New-York tribune., 1885-03-03
THIRTY-SIX SKATERS HARD At WORA.
SCENES AT THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-ho"
THE MEN LOOK AND SKATE.


THE MEN LOOK AND SKATE
The volume of rumbling sound that hlleo
Madison Square Garden at midnight Oh Sunday has os
none of its strength The thiryx pairs cf legs tha'
then began whirDg their owners around the track o
little lockwood rollers show but slightly dimhisneu
vigor The long line of skaters, clad In all the coio'
of the rainbow, and other colors too, basr
past tho scorers stand with celerty per
fectly astounding to those who believed tn"'
the limit OF human endurance had been revealed when
Fitzgerald ran and walked GlO miles IN six days. no"
ellis great feat OF running $50 miles IN ~ houis "a'
beaten by two Of the skaters at p. yesterday wal
ton had then skatcd lG0 miles, while Maddox was pu'
two miles in his rear. Several other skaters
almost equalicl Rowelrs 2i-hour in 10 hours
In the first hour of the contest Walton skated twelve
miles. In the eighteenth hour he skated eleven ho I
and showed no sign oi fatigue. Not So with al OF the M
tired The natural skaters glide around the track
with long and graceful strides Those who sxato "
main strength begin to show signs OF demoralzatlo
Walton, the leader halls from Boston lie is snor' =
distance skater and with start OF oneseyentn oi ,a
mile beat Skinner in fvc-mile in II minutes, 80
seconds. He has trained for this race. ~ t'
carriage IS good and his movements are gracvtadI NH
He looks strong and II OF much better build than Mac
doX who has the best record OF all the contestants a.
MADDOX Is BY G an 0os nam @ in
the Mayer "The Prince OF skaters according 10
the programme lie rs record $50 miles in days
outstanding his strength. His face wears cohnneml
smile. Boyst, the third man, Is already n"rn bow.
van is only fair skater His =, eyes coinr %re
Elkcs old pedestrian. He looks like sork. hs
joints and his knees are growing bent from m
e1ertiors to keep up with tho advance guard scnocS
comes from Chicago His Western hackers expect lnucn
from him lie has trained for the race He Is OF stocy
ward smalls one of the best skaters lot. but lost
several hours yesterday through loung with another
competitor and getting heavy fall iie was skating fas
last night. Mason has too short stride to get place
Aukenbrndt is poor skater lie Is so near tue & tan ei
that he never fails to tell the scorer to mark That ia
down" Mount has begun to feel the pace. Cohen sht
graceful or fast. but may be In at the finish Johnson
will not last TIL Saturday night Ford Is scaggy % h
has a fondness for ginger ale. Walsh is awkwar Dut
gets the ground at fair rate OMela Is from Dos
and skated 400 miles In the six days contest there
He fell out the fourth day. He Is good skater bnt
doesn't look strong enough To last. Welch Is u lalr
tia sponges He carriers one in his teeth ihrsel is
awkward but strong Allen Is poor skater bnt mas
tooth.picks than any man in the race
The crowd IN the Garden yesterday morning was small
but never lost interest In the grew larger In ID.
afternoon, and witnessed fine fancy skating Al
ers, gave an ehhlDltloh oi thncy 7kluhs lma' " St
loudly applauded Her costumes are gorgeous. sue
says that they attract the women She depends Tor ap
pluse ON men entirely on her ease ana grace -" ri To
said. Her father and mother travel with her me
former has means, but he, a. well a. ihe HlF
mother has the roller sAating craze IN N dcd st
lafone IS her stage name Her fathers name i "Is
gin. Some years ago he was Inspector OF customs al
Boston. Jessie began skating two years ago ana III tht
time has gained twenty-fo pounds ana great man!
dollars.
As the evening advanced the scene increased In
brlliancy The garden was flooded with electric ,igt
space allotted 10 the lublc for th-I ul osc lhe music
and the crowd had an effect upon the skaters Thor
eyes brighter and their pace faster Nosi o th'
donucd ,new costumes walton ,salucd with good
hoy. Walton all along the line when became evident
that he had shaken on the Maine champion. Maddox. and
wonld win the 300 promised TO the man who skatod the
most miles on tie first day.
schock passed Purscll between and 10 o'clock. aud
from % 10 - Boyst gained Oh Maddox The latter and
Walton skaed the last mile of the irst days work hand
in hand The general opinion oi those who have
watched the from the start l. that IL VIII result Ia
the forming Of list VI long distance records The
six lowest men practically ont Of the race
The record OF the day a. follows: