Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-06
IONGBOAT WINS
MARATHON RACE
INDIAN DEFEATS ENGLISHMAM
WHO C0LLAPSES
VICTOR FINISHES FEW LAPS
WITHOUT COMPETITION
Alfred Shrubb Runs Ahead Until the
Twenty-fifth Mile, When He Slows
Down to a Walk and Then
Weakens
[Rx Associated Press.l

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New
York. Feb. Maintaining an even'
swinging stride that rarely Varleo
throughout the race Tom, Longboat
the Onondaga Indian from Canada
wrested the laurels of an indoor Mar
athon race tonight at Madison Square
garden when victory seemed almost
within the grasp of the plucky Eng
hshman. Alfred Shrubb, who collapsed
in the twenty-fifth mile, leaving the
Indian to finish the race of rs miles
3S5 yards alone.
Longboats time was 2:5S:4O 20
which is nearly eight minutes behind
the record made by Dorando, the ltal-
ian. in his race with John Hayes, the
OLYMPIC Marathon winner, last fall.
The Indian finished in fine fettle
and was in nowise distressed.
The vast garden was thronged with
excited thousands, who cheered the
contestants.
Shrubb. as was predicted by his fol-
lowers, went out in front at the gun
fire and with a pace that was remark
able
There was some delay in getting the
race started, but at 9:1S o'clock run
ners were lined up and minute ldler
were sent away.
Shr11bb Immediately flashed in the
lead and assuming a fast pace gradu-
aIlv increased the distance between
himself and the Indian runner
Shrubb's tactics soon became plaln.
He ouickened his pace after going
lap or so, and though Longpoat ran
with easy strides, it was evident the
mace was too stiff for him. When
Sbr11bh finished the third lap the In
dian was third of a lap behind and
from there to the end of the first mile,
which Shrubb finished in 4:32, the IN
dian slowly but surely fell .behlnd.
AT the end of the mile, Longboat was
{hree-ouarters of lap behind ana at
the finish of the next, or eleventh zap
the Indian just trailed after the Eng
lish runner. c.,,,
Al the end of the second mile Shrupp
was leading by nearly a lap and half
r7he time for the two miles was 1918 40
Shr,1blDs almost perfect acton III
,.nnpine brought him the admiration OF
the crowd. expressed frequently III
cheers and shouts of encouragement.
Longboat, with his usual lope, now
ever had a host OF IrlenoS WHo uiu ~
seem to lose confidence as the Ehglisii-
man drew into a comfortable leao.
II was noted that while Shrubb had
Gained two laps in the first three miles
he had added only an addluonal nan
Ian in the next two miles Shrupp
nlan. it appeared, was to run tasI
mile or two, during which he mace ue-
cided gains, and then he would STEADY
down to trot apparently " i9S0i' "
str
- His sprints always created an uproar
in the crowd, the spectators cheering
him frantically. He gained two ana
half laps in the second five miles ana
was five laps, or half a mile, ahead
when the ten miles were finished.
The time for the 1O-mile mark was
1892 S-5.
Longboat's time for the ten miles i'll
his race with Dorando was 5S:57 10,
nearly a minute and half behlnd
Shrubb's time tonight.
Maintaining his fast pace, Shrubb in
creased his lead to six laps at the
twelfth mile but the Indian was not
to be worried out of his long swinging
strides, until near the fifteenth mile
he shook himself and picked up about
fifty yards.
Shrubb. however, continued to open
the distance between himself and the
pursuing Indian, and the fifteenth mile
mark found the Englishman six and
half laps ahead. Shrubb's time for the
fifteen miles was 1:28:28 40.
The time for the 20-mile mark was
2:O1:25 As, with Shrubb eight laps
ahead.
Shrubb in the twenty-first mile sud
denly stopped to change his shoes. Dur
ing his brief absence from the track
Iongboat gained one of his lost laps,
but Shrubb coming on the course again
started out at lively clip with the
evident intention of regaining his lead.
Pandemonium broke loose in the
garden during the twenty-second mile
when Shrubb came down to walk for
a few yards. It was apparent that he
was in some distress, but he soon was
off again with a swinging stride, al
though at slower pace.
Cheered on by his bride and the
shouts of his friends, Longboat in
creased his pace and soon began to cut
down rapidly the lead of the now fast
tiring Englishman.
THE end of the twenty-third mile
found Longboat only four laps behind
Shrubb, who frequently broke his pace
and walked to rest himself. The In
dian. in the first half of the twenty
fourth mile, brought forth hurricane
o. applause by regaining another lap on
his rival.
Shrubb was in evident distress and it
was only game effort on his part that
kept him struggling on.
thousands of spectators yelled and
cheered the Indian as he slowly moved
ND abreast Of the Englishman, who was
but a scant lap ahead as the pair
moved on the second lap Of the tWen-
ty-fifth mile.
Longboat ran without any seeming
distress. Shrubb fell back to a walk.
Iongboat quickly took the lead. The
Englishman collapsed on the track,
leaving the triumphant Longboat to
finish the race alone.
Previous to the Marathon the five
mile match between Robert Hallen of
New York and Mike Spring of Brook
Iyn, in which Spring was allowed a
handicap Of ten seconds, was won by
Hallen by one and three-quarter laps.
Time, 27:20 1-5.