Fergus County Democrat., 1909-02-09


time it takes to cover the distance
when trained men are running at
their best. Shrubb was two and
half laps ahead at this time 1t was
noted here that while Shrubb had
gianed two laps in the first three
miles, he had added only an addition
al half-lap in the next two miles.
Shrubb's Taclics.
Shrubb's plan, it appeared, > was to
run fast mile or two, during which
he made decided gains, and then he
would steay down to trot, apparent
1y to reserve his wind and strength.
His sprints always created an up
roar in the crowd, the spectators
cheering frantically.
The Englishman gained another
two and a half laps in the second
five miles and was five laps, or half
a mile ahead, when the ten miles
were finished.
The time for the lO-milc mark was
57:32 3-5.
Longboat's time for 10 miles in his
race with Dorando was 58:57 Is, near
ly a minute and half behind Shrubb's
time tonight.
Maintaining his fast pace, Shrubb
increased his lead to six laps at the
18th mile but the Indian was not to
be worried out of his long, swinging
strides, until near the finish of the
18th mile, he shook himself and pick
ed up about so yards Shrubb, how
ever, continued to open the distance
between himself and the pursuing
Indian, and the 18th mile mark found
the Englishman six and half laps
ahead. Shrubb's time for the 18th
mile was | hour, % minutes and
% As seconds.
English Like Machine.
Shrubb's running was a revelation
to the spectators, who continually
checreId the flying Englishman as he
moved around the track with ma
chine-like motion that carried him
steadily forward
Shrubb secured an additional lap,
making seven laps in all, at the 18th
mile.
During the running Of the 10Th and
also the 10th, Shrubb placed the
eighth lap between himself and the
Indian.
The time for the 10th mile mark
was 2 hours | minute and 25 As sec
onds
Shrubb in the twenty-hrst mile
suddenly stopped too change his
shoes. During his brief absence from
the track, Longboat gained one Of his
lost laps, but Shrubb, coming on the
course, started out at lively clip with
the evident intention of regaining the
lost lap.
Shrubb in Distress.
Tom Flanagan, the Indians old
manager, brought Longboat's wife
out on the track to encourage hel
husband. Pandem onium broke loose
in the garden during the twenty-sec
ond mile, when Shrubb came to (
walk for few yards. 1t was ap
parent that he was in some distress
swinging stride, though with a slowe1
pace.
Cheered on by his bride and tht
shouts Of his friends, Longboat in
creased his pace and soon began Il
cut down the lead of the now fast
firing E.nglishman The end OF th'
twenty-third mile found Longboa
only four laps behind Shrubb wht
frequently broke his pace and walke'
to rest himself.
The Indian in the first half of tn
twenty-fourth mile brought forth
hurricane of applause by regainin
: another lap on his rival.
/. Shrubb was in evident distress, an
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that kept him struggling on.
Longboat gained another lap at tn
end of the twentyfourth mile an
was now setting the pace.
! Indian Takes Lead.
; Thousands of spectators yelled an
cheered the Indian as he slowl
. moved UP abreast to the Englishma,
) who was now but scant lap ahead q
. the pair moved on the second lap {
: the twenty-fifth mile Longboat IA
= without any seeming distress. Shrub
= fell back to walk.
= Longboat quickly took the lea
The Englisfman collapsed on IL
= track, leaving the triumphant LonE
boat to finish the race alone, a vii