New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03

and Sellen continued second and third, re-
spectively, with Ljungstrom fourth
Meadows. who was adopting entirely
different policy in this race, made no eff
fort TO hold the leaders, and allowed them
to draw steadily away
/ Some excitement was ocCasioned about
the time Holmer had covered seven miles
by Hayes cutting loose and carrying Crow
/ ley. Sellen and Ljungstrom along in an en-
/ deavoT TO keep away from Holmer- Crook.
Blast and Maloney continued to fall back.
In the squirt started by Hayes Sellen and
Crowley held on, but Ljungstrom dropped
back, and shortly after, covering eight
miles Holmer caught the Swede.
Al this point the order of the leaders was
! Holmer. Crowley, Sellen, Ljungstrom and
! HAYES Holmer's time for eight miles
1870 2-5-was l minute and % seconds better
than St Yves's Polo Grounds record.
Shortly after nine miles Holmer Tapped
Sellen. and then the only man in the race
| that Hans had not gained a complete cir
cult on was Crowley a little later Homer
practically Tapped Crowley, as he had pulled
/ up to within five yards of the big 1risnman
/ At that time six men were all moving along
/ in a cluster-Crowley, Hayes, Johanson,
LIUngstrom. Homer and SelleD.
An idea of the fast pace was conveyed by
| the fact that Holmer reeed past the ten
mile post in 80 Dc nearly two minutes ahead
of St. YEeS's mark Crowley's time for the
distance was 56:25 and Crooks 1926 %
/ both ahead of the old mark.
The six-man combine was broken up at
eleven miles. when Ljungstrom started to
squirt in an effort to set back the lost lap.
Holmes only succeeded in sticking to the
red haired Swede, but Crowley, Johanson
and Sellen kept pegging along with Crow
/ ley a lap TO the good. Meadows, Crook,
1 Hayes, Blast and Maloney continued to lose
ground.
When half the route had been covered
Blast began TO act queerly. running off at
sprinting clip, and then slowing down al
most TO walk. Suddenly, during one OF
his spasnodic spurts the Italian fell to the
| track like a log He appeared TO be out for
good but mis- trainers revived him in a mo-
ment and away he went. The dark skinned
athlete fell again after running lap, and
soon after he was carried away to the
! dressing room.
/ The order Of the leaders at fourteen miles
was Holmer. Johanson, Crowley and Sellen.
When the leaders had covered fifteen miles
Malonev. then more than mile behind, de-
cided TO call il off. Holmer and Lung
stron. moving along as team, drew up to
lars on the Irishman and the Swede one
! From the ten-mile mark on the leaders
time was inside last years figures estab-
/ 1isbed by Shrubb. At sixteen miles. which
! Hans covered in l:30:07 3-5, the time was
/ 2.24 % inside the old notch At this point
/ Hiertberg sent Ljungstrom out TO get back
1 the lost lap. Keeling off lap after lap at
/ a speed that would have done credit 10 a
miller the Swede began TO regain much of
the lost ground At seventeen miles Lung
/ stronn's shortage was only half lap. and
/ il looked bad for Homer, who appeared TO
/ be firing badly.
/ As If aware OF the condition of his rival,
/ Ljungstrom kept going at the same relent-
! less pace and then began to look like an
/ almost certain winner.
/ Eolnler stepped on Ljungstrom's left foot.
which caused the SweGe's shoe 10 partly
come of. He adjusted il at once and COM
planned Of The act, in the belief that Holmer
had done il on purpose. The Swedes foot
was slightly cut from Holmer's spikes.
The latter claimed II was an accident
/ So great was Ljungstrom's speed when
! he saw that Holmer was coming back"
| that he caught him just before nineteen
miles. The order Of the leaders then was
Ljuugstrom, Holmer and Crowley. At nine
4
! 2,52 better than st. Yyes's mark for the dis
tance q year ago.
From there on Holners evident distress
became more and more apparent, and dur
/ ing the next mile he was Tapped by Lung
s,rOm. VINO was smiling ard appeared
! fresh as daisy.
Sellen then hung out C. D. @" signals
and slowed down tc q walk. HOlmer's
/ speed was scarcely better and he was soon
Tapped Tor The second time by the Swede
At twenty miles Holner went lame and
stopped at his quarters for repairs When
Al Copeland, the trainer. palled off Hol-
ruer's Shoes & was seen that his feet were
all blisGered. In fact. they were In such
terrible condition that the former soldier
could not walk and his handlers carried
him away On their shoulders.
When Ljungstrom had covered twenty
one miles he led Crowley. woo was second,
~ two laps. Johanson came next two laps
behind Crowley Then came Selen, more
than a mile behind the leader with Hayes
a hap back of the Briton. Crook came next
and then Meadows. a bad last
At t~enty-cne miles Crowley cut loose in
a vain effort 20 regain some OF the lost
ground He did pick up some, but when
LjunEstrom got ready to move he rapidly
pulled up alongside OF the Irishman and
then proceeded to leave him still further
behind.
At twoEty-:oa- miles the order was
Ljurgsi-om. Crowley. Johanson. Crook
Hayes and Meadows. Sellen having quit
Ljungstrom's time was 2:l9:2l 3-5. more
than four minutes inside O. ST. Yves time.
More Swedish enthusiasm broke loose
when al twenty-five miles JohaIson cut
loose 10 catch Crowley. who was leading
him by lap. but Johanson stumbled and
fell heavily 10 the turf. He was up in an
instant and struggled along samely. but
for a time seemed unable to shake off the
Irishman. The series of spurts between
these two set the crowd wild.
Johanson did make up some of the lost
ground but the time was too short for
him to get nearer than three-guarters of a
lap to tne former Irish-AmeTican amateur.
While these two were fighting it out
Liungstrom sped over the line a winner
by a 2l4-lap margin over Crowley. and
Johanson got third. more than a mile
ahead % Crook. The fourth man, VINO led
Meadows By about 90 wards. and Hayes
finished a few yards behind Meadows.