The sun., 1919-07-06
CARRIERS PASSING
AWAKENS MEMORIES
Old Timers Recall Rivalry Be-
tween Suburban and Pros
pect Harriers.
ED CROSS COUNTRY KING
Beat Hjertberg, Lloyd, Collins
and Others Over Morris
Park Course in '92.

The recent death OF Edward Cotton
Carter. the famous long distance runner
and sporting writer. brings to memory
the days Of the old Suburban Harriers,
whose deer head emblem was a promi-
nent figure in cross-country chases
in the late sos and tho early sos
Carter organized the Suburban Harriers,
and II was under his leadership that the
New Workers. dethroned the Prospect
Harriers of Brooklyn as hill and dale
kings Of the little old U. 8. A.
Friends OF the late Eddie Carter will
recognise him as the central figure. No.
8, In tho group In the accompanying
photograph. II 10 a photograph of the
leaders at about the NTH mile in the
national cross-country championship
over the old Morris Park course in 1892.
The lanky individual with the short
cropped mustache, badger hair cut and
"pained" expression on his countenance,
wearing No. Q under the deer head en-
blem, is none other than Ernie HJert-
berg, former coach OF the New York
A c. and Irish American A. c., who
has been In Sweden since 1911, employed
as official Swedish trainer.
Another famous runner easily recog-
nized in tho group Is the leader. the late
Jack Lloyd, 81 In the photograph. In
between Carter and Hjertberg. with
Carriers left arm partially hiding the
number 20, Is Jim Collins, a clubmats
Of Lloyd on the old Prospect Harriers.
Carter won the individual laurels ir
the national hill and dale title race ir
's2. and his club. tho Suburban Harriers
captured the team laurels. Over thu
same course In 1891 the Prospect Har'
riers captured the team title. with indi
t,tA hnnnpa 0ntn0 thaIF star MIX
Kennedy. Carter and the Suburban
Harriers dethroned the Brooklynltes II
1892.
The Prospect Harriers used to hant
out and train in the Bay Ridge sectioI
Of Brooklyn. The Suburban Harriers dit
most OF their training over the stiff For
George course. After daily climbs of thu
Fort George Hill the Suburbans wer'
ready for any kind of course.
Cross-country title races In those day
were staged over longer and harde
courses than are In vogue at present
Eight miles over the old Morris Parl
race track course, with its Liverpool
a water Jump Of more than twenty feet
| repeatedly to BIO cleared. offered ties
| for the sturdiest and strongest hill ant
daler.
When Carter captured the nationa
title race over the Morris Park cours
In 1892 he covered the eight miles o
rough going in the corking time o
| 80 80, more than two and three-2uarte
minutes faster than Kennedy made i
| winning the event over the same trail tn
year previous.
Students of athletics will note tn
ideal form In which Carter is running
| His leg and arm action are splendid an
\ his body carriage well nigh perfec
| eddie" as he always will be remerI
bcred by the hosts Of friends he leave
behind, ran IN faultless form. He ha
| little or no waste action. Eddie's beaut1
fully long. sweeping stride will be recog
nized by all of the old timers who wer
fortunate enough to see him in actioi
His ideal running form, stout heart an
iron stamina enabled him to win score
of hard fought victories on cinder pat
| and cross-country trail.