The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-27
A BIG THING ON ICE.
A Norwegian Shows the New Yorke 4
How 10 Skate,
Axei PsuIscn wins the Ten,N,Ic Race
tho Tastes, Time on Record,

NEW YORK, Jan. B.--The fall oitthe
nero ury after the rain Of Thursday made
splendid ice yesterday around the city aud
the cold wave was tot more In Brooklyn
last night, when the Norwegian csampion,
Axel Paulson, won the ten-mile race Tor
II was chilly weather Tor the New Workers
who placed the cold dollars on their cham.
pion, George u, Phillips. For weeks
past the sporting world has bocn excited
over the event, and when the race was
started on the Ice at Washington Park,
Brooklyn, shortly after 3 O'Clock last
night, about 1000 people we're in al.
tendance. They were cold but en-.
thusiaslic. Tue course was laid out In
the afternoon around the margin oIthe
rink and WAS one -qnsrter OF u mile NJ ound,
forty circuits beIn X necessary TO complete
the distance. The crlza for the first man
was gold medal worth 500; second aud
third. medals Of silver and u special recoed
medal was 10 be given. The officials were
W. Is. Curtis, referee, q. A. Avery. Ed.
ward Plummer and j. p. Donohue, time.
keepers. Tho pslro judges we're II.
Buermeyer, l.. 4. Meyers aud q, A. Wal
ton. Tue scoring was done by members Of
the American Athletic Club. Eighteen
competitors started ~ follows; r. A. E.
lott, Montreal; Axel Paulsen, Nor.
wayi Geo. d, Phillips, New York;
II. B. Goetscbtrs, Hoboken; G.
Pfaf, Jr., New York; G. Mccormick,
St. Johns, n. b.; q. A. j. aueckberner,
NJ. OBrien, W. q. Brokaw, 8. j. Mont.
gomery. New York; v. Frommol, Hobo
ken, A. Chambers, London, Ont, Miles
Olpstsad, Tarrytown; $. d. Lee, New
York; Il. Farrell, Brooklyn: G. Hem.
mrnt, London, England; G. Ncu, Brook
Ign; A. y. Franklin, Norway. The men
were all alfred In costumes OF tight. atting
jackets and knee breeches, an0 their col.
ors were
As VARIED Az ThE COMPETITORS
rrrc numerous. Wnep the men gath.
rcd n the s,,rttng point, prepare.
'ty to roing on their journey. they
80 guyrd by 10 aud encouraged
trWHd-, and the air was hasd With %.
rs 10 bet none, on rn man or thc ot,rr,
atr- was favoritr with ,hr fancy, Nho
Y.tany man ~ the race, borring u lip I,
"a iookcd upbn 10y tue bomc division
IN IRONS ana rho W., ilbetalv ,ur.
II 81 even moluy ~ inst III" \ "
iNuf. Panlscn, thr Norweginl, we
"uah, but illitr Of a9J H. cui lrd Un't q
u,glp bet 0i r3N. ~hmh II ~ said his rp
made out pt sympathy TUat bc wa,
ota fnvorte, c,nuN be- unders,o ri, >,
lis ahiliiy was hno"u ~ many BrwkWu
sports. VINO, however. uiI at Uncs Uiui
Had they desired "a d. 50 they GU
hnve won ''bar'l Of money AZ mon
wen, begging on Elliott and Pbillips. t.
racs needs but lite descr ption. rausru.
who was In the front rank If the lot. wen
TO the from, at once, and was never beaded.
He skatsd low down. and with u long
swinging stroke that carried him swiftly
over the ice.) Each glide was about twelve
feet In length. Although tho wind was
blowing strongly against the men half the
circuit Of each lap, IL helped them on the
back stretch, and so equaigod matters 10
some extent. Paulsen skSted easily and
swiftly, and though every stroke caused
the gap between him and his competitors
to grow larger he never tagged,
and pulled up fresh. without having
been pushed In the race. just AZ be
completed his i've and half miles he
LAPPED PHILLIPS AND ELLIOTT,
and passed them AZ though they were
standing still. He went gradually ahead,
and at the end Of the race was nearly two
laps ahead Of the New Yorker and Elliott.
He stumbled aud fell just before finishing
| five and three.quarter miles, but was not
hurt, and quickly regained bis feet. He
took up the records just after going half
mile. and from t'at point to the finish
his time Is now the best on record. Pnllips
and Elliott nadia dug dong raos OF It ali ihe
way, bur the man from Montreal beat
"Spder' home by forIy-eiyht seconds.
Pfan was fourth, Montgomery 18th, and
Lee sixth. Paulsen's record BY milos Is ~
follows: