The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-01-25
sKAToRIAL NOTES.

Peter Wangen cannot be seen on roller skates
now days. Insoles are more in his line.
Bella Dunn is one OF the prettiest as well as the
most clever skaters at the Olympian Rink
Jim whelan, the young obarrister." and Judge
Swift, are frequent visitors to the Park Rink.
Mr. W. H. AFFORD, the builder, is one of the
head men in the new roller skating rink scheme.
s'He is a masher, as you can plainly see r. who
Why. Bruce vandervort Of the Park Skating Rink.
HIP. soliers. manager of the Olympian Club
Roller Skating Rink is talking Of laying new
floor.
Charlie Smith, the well-known tenor carries
weights in his pockets While skating. but yet he
cannot master the art.
number Of craAks are beginning to oppose
roller skating. Its too bad but it is good thing
that they have something new to kick about
Chas. Van Leuven, of this city, gave an exhibi-
ton in roller skating At the Manhattan Rink in
New York on Thursday last. He won great ap-
plause.
We understand that the young man who has
charge of the skate box at the Park Rink is won
derful skater that is far as fastness is con-
cerned.
The Park Rink has engaged skater for the I'd
and Sd of February that will be curiosity. He
has only leg and does all kinds Of fancy
skating.
Chris. Somers, who is brother of d. P. Somers
| the manager of the 0lympian Club Roller Skating
Rink, is acknowledged TO be one Of the most clever
ShHeCAc WACCAos
Manager Jones, of the Park Skating Rink. has
erected balcony the west side of the building
This is great improvement as it viii give the spec
tators better chance of seeing what is going on
| on the floor.
Last winter it was lots Of skaters with no Ice to
skate on; this winter it is lots of ice with no
skaters The re of this is that last year there
were no roller skating rinks-this year there are
| four or five.
The .'sons of Rest beat the .'Olympians' at foot
ball the other evening. The defeat OF the Olympic
ans is due mainly to the good play and hard work
of Mr.. Frank Barker, who is Past Worthy Master of
1 the Sons OF Rest.
| Mr. Anderson who skates at the olympian Club
Rink, has an idea that he skate. THAT is right
MIR Anderson, stick to that idea, and maybe one of
| these days you will be able to make somebody
4 think you are a skater.
! Prof Walter O.Mara's well known figure will be
missed by his many friends for some time as he
has accepted engagement from the managers of
| Syracuse Rink, where he will sport aroung among
the ladies and gentlemen Of that delightful place
Two tug Of war teams from the Scottish Amerf-
can Athletic Club OF this city gave an exhibition
/ pull at the roller skating rink at Wortendyke in
this State short time ago. The rink was crowded.
and after the pull the boys had good time in
general.
roller skating rink is being built on Pavonia
avenue between cole and Monmouth Streets 1t is
to have skating surface of 75x125 feet The rink
will be owned by company, among whom are
John Ellison, W. II. AFFORD, J. L. McKenny and
W. @. Lineman and others.
The other evening. while Zolon Mclaughlin
| was gliding on the rollers at one Of the
Kinks he took tumble or in other words the
floor fell UP and hit him. After he had picked
himself he was heard to remark, what fools
we mortals be-
skating rink manager is expected to be gem
tleman, policeman, lightning calculator, a ma
chinist,a judge Of human nature, steam engineer
good skater, gallant, good judge Of music, 8
strong man and q popular favorite. sometimes all
at once. and sometimes pretty much in the order
given.