The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-01-18
sKATORIAL NOTES.


Miss Plimley is said to be the belle of the Park
Skating Rink.
John Frazer has idea that he can out skate
Miss Houghton.
Miss southwick is our most expert young lady
skater on wheels.
Miss Greenwood is one of the most graceful
skaters at the Park Rink.
Why are sea captains and fancy skaters alike?-
Because they both make their living on rollers.
Willie Callahan and Bill McCabe will do their
roller skate act at the Coney Island Rink on Tues
day evening.
Young White, Of the Coney Island Rink gets
around on rollers about as well any Of the boys
or, at least, his medals say so.
Henry Dewitt labors under the impression that
he is roller skater. But practice makes perfect"
Aword to the wise is sufficient
Mr.. John s. Menagh, the hardware man. SAYS he
prefers the Raymond skate to any other. Having
been on the skates twice he thinks is quite judge
Little Harry Lyons is one of the boys at the
Ooney Island Skating Rink. He has captured
number of medals an / has won numberless races
If any one wanted to find Tayleur Hoffman all
they would have to do is to visit the Park Rink as
he lives there-that is. he is there at every session.
Frank Barker is of the prominent members
of the Sons of Rest" He may be seen at the
Coney Island Rink every night-but not rs curl
osity.
John Engler, who has always been acknowledged
to be the champion ice skater of the United States
takes as naturally to roller skates he did to ice
skates.
George W. Shaw has invented roller skate on
which there is attachment by which persons
can stop themselves very suddenly by pressure
on the heel.
Howard Tuttler and Bill Conway, when on rollers,
take the cake. We don't mean for the excellence
Of their skating, but for the number Of the falls
they make.
One of the best skaters at the Park Rink is James
Eddy. who is l6 years old and is only about three
feet in height. He has a couple of medals and
does great many tricks.
Mr.. R. Bruce yandewort, the dude masher of the
Park Rink, is a la-la. He mashes every girl that
comes within his reach, which is very wrong, he
might let few of them escape.
they are skaters would go home and practice a
couple Of hours in the back yard every day, in a
few centuries they might become proficient skaters.
James Swan, of the Coney Island Skating Rink,
has become very fine skater. No doubt. one of
these days he will be giving exhibition in fancy
skating. He is the winner OF half a dozen
medals.
that good old song, John Browns body lies .
Wondering in the grave" seems to have returned
in the person Of John Brown Fallon who it is said
won golden opinions at the Manhattan Rink.
We have been informed that George W. Fallon is
instructing a team in the new skatorial feat of
Rinklets. After practcing short time the team
will contend with Paterson team under the lead
ership Of William BliyeI. Mr. Fallon is the origi-
nator of this feat.
Prof. walsch is one of the many young fellows
that are to be found at the Coney Island Rink but
otherwise he differs from the majority. He runs
away with the impression that he is fancy skater,
which is very wrong. as he would have to take
lessons until he is as old as Methuseah and then
he would only be able to skate good the aver
age little boy and girl skaters that found at the