New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-15
SW EIDE ROMPS HON E
SETS NEH .M1Rk FOR
TWENTY MILES.
LjuRgstrOm Races -15cGy from
Field When .Hca9Osts
Drops Ont.


Gustav Ljungstrom the Swedish runner.
ryon The tventy-mfe race ~ Madison
square Garden last night in brilliant, fash
ION After trailing along a lap u the rear
for seven miles. he recovered the lost
ground. and. going 10 the front, opened up
gap and showed the way To the erd before
one Of The strongest fields tha- over toed
The mark for struggle over distance of
ground.
lie finished strongly, after establishing
new records for a number of Intermediate
distances. and won by two and a half laps,
with Acoose, The Jnoisn. second. Crowley
finished third. Sellen fourth and Zanti last.
The time so rs 2-5 was r new indoor
record for the distance
Fred Meadows. the sterling runner who
won the ffteen-mile race in the Garden a
few weeks ago, was forced 10 leave the
track IN the eighth mile on account of stoul-
sch trouble. after 8 show of garneness that
was truly remarkable. Clark and Johau-
sen. the Swede. who won the recent Mara
then race easily. also gave up the fight.
Although the main fixture was not set
until after O'Clock, the crowd began to
assemble early. No sooner were the doors
thrown open than the gallery gods" made
their accustomed rush 10 the heights BY
the time the twenty-nile contest was put
or practically every available seat was oc-
cupied.
Various netionelities were represented in
the race. The appearance OF Zanti served
10 stimulate interest among the Italians.
while the Swedish contingent waxed en-
thusiastic over their two sterling perform
ers, L5ungstrom and Johansen. Crowley,
always carrying Z following, was again
ga
swore by Meadows, while d few pinned
their faith 70 Acoose, the Indian.
At tho crack Of the gun the feet-footed
Meadows dashed away in the lead, closely
attended by Clark and Zand. Ljungstrom,
Acoose. SeIIen, Crowley and Johansen fol-
lowed as named.
Zanti tore along in a vain effort to hold
the Canadian. but the Iong-leggcd Italian
soon found the pace too hot. Meadows
drew steadily away, and at the mile had
almost Tapped his field in the amazing time
Of $40 As. for such long race The old
timers shook their heads. Meadows Tapped
Johansen at one and a quarter miles, and
about this time Clark had to stop because
of 2 cramp In his right leg.
Keeping up the same fine speed. Meadows
continued 10 increase his advantage. aud
PASSED the two-mlle post in 9:i3 3-5. \ lit
tie further on Meadows Tapped Crowley and
Sellen. Acoose also found it was the pace
that kills and was Tapped, while Zanti aud
Jch8nsen soon found themselves TWO cir
cults Of the Garden 10 the bad
LjungstTou caught Meadows AZ seven
tGiles and one lap. the latter's stomach be
ing 50 badly affected that he was forced to
stop after struggling along For a time.
BEFORE he could resume LjunCstrom had
apened Up gap OF lap and three-quar-
tcrs and Acocse HAD moved into second
place.
Al eight miles the order was L.iungstronl
Acocse- Meadows. Crowley, Johansrn Sci
en- and ZauG. Although Meadows con
anned 10 run with rare gameness. his
weakened condition made It inn, ssitle for
Pin 10 hold ne Swedc. who continued 10
ace along as if on SPRING.
II that point Acooso was second. Crow
ey third, Seen fourth. Johansen nth.
Meadows SIKH and Zant: lass SHORTY
after this Meadows. al in and broken
hearted. had - retire. At that stag,
.jrnsstr"m led Acoose 10y two laps. while
the Indian had lap advantage over Grow
.ey. Sellen and Johausen.
ijunGstrom equaied Meadows's Old rec
'rd Of SD - for eleven miles. and then
The light-haired Swede proceeded TO set ND
few figures Il twelve miles. covering III,
-
mas inside the previous mark
That LjungstTom Was running AZ ,n.,,
2ad never run before in i race of mis-
Kind wss proven conclusiyeIy with each
successive mile His 1:G9 ~ s. for tbirtea,,
miles clipped 13 l. seconds off Ieadou-s's
I'D mark. Tho fourteen miles caught
i1ungsirom At l:l5.Se. no less than = sec
onds ahead Of the former record. The pace
siackened somewhat then. Tor when Lung
strom was clocked his time Of p % 80 fell
- % second behind the record estab-
lished b. Meadows ia the famous fifteen
nile contest.
When the Swede had covered fifteen and
one-half miles Acoosc cut loose in an
sifort to regain ono OF the LOST Isps and
a. the red man drew rapidly away he 70
eeived liberal encouragement from the
srowd
Before the leader had covered seventeen
1iiles joiansen gave il up and retired
That left fiyc men n the race .i,Irgstror
Aceose, Crowley. SeIlen and Zanti.
Tie last named had been Tapped time and
again but stuck 10 his task. The Suede.
INNING a. strongly a. he did in the first
"lle' continued on his way and finally Won
A. he pleased
throughout the last mile CropIey's
Gamblers coached MIN vigorously in an cf-
~ '''i'- ia @''''iu pace DIl me
ff1sninan vas no. nearly 50 fresh a
Acoose, who got tho place easily by more
man Zap. SclleH came next. more than
iFVc laps back Of CroWley. while the weary
though plucky Zanti struggled on until the
rroVd which surged on the track made fur
fheT progress impossible
Added interest was lent "a tine .ive-,,;Is
handicap because OF the appearance az
Harvey Cohn. Tie former amateur !,
was his first start "a the professional class
this city and his friends CAV, him
I"usinS reception. In the absence o.
har3ie Muller. who had been placed on
scratch, Al Rainos. winner Of the last