New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
YANKEE RUNNERS SCORE
HoImer and QueaI Romp Away
with Novel Marathon.
SMASH OLD TEAM RECORD
Big Crowd Roars Its Approval as
St. Yves and Svanberg
Fight for Lead.

defeated a strong field in the Marathon
-7rn 81 Madison Square Garden last night.
They ran the distance OF 2e miles $50 yaFos
n hours minutes 16 Is seconds The olo
mark was 2ses held by William hcieh-
manner and Karl Nleminen
Holrner and Queal wo- by the comfort
.tse -,srsi- az three and half laps over
F5enr, s.. Yves OF France, and John Swan
tperg. OF Sweden. who in turn LED hoieh-
-yai1en and Nierninen the Finlanders, by
half lap.
Alfred Shrubb ana A z Wood the Eng
-5sh nsfr. proved q disappointment because
the first named had 10 retire due 10
49, Loo Fred Meadows and Abbie Woods,
So cansdians. also failed. Meadows going
lame early in the race. due 10 weak
arstep.
As 3. Yves and svanberg covered the
route in 2s4 IS l-5 and kolehmainen ana
i-liem.ren n 2.04 Il -. Il may be seen tnat
sp three teams that finished broke the
record
throughout the entire race the cro"o
lenf IN q constant roar. for with each
a.-f,ange Of runners the din would break out
sfresh
Long before the men were sent away on
tbefr heart breaking Journey the cToWo
nad grown 10 large proportions, ana py the
r.ne they got in motion most OF the avail
able space was occupied In the boxes
we're many women, who showed q lively
Interest IN the race. Every team mad It's
admirers and il was no unusual thlns 10
sec OCCUPANTS OF box get up and wave
flags and shout encouragement as the run
ners sped by
E,arIv speculation favored Shrubh and
Wood al even money. Homer and Queal
were quoted al 6 10 ,. while as good &C
Y 70 could pc had against Meadows and
woods The other teams were all at long
lzrices. Tim Hurst started the race and
Z. D Sullivan acted referee
Representing their teams in the opening
cash were QueaI. ShrIbb. Woods, St. Yves
.nc Koleh-nainen With the gun Abbie
woods rushed away in the van but was
soon passed by Queal Contrary 10 ex-
.pectations, the once invincible Shrubo soon
5ost ground
When the first mile had been covered
fzolraer and oueal were in The lead, half a
lap ahead Of Woods and Meadows, who n
.rurn yere twenty yards IN front Of St Yves
and Svanbe-g, who were having q great
zlght with Shrubb and Woods.
Shortly after two miles had been covered
Meadows Wrenched his ankle and had TO
retire. much 10 the disappointment OF his
followers. AZ three miles and seven laps
fIolner lapped the field The order then
was Homer and Oueal ST Yves and Svan-
f.erg, Shrubb and Wood. and kolehmatnen
and NiemInen-
Ffolrner's wonderful endurance was
thown as the race progressed, for during
TIE sixth mile he ran three laps without
being relieved. The respite given Queal,
however had It's affect, for when the last
17amed took the track he went along like
& uua-ter-nniler, passing Shrubb as II ne
WAS anchored
SO fast did Hol1ner and Queai go that al
seven miles they had lap and q half
lead on St--Yves and Svanbers. About that
lime KoIehnainen and Nieminen took third
1lace away from Shrubb and Wood
There was all kinds Of excitement about
the ninth mile. as q result Of q determined
effort on the part Of St Yves and Swan
1.erg 10 pick up some Of the lost ground
THE Frenchman did cut the lead down 10
un even lap, while the Films were three
Gaps 10 the bad with ShrUbb and Wood
last four laps away.
Ten niles were covered by the leading
pair IN 44.S5 as. 81 Yves and Svanberg,
n ~hO were running strongly, were only q
f1 lap away and fighting like q pair Of bull
" Gogs L seemed 70 be the object Of Hol-
man and SUea- 10 just hold their adyan-
rage = TIE single circuit OF the track
kolehmainen and Nieninen were TWO
lxps behind the French-Swedish combina-
e1on-
Shrubb began 10 show q disincunation TO
90 any work al this point. the speed of
the other teams evidently taking the heart
out of The former champion. His partner.
Wood, kept running along lap after lap
by himself even after shrubb left the
<oor- Wood refused TO quit and kept
plOdding on alone while the crowd, in ap-
preciation Of his pluck, epplsuded him 10
Ihe echo. Finally. after keeping II up for
nearly twelve laps. he stopped for q brief
>'esr but soon reappeared and continued
The hopeless task
f5olrner and Cueal began 10 hit up the
pace when the race had been half run. and
al thirteen miles they had G lead of hap
and q quarter on ST Yves and svanburg.
A series OF desperate spurts between the
leading teams brought the crowd 10 its
feet during the fifteenth mile. II St Yves
and SEanberg thought 10 run their rivals
into TIE ground they reckoned without
their host, FOR when put on their netle
Eolmer and the ffeetfooted Queal easily
maintained their advantage.
In their struggle 70 make I'd some OF the
1Ost ground S. Yves and Svanberg re-
lieyed each other every lap. whereas Hoa-
ner and Queal ran less evenly Holner at
times running TWO and even three laps
without stopping.
Whenever Holrner appeared 20 be losing
little ground because Of his travelling
more distance than the others his partner
would cut loose a sprint that soon glad
deneG the hearts Of the American rooters
Ia the eighteenth mile Holmer and Queal
began 10 work hard for another lap, and
il wasn't long before they had placed an
other half lap 10 their credit II was a
pretty hght that the plucky Fttle St Yves
and Svanbe-g made 10 keep from losing
another lap. but at nineteen miles QueaI
ranged up alongside Of st Yves for an in
stant, thereby completing the double cir
cult The leaders were then four laps
ahead CT koiehuainen and Nieuineu
while Wood, alone and forgotten, kept
plodding along miles behind
When the race had advanced TO the twen-
neth nile some shouted Three cheers for
EaolmeT!" and IL was given with q viii ali
over the Garden The Finlanders appeared
1resher as the race progressed and began
70 gain on ST. Yves and Svanbers
That the pace was telling OF ST Yves and
Svanberg received further proof when
Homer and Queal Tapped the pair for the
third time This was accomplished az TWEEN
1y-three miles, and z little fresh excitement
broke out Y hen K0lehmainen and Nierainen
regained one Of the two laps that they were