Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-03
DORANDO WEAKENS;
LONGB0AT WINS
MARATHON
Italian Runner Led Helpless
from Track After Struggle
With Sturdy Opponent for.
Nineteen Miles.


Buffalo. Jan. Tom l.onsboat'
the Canadian Indian, for the second
time. took the measure of Dorando
potrie. the Italian. VINO almost o
The great Marathon at the London
olympia. Dorando, as in ms race
with Longboat in New York, failed TO
80 the distance. Time and time again
ne sprinted in an effort to get away
from the Indian but without success.
1t was 9:O5 when the runners were
scnt way to a good start. Dorando
sprang into the lead and set a teflrflc
pace for q few laps. Longboat, with
Il broad grin on his face. stuck close
to the Italian. not allowing him moro
than three or four yards lead. The
race was for twenty-five miles.
The time for the first mile was 5:O1
and was : 20 seconds faster than the
first mile of their race in Madison
square garden.
Tho pair moderated their pace con
sidorablv after the first ninc laps
porando maintained the lead by two
Yards throughout the first two miles.
Thc time of the second mile was
1887. ~Longboats left leg struck the
timber on the inside OF the track
breaking the skin. He was bleeding
slightly. but appeared unconcerned
over the mishap
IN tho first lap Of the third mile
Longhoat stumbled and fell, giving
The italian a lead of twenty-five Yards.
lie sprang to his feet like a flash and
sprintcd. o%vcrtaking Dorando before
another lap was completed.
The crowd checred Longboats
hurst of speed and his gameness lust
Iy. He led Dorando for a short dis
tlnco. but soon dropped back again
nud let the Italian take up the pace.
The time at the end of the fifth mile
was 27:32h.
Dorando still led by a couple OF
Yards. His time for the five miles at
Madison square garden was 2S;27 40
Dorando sprinted frequently in thr
Gfth and sixth laps but Longpoat
heightened his stride and never al
lowed Dorando to get far ahead. Tom
Flanagan. ~Lonsboat's trainer, was
greatly worried over the Indians in
iured leg. Longboat's pace never fall
tered. however. and he nodded smil-
ingly TO his Canadian friends in the
hoNes. The time at the end of the
tenth mile was $3.50 Is.
The time of their ten miles in the
New York race was 5S:57 Ia.
Dorando continued to sprint in the
thirteenth and fourteenth miles, his
load reaching out at times from ten
to fifteen yards. Trainer Flanagan
said the injury to Longboat was not
bothcring him. The wound had ceased
10 bleed and there was no p%ercepti-
bile change in his stride. slst to show
that he was right Longboat sprinted
in the last lap of the fourteenth mile
and finished in the lead by two yards
lie then waited for Dorando to set the
pace and the fifteenth mile found Do
rando again in the lead. Time. fiji
tccnth mile. 1;26:34 20. compared
with l:3O:O2 2-5 in the New York
race.
Longboat took the lead in the fifth
lap of the sixteenth mile. Neither man
showed any signs oil distress.
In the fourth lap from the
eighteenth mile Dorando again jumped
INTO the lead. and the indian made no
cnort to regain it. The time at the
md of the eighteenth mile was
Ei6:04 l-5, compared with $4,000 3-5
made in New York. Dorando led by
two yards.
II the nineteenth mile Dorando
tried again and again to sprint away
from the indian. but the Canadian
could not be shaken off.
Ii was the Italians last effort. In
the sixth lap he began to faltcr and
when he neared the finish line he
stopped.
His trainers rushed to his support
ana he was lea from the track.
The end came with startling sud
doness. Dorando had just made one
of his spectacular spirits and the ten
thousand people in the armory were
ON thcir feet cheering Justify when the
Italian faltered within four yards Of
the wire.
His stomach has gone back on
him" aid his brother ana trainer.
who rushed to his side ana led him
away to the dressing room. Dorando
was able TO walk. but appeared To be
worry weak. He covered the eighteenth
mile ana six laps Iess -four yards) In
1880 As. The Italian led for prac-
tically the entire distance.
After Dorando stopped Longboat
slowed down and covered the remain
ing six miles in a Walk.