hayes by four laps and
-eF by two Another sprint by ST Yves
ssHea up clear lead Of l0O yards on the pack
vi XII himself remarked at cid athlete
sudden Longboat cut loose. ana amid
- Ioh the crowd made effort 10 overhaul
- r'snohnah. but when the latter looked over
- nooioer and saw what was going on he also
- oa more speef Al nine miles he led by 20
s"o=' his time being sl:iss-s
sHRUBB CATCHES FRENCHMAN
=, Ten sies s. we was stil leading IN 57.1s AZ
@o lars further Shrub not only drew nm
eNi'n WIN 3 ives. but actually passed the
terrible pace. ana Dorando soon showed
sns Of not relishsng the work h., so,,,,, a-,.,,
E, re vas soon half lap behind Sbr,,bh ,rs
d.. whhe Longhoat also fell hack. shruhb,s
-, .S eeFen miles was le2.42 which showed
t.es - nile between the tenth and eleventh had
Nsa covered in Ga '"u
=. =. we've miles. which shral,h and :, ". -.
la -, -. this rair led Loneboa, by balf !,
-. 'n Dorando close behind the Ipaiap lIsy.s
Nsaf'y AK lass back and Maloney four. This