New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03
L0NGBOAT WINS EASILY
IN EBBETS FIELD RACE
Indian and Fred Meadows De-
feat Shrubb and Wood
in Team Sprint.
MISS DOWMEY VICTORIOUS.
Breaks Tape in 13 As Seconds,
in 100-Yard Run for Girls
Sheep Dogs Add to
Excitement.

-Four thousand persons attended the
ranged by the Ebbets- McKeever Exhibi-
ton Company on Ebbets Field, Brook
lyn. yesterday. The competition varied
from running races TO a baseball game
between teams OF the Brooklyn Union
Gas Company and the Philadelphia
Union Gas Company. There was an eX-
hibition Of Belgian sheep dogs also.
A four-mile two-man team race with
Tom Longboat and Fred Meadows COM
posing one team. and Alfred Shrubb,
the English distance runner. and n E.
Wood opposing them. was the feature
attraction. The race proved the most
interesting Of the programme. The
crowd was kept in a high state OF ex-
element by the battle for the first prize
Longboat and his partner were the ulti-
mate victors. with an advantage Of some
forty yards over their opponents at the
tape.
The time was II minutes IS seconds.
which. considering that the distance
was run over hard turf, showed that
the contest was fast. The men relieved
each other at the termination of each
lap. and consequently they were COM
PEELED 10 run their best to hold their po-
sitions.
Longboat darted off for his team at
the start, with Wood upholding the
colors of the rival team. The Indian
showed a brilliant flash Of speed, and
at the end of tho lap gave a three-yard
ar
Loneboat in the last lap. but the Indian
slightly slackened his pace coming into
the stretch. which permitted Wood to
regain ten yards.
The t00-yard race for girls, who wore
boomers, proved another easy victory for
Miss Julia Downey. of Brooklyn, who re-
peated her performance Of last Saturday.
Miss Edna Mcbride. of Brooklyn; Miss
Hattie Hutchinson. OF Montreal, and Miss
Margaret Holmer, a sister of Hans Hol-
mer, toed the mark back in centre field.
Miss Downey got off with d good start
and was able TO hold her lead. although
Miss Mcbride made a rush in the last
fifteen yards and finished only a yard
back Miss Hutchinson was like dis
stance behind. with Miss Holmer outdis-
tanced. Miss Downey showed the sprint
ing stride Of a man, breaking the tape In
13 As seconds.
Tad White the Brooklyn runner who
decade ago won several amateur cham
pionships while representing the local
New York and Irish-American Athletic
clubs. cast aside his amateur blanket TO
Join the professional ranks. Although
he was able TO outrun Fred Meadows and
Andrew Sockalexis, long distance plod-
ders, in the half-mile run. he was I'M
able to show the speed Of his rivals in
the one-mile event. In the half-mile con-
test he jumped into a brisk lead at
the start and was never overtaken, win
ming by five yards
Joe Fogler. the Brooklyn bicycle rider
and hero of many six-day grinds. was
not compelled to extend himself TO out
pedal Allesio Steph!ni of Italy.
The Quaker City baseball team was
made up Of sluggers. 1t defeated the
Brooklyn team by a score Of TO 3.
The summaries follow
One-mile run (professionaD-Won by A.
+. Wood, Canada; Tom Longooat can
ada second; Tad White, Brooklyn, third
Time, 1875.
Two-mile bicycle pursuit race (amateuD
Won by a. Krushel. Buffalo; Jerry Nun
ziatti, Italy, second; A. Taylor, Australia,
third. Time, 600 30.
One-half-mile bicycle race Goe Fogler
Brooklyn VS.. Allesio Stephani,. Italy: first
heao-Won by Fogler. Time, 1896 20
Second heat australian pursuit; two
miles)-Won by Fogler in ten laps. Time
5.3S.
Four-mile two-man team race (profes.
sionaD-Won by Tom LOngboat and Fred
Meadows. Canada; Alfred Shrub and A.
2 Wood. Canada second, Time, II SO.
iOO-yard dash (girls)-Won by Miss Julia
powney Brooklyn; Miss Edna Mcbride
Brooklyn second: Miss Hattie Hutchin-
son Montreal third Time, 013 10.
One-mile bicycle race (amateur)-Won
by A. o. Lake, Empire City Wheelmen;
Walter Raleigh, New York Athletic Club
second William Van den Dries, New
York Athletic Club. third. Time, BOZ 80
One-half-mile run (professionaD-Won
by Tad White, Brooklyn: Fred Meadows
Canada. second: Andrew SockaleXls, Old
Town. Ne. third. Time, 2:O8.