New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-25
EXCITEMENT At 4 SKATING CONTEST

RAFTING THE BrsT FlyE-MILE RECORD-TuE LOSER
CLAIM, A ForL-A ONE-sIDED CROWD.
The iivc-me roller sllatingrace for the cham
Diopshiu ana 800 IN gold took place at the Oympan
Club American Institute last night in the presence or
over 900 peO e The entire, were X. \. skinner of
Institute Rink, Boston, champion fast roller
skater OF New-Engand; Nate T. Clark cham
MON of Pennsy lyana. with mOeaten
record " 1910 for five miles and j. A. Small Of this
civ: no record. small led Oh with long stride, his
body bent low down and his arms swinging widely.
clark followed almost erect. and with graceful move
ueut while skinner brought 10 the rear Win es3 OF grace
IIt WI nh o,, of grim determination. small de-
clared professional only few nights before and having
no previous record had nothing 70 lose but all to "a
Clark passed him Oh the third lap amid much cheer
M followed by Skinner few seconds aI,er'
and the New-Yo7ler began 20 fall rapidly behind clark
made the first me in 3.3l . and be kept the lead with
apparent ease through the second. making u III ''-2'
Skinner began to wake up and stretch himself and MS
arms and legs worked like machine Inch by men he
forged ahaat and lcsseued tue short space tIAi
separated him from Clark until in the fourth lap OF The
third mile look the lead. Inc crown hisSeu- EVl
deluy Skinner not iavoute. Dul enc Misses ci,,'p
his eve, TO FASH lie made Tie tifd ule IN lV A. eu
in by quar- Of lap. ihc crowd cOhluct /" Ii95 a.
skinner gained The fourth ME vas run pIsil5 Acl -
the ,ecold -nuer dIshing under the stllhg III It0-'
nearly hall q l'J ahead o. Clark ,..., -
The crowd began 20 show uneaHiness. VINE some
bissed skinner. Others ur-ed Car1 TO renewed ei-
Orts. Men rusn,d lrun thef seats IA cloW'eu on ~.
floor. q
and fairly danced agony over Tue 40" certain uoSt oi
~I.rk skinner. N0u G Ir's beIl,' tLty cIi'd cl
sIdes CLARK continued % smile, bat IL was noticed
Tb.t he threw I'll little OF his grace and pm
n INTO his stride. He BEGAN 10 gam mch ny
inch foot Ivy foO;, and ~ the distance Ie'-
..sr,.d the cheering Cea:curg. Has began 10
- "a mo m and Thc crowd moved coward the course.
srybody stood no. terrific cleer arose trOm @'CVV
rn1. when ia Tie first quarter Of te elGlth zap Oh IuS
i,et mile clark showed ahead. III was hc'd I'd Lr"I'
shoulder to shoulder 10 alu for hundred le, ,lGh
-Irr gained 20 yard the curve. Ihcr' was nIedlh-
l..s stiffness for q second. An excited man Jumped i'n
ina, CRAVE. and ot way pt thc skaters ciu'.4i- hu
me-, 10 s,y rye 20 one side which put hn lmmedldley
IN front of Lark VINO doing his utmost 20 p7s ul;
Roth Wrr checked moment, Dut WeE tA'y Eot "'li
IIrder Wv again Clark wls ahead lir, GRO" now
rly syy armed over The track sAo J0otiru Lh le
T. a. ~, In. excitement. When they got citai NAihnet
bai lost heart and CLARK won The race III l7'l' ine
a-i ~ s-roUd; ancad OF Gi5 record
A dozen pairs oi arms caught MN , nnd
hundred shoulders were ready 10 Dtai
a., IN IN triumph. Flowers were piled
r,n, nm as he was carried % hLs dress 'n2-roon.
Cn-ra bic money De. on the r4;c SKINNER CHARMED
toni ba-iu upon the Interference or thr crowd and
f.r referee H. Z. tOItlut yer, reserved n' ucclAOh
q watts. OF The Polo C.u1 won the ave mie amateur
race Ia lJ43 three seconds aIeI Oh the Des' retOtu