New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-08
QUEAL PROVES TOO FLEET
0utdIstanceS Fast Runners in
Bitter 15-MiIe Race.
TOM l0NGBOGT SECOND
Furnish Thrilling Finish to Long
Fixture Before Thousands
at Celtic Park.

Billy pueai. the American runner. faceo
to bitterly fought victory in the fifteen
mile professional Derby held 81 celtic PARK
,esterdaN afternoon The race was e1sly
ono of The best long distance fixtures seen
near here since Tom LonCboat the cana
dian lndan runner who was placed second
Yesterday. ran Dorando into state 81 col
lapse In Madison Square Garden.
Qrca took the lead ~ the start Of the
rece and was never headel. LonSboat
gave him terrific struggle for eight miles
snd then dropped back Queal Tapped him
it. the twelfth mile but the Indian made a
pluckv dght to win shortl'' afterward. The
distance was too short however end while
inc ran with surprising speed he cou!d no,
regain the lost territory QUeal beat him
by over two hundred yaros in the good
time of .22.52 Longhoat finished In
% -. and WAS some sis hundred wards
IN ad,ance Of I<ohemainer. who ran his
lace IN ! .25 .o6. Tolmer WIS lap behind
the Finn and quit the race
Seven Of the nine men originally entered
faced The barrier Of these four dropped
ont before tho end Hans Holmor the
winner Of the powderhal Marathon in
llS ibil. ran N1lll ii' We F".''.'f A'.' '.ii'''
race. and left the track with only ono lap
10 90 Gugta Ljungstrom the rod haired
little Svede. who has won some good rs""s
in this country. was tho first 10 weaken
under the strain Of TN, crucllfng pace. and
he lef, the track after running i've and
cne-eight miles, at which point ne was
some lap and a half behind the lyins lead
ors Jimmy Leo tho Boston boy. who
once wore the Mercury Foot Of the New
York Athletic club. retired ~ eight miles.
at which point he was three laps behind.
Teddy Crooks. tho Narathonar. laborod
along far in the ruck and when the neld
Tapped him for the fourth time he realized
that he was out Of the money and loft The
race TO those who would.
The race was without particular incident
until the beginning Of tho eighth mile,
when Longboat wavered and Qucal shot
out ahead. ON the backstrctch Queal test
ed the Indian with a heart burning sprint.
ard when the latter failed TO respond as
he had done in former cases Qucal con
tlnued his sprint. and when he came into
the tenth mile he was fully thrce-quarters
Of a lap ahead.
Two miles from home Longboat stirred
the spectators when he Enlightened his
stride and spurted. Queal apparently was
powerless to stop the rush. but plugged
along II appeared as II Tom might win,
hut the distance proved 10 he too short.
Queal was far from done and after the
Canadian settled down to saner pace
Billy held his own. or tho last mile Ions
boat spurted furiously. His handler
SPRAYED him with vichy every time he
IA ssed tho stand. He was trying with All
his power 70 win Forsetful that his op-
ucnent was an american. unmlndful Of all
but the stirring exhibition Of pluck they
were witnessing. the stands cheered the
Indian on. Queal threw all his energies
cto the diving rush and easily held his
own. As Billy completed his last lap his
trainer drsped his shoulders with Old
Glory. : thunderous urroar rose from the
crowd After wearing tho fae for over
half ep Ouesl handed il back IN his
nan and sprinted down the stretch 10 win
h. some two hundred wards