The sun., 1910-02-15
MEADOWS WINS LONG RACE
CR.lCk CANADIAN OUTRUNS A
GOOD FIELD.
Terrific Pace for the First Three Miles
Sets His Competitors Dizzy
Reaten In Early StREes-LJun&strOm
Takes II Easy, but Gets Second Place.

E561 Meadows. the crack Canadian run
ner, won the'fifteen milo foot race in Madi-
son Square Garden last night after a ster-
ling exhibition OF speed and stamina. He
fnsted OF in front and was never headed.
HavtnR gained a lap on Gustav Ljungstrom
, OF sweden he increased this advanta ge
at the end OF the grueling race. winning by
lap and twenty yards.
He sxoelled his own record for more
than half the distance. but toward the end
he slowed a trihe and finished in 1871 "a Is
Ljun&strom. who was second, not far
away was timed in l;2254 Is Percy
Sellen of Toronto. who was third. a lap
behind. ran the distance in 1894 3-5.
Meadows was pronounced one of the best
runners at the distance ever seen here
and he won so easily that the big crowd
was easily satisfied he was the best
man, The race was a forerunner OF some
big professional riarathons that will be
held in the Garden in the near future.
That Indoor footraces are still popular
during the winter months was shown by
the fact that 5000 persons sat around the
edge of the track in the Garden. The
floor space was kent entirely free from spec
ts,SFs by Seymour ge1teIs gray coated S;eS
an uno Instructed view OF the races.
The betting fever was prevalent in many
asement opened the programme with a
hve mile handicap, in which there were
WeuLy-One STARTERS the SnaEDS we're IAVOT-
ing jimmy Lee the scratch man; Red Hawk.
who had iYe seconds, and n. Reilly. fifteen
seconds. Red Hawk. clean cut Canadian
redSkn. and Lee promptly began terrific
duel, overhauling first one man and then
another. and covering the first mile together
When half the distance had been run
Red Hawk's' bellows gave out and he
perate stern chase behind Al Raines, a local
runner, who had plenty OF speed and stam-
ina and with a handicap OF 20 seconds won
a n m
for. a fine exhibition. With Pat White third
and Doh Halen fourth, The time of the
Peter Prunty, the leather. lunged an
neuncer; when this affair ended. told the
Jayes in the sixth round at the National
Sporting Club, London; for the, feather
weight championship OF England. where
starters: Fred Meadows Of Guelph. Canada,
who ruled the favorite, at to 5; Gustav
Who sS %as Saekcd at drs'k 70 H 8: Hans Hoi%er
OF Quebec, Canada, who was in much de-
n,snd az ia, e !; Percy sellen len Of Toronto
as dark horse and received support at
Ito /: Paul Acoose a fun blooded Canadian
ley. formerly Of the Irish American A.
Css and Charles Muller, hailing from the
Before these runners toed the scratch
f0fIner Sheriff Tom Foley was INTRODUCED
snis.5 Shs nan d With the ne starting pistol and he
OF the contestants warmed up around the
track. which was ten laps to the mile. The
absence OF dirt surface caused some sur
prise and the runners seemed to view the
hard boards with distrust..
camera fends took shots at them while
the sthletlo shsrps eyed them np critically;
re Iersey SSre Hs' His 6s s s xers rhEs Tsther f%q
ssisht and in gen general iS build he seemed e
fhs. "a h.a run Nnffh h.
beet in The bunch
seilen was even lighter than the swede
and he show ed an even, mechanical stride.
Ao8ose, the Indian. looked like an animate
perfiuous flesh on his bones and seemed ali
elbows, knees and Joints as he sped around.
Meadows was the ideal runner in appear
ana carTisge. with stesdy. sruellinE pace
thkt kept LIunsstrom. Acoose and Hans
tskce. Holner. another finely built Chap.
haa many boisterops supporters in the
raA around the edge Of the big floor,
Meadows, evidently intent on killing of
pSa 81 shrSSS aTs' eut out 'Thsk the rSpnS Ss%a
Swi5Ih e. much speed that be turned the
fropf of Acoose and Liungstrom. with !
hind. crowley aud Muller dropped back
ragaaly then ana seemed to be running |
.IssEaSws sEs, SIN, hitting, up the Pace, yet
IIaNelhnR snlootniy ana Wen Mlthln nim- |
swariy thai whsn he f,nisSed two Two miles lie in !
ot5 o Is he vas aI;d leading BY three. qua rters
seuns down as ne eshss9sS SMd MssdoE. sannt sssi az
in ssfonishment when he ran three miles
m lz;sl 4-a -Four LAP; further on he gained
trsied thsrn FOR a bresthins spell pei anu '"e"
Muller left. the track at this stage OF the
zee; tagged .si ont. but Sr9wlsy, two laps
idst 20. show his friends. that he harbored
no IN tseggns. HolmeI was LipPinF in bis
Sd as sGpPorss 5sSa sES ooEsS 3 Sus % when wSan
oSs S n sP sas sds sSRd fsEcTs
at 2 TO 5. but some Of the wise men were
s.s ns b!s.1sy & sy h. ssen: soad kseD s + eeSSue they
sistent pace meanwhile that he soon found
thufour miles in "a s-5 seconds faster than
the record for the distance recently made !
speeding easily when he turned the Ave
nile mark n 2b:2t i-S At that stage Of
sssom snS To 0yst st 6nd lap over
dag raiafilly, with Selien and Acoose not
the next mile, but Mea dows stuck 70 him
and rensix miles in So4eI-S Atthat period !
led bys isp, with the swod. se"ond. YN seiIen IIl
WIS bOlIneT IOurtn, AcOOse NTH |
and Crowley sixth. Meadows's time FOR |
TBS distance was IS As seconds faster than |
the Toronto record
Seven miles vas reelsd on by Meadows
well oiled machine. He led by the G same
old lap, Liungstrom being second. the |
same distance before Sellen, who was |
steadily Improving. AcOose and 'Holmer. |
Goiey iaSt Hcimer P'%sf With eih9 Sis imp 6Se HoR
began TO run much faster than before and |
Rained half lap on Acoose, at the same |
fine setting the pace for the leaders for |
eeveral lape. Crowley then took a hand |
az showing the way. but as soon as Meadows
end Ljungstrom let out few links the !
1rishman dropped behind
* MEADOWS covered eight miles in 4I:A2 is /
which was announced as u seconds ahead |
Of the American professional record for /
the distance, Crowley had caught up with /
Holrper by this time and was hanging close |
70 Meadows. lap for lap, with the Swede |
also on the job. Seien was sticking like |
a bulldog.
Meadows maiDtaine his advantage, as he /
finished the ninth mile in ~ minutes 10 3-5 |
seconds with no sign of breaking down. |
He was still favorite at to 5, with Lung |
stronI at 10 TO 8. II seemed apparent then /
that Meadows was satisfied With a lead Of |