New-York tribune., 1910-11-05
YANKEE RUNNERS WIN
HoImer and LereaI Lead Field in
TWenty-MiIe Race.
PAIR BREAKS ALL RECORDS
Marks from One to Twenty Miles
Lowered by Speedy Running
of Victors.

In a running novelty that at once made
hit with the crowd. Hans Homer and
william Queal. representing America. raced
10 victory at Madison Square Garden last
night The attraction consisted of
tEenty-miIe team race. and so speedy were
the pair in question that all records from
one to twenty miles. inclusive. were broken
Holmer and Queal covered the full dis
tance in / hour 20 minutes and a seconds.
or 4 minutes 23 4-5 seconds better than the
old mark Fred Meadows and Abbie
Woods the Canadians. finished second, "A
lap behind and then followed Gustav
I.iungstrom and John Svanberg. the Swed-
ish pair more than three laps to the bad.
The Finland pair. Karl Nieminen and
VIII Kolehmainen. just managed to beat
Frenchmen. out for fourth place while
William Maiori and Alessio vamba, rep
resenting Italy. finished last.
According TO the conditions no changes
were allowed during the first or last quar-
ter miles of the race and all pick-ups had
to be made on the 18th street side Despite
the storm about three thousand persons
attended and all voted the race the best
ever. From the start 10 the finish there
was never dull moment.
Excitement ran high from the start by
the speed with which the men rush away.
All jumped off with the gun, Meadows set
ting a great pace, closely followed by
Queal. Soon the latter put on a burst Of
speed that opened up a gap on Meadows
At the end of the first quarter Holmer
relieved Queal and Woods did likewise for
Meadows. The change made no difference
in the order, for Homer kept up the kill
ing pace So fast did the leaders travel
that the first mile was covered in 4 min
utes 40 seconds three seconds faster than
the record
The Meadows " oods combination was
then second, some thirty yards back fol-
lowed by Ljungstron and Svanberg. St.
Yves and Larque, although running game
ly, did not have the speed. and kept losing
ground. They were third at the end of
the mile, but shortly after two miles Mem
men and Kolehmainen had taken third
place away from the French pair
Records at this style kept falling at
every mile, and Holmer kept the crowd in
an uproar by his great speed every time
he relieved Queal. The leading pair Tapped
the French and Swedish combinations be-
fore two miles, and at FIVE miles Lung
strom and Svanberg were three laps to
the bad. as were St Yves and Larque.
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soon dropped far behind.
When the five-uile post had been reached
Holmes and Queal were leading Meadows
and Woods by half lap At that point
the first pair, which covered the distance
in 21:49 1-5, were 53 3-5 seconds ahead Of the
record
At six miles the order was Holmes and
Queal Meadows and Woods, Ljungstror
and
and Vambra and Maiort. The last named
couple were then six laps behind the lead
ers
Instead OF making up lost ground. tbs
back teams kept slipping back. So keer
did the struggle become between the tive
leading pairs that the team mates begar
70 relieve each other at the end Of every
lap.
Holmes and Queal covered the ten miles
in the rema rkable time of 44:1S, or 2:01 q
inside the record Meadows and Woods
were three-quarters of a lap behind.
At liz miles Holmes and Queal gained
the coveted lap on Meadows and Woods
The bulk of the work developed on Holmes
and Woods. Frequently Holmes would
race along for two laps without relief.
At fourteen miles the teams were run
ming in the following order: Holmes and
Queal Meadows and Woods, L.ingstrom
! and Svanberg. Niemmen and KOlehmainen
Maiori and Vambra.
Meadows and Woods worked like beavers
to keep the leaders from increasing their
advantage of the single circuit OF the Gar
den. but the margin in favor Of the Aneri-
can pair was still the same lap. The time
for sixteen miles of 1:u:l6 1-5 was min
utes Il 20 seconds faster than the record
The squirt made by Meadows and Woods
to make up lost ground proved only a fash
in the pan. and instead of killing off the
leaders the strain had the opposite effect.
At seventeen miles Holmes and Queal were
a lap and a quarter ahead of the Cana
dans
The Swedish team stuck 70 their work
well, Ljun gstrom, in particular, doing good
work Svanberg, however did not have
! the necessary sprinting powers. At nine
/ teen miles Meadows and Woods picked ur
! a little ground. cutting down the first pair
| lead to an even lap. The Americans then
called upon their reserve energy and opened
UP another thirty yards.
From there TO the end the final outcome
was never in doubt A quarter of mile
! from home Queal took the track for his
/ side, and finished an even lap in front ot
| Woods. running for Canada.
! The curtain raiser for the stellar attrac
! ton consisted of a four-mile mat>h ract
! between James Crowley, of Marathon fame
and Bob HalIen. The latter won by TWO
! Iaps and a third.