The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-03-15
Sports and Amusements In the
Metropolis.
WONDERFUL TIME ON SKATES
Lieutenant Young Oh General Han
cocks Staf-Harry Dixeys Pro
cress-Horse Talk.
NEH YoRK. March s, 1885.

letter on the prevailing topics in
sporting and amusement circles at this
time will not prove any less acceptable
because it is trife tardy.
The excitement for the week just past
has been the six day skate roller contest
at Madison Square gardens, and has
ended IN surprising even the great sport
ing fraternity of this city. To have
asserted, only a few years back, that a
man could, on. roller skates, travel 1902
miles in IA hours. would undoubtedly
have secured the rash individual making
the assertion a berth at Wards Island.
But the actual time made from 1905 last
Monday morning, to 1915 last night,
was 1,092 miles, $50 yards in 142 hours
with total time off the track of twenty
hours. And this, the best achievement
on record, was made by poor Irish
boy of Elmira. this state; who borrow
ed the skates, trunks, shirt, and cap,
and with little if any preparation, de-
feated the many so-called champions of
the rink. To human endurance there
seems no limit, for it is confidently as
serted, that 200 miles day can be
beaten, at this now popular style of go
ing.
70 show how the rink craze has
taken hold OF New York, noted paper
makes the statement, that there are
now no less than fifteen Kinks in this
city in active operation, and numerous
others under contemplation of erection.
They all coin money, and will continue
70 do On until GOrno O4har nary 70 Olnd
sport or amusement captures the great
gullible American people.
Their effect on theatricals Is, of
as whole, the professionals have
done fairly well this season. Of
the many attractions presented during
the winter, two stand out pre-emiently as
unequivocal successes; namely, Adonis
at the Bijou, and the Private Secretary
at the Madison Square. A person who
witnessed Adonis at the commence
ment, and saw it again as it is now
given would hardly recognize that it was
the same piece. The FIRST productions
were laughable; The costumes and
stage settings. only fair; but its devel-
opment has been something wonderful.
The scenery now is beautiful; the cos
tunes superb, and the department. of
limbs magnificent. For such Adonis
has truly become-a veritable leg show.
Dixey's imitation of Irving, and his
latest song, ITS English You Know, "
never fail to capture the house; and
IN truth they never should, tor they are
decidedly inimitable. Salt Lakers will re-
member Henry E. Dixey as forming the
anterior or posterior limbs of the heifcr
in Riee's Eyangeline Co. New York
now recognizes him as the great, the
only Adopis.. From simply forming one
of the company of Rice's big burlesque
party he has come forward as one of
the partners, and the heading of post
ers shows Rice and Dixey as the pro-
prietors. Managers Miles and Barton,
the lessees of this favorite place OF
amusement, the, Biiou, have made an
immense amount of what the profesh
call DOODLE" and only last week,
bought up the first mortgage on this
house, of $138,000. They ought tc
| pretty nearly own the building by this
time, as they are said to hold the second
mortgage; If such is the case, Their
their troubles are at an end-and they
have had many of them since the sue
cess of Adonis began.
There is but one expression t6
make use of in speaking of the
Private Secretary = the finest piec,
l eyer saw in all my life. To say
more would be superhuous. The charac
tiers are all admirably represented, anC
the whole performance is perfect. The
other houses are doing fairly well. Thi
week we have Davenport and Fedora a.
the Grand Opera House. Irving, TER,
and the Lyceum Co. for their farewell
twenty-four nights, at the Star. Her
Sonnenthal as Uriel Acosta. at tn.
ITALIA. Pirates of Penzance at the
Casino; and "a Night Off," at Days
rical events. The week following vii
herald in P. I. Barnum. with his only
and greatest and lime covered elephan
on earth, at the Madison Square
Gardens. The town has been literally
covered with his many hued cuts, fo1
TWO nights past, preparing the people
for the advent of 2. T. and Jumbo
After his season is over. Messrs. WOOD
and Garnett, the lessees propose turn
ing this huge structure fntosa perman
ent skating rink. having LEASED
it for that purpose, Immediately afte,
the great success of the six day go-as
you-pleaSe on rollers. w. II. Wander
bllt IS the owner, and they contract t,
pay him $4,000 per annum for fiv,
years, and make a number of needed
improvements on the building.
Horse lore is of course at almost {
standstill this season of the year
though Bonner, with Pickard. ant
| Frank Work, with one of his fas
teams, may be seen on the road an,
pleasant day.
Vanderbilt with Aldine and Early
Rose has almost entirely absented him
self from Harlem during the winter.
am sure many of Salt Lakes horse
men would appreciate visit to anv one
OF the magnificent stables owned BY
these gentlemen, for they are without,
doubt as fine as any, if not the finest
in the world.
l must acquaint the many friends OF
Lieutenant K. W. Young, through the
popular channel, the columns Of TIN
HERALD, with his very important assign.
ment by the Secretary of War
to position on General Han
cocks staff. and his assuming for
the time the rank of 4 captain, and the
position of defendant Judge advocate.
His duties viii be purely legal; attend
ances at court martial, ETC., etc. 1t oc-
ours through The assignment of Mayor
Gardiner, by the secretary of War. TO
special duties which removed him from