New-York tribune., 1885-03-02
OFF FOR 4 SIX-DAYS SKATE.
nrc,yS,yc TIRE roURNAMENr AT MADISON SQUARE


Two hundred apd-eighty- little box
wood wheels began mad race around track In Maai-
sonsouareGarden at one minute past midnlght th'
morning The track eight laps to the nile ~ 10
made OF ptch-pne and s eish' ~
broad The two hundred anu ouo
wheels were propelled by thirty-six pairs Oh iesS.
The owners OF the legs are contestants In the hrst SIX
days skating given IN this city. As the
wheels revolved the Garden became hiled wiz.
a thunderous sound. The spectators taikea
to each other in dumb show. The NOISE Vi
the skates drowned all other noises. Friends OF tho
skater. clapped their ard shouted. The applause
would have been unheard even If Gmore's band hadh'
burst forth with Climbing up the Golden STAIRS.
six-day walking matches having palled upon the pup
lie William Wood and Colonel John Garnet decided 10
follow the lead of Boston and Chicago and give
six days rolerskating race The npor,
that the New-York Athletic Club is Interested
in the affair is unounded In addition to the sxdays
race there will be large number of shorter races o
skates, aud also great variety of fancy skating
The contesteAs in the sixdays race are numpsieu
from to 36 i'll the following order'
Charles Charles Walton. viaG,' Frank Hart.
g. b. Caxton ~ "a r "a s;nrniey
NJ. i. Calhoun. +; pursen ami,
c. A. johnson, M Hlcssey
Robinson W. Donovan,
I. d. philips Harvey ward
i NJ Allen ~. J. Aukenbrandts
Jno Ficks r. A. WEIGH,
Charles Eagan j. W G1od"in-
W. A Elkes 6eorge y. ,aN,
r. A Brennan. Jacob SMALL
John .. Meia lWlnam "ash
The race will end at minute before midnight Oh
Saturday unless the contestants decide other other
wise. The winner Is 10 receive S,ov'
and n diamond badge worth, It's said S-2Vi
second man, $3.50; third. $3.50; fourth, sou me
man who skates the miles In the irst twentylouT
hours Will get 500 Those who stay on the track ior
twelve hsurs day during the week Will get Soo esch'
The best six-days' record was made Ill tue bOstoh
Institute Rink from June To = two years ago Nv N a
skinner He skated 757 miles In sixty-thrse hours iucn
surprise is manifested that neither skinner on his closest
follower Mate" Clarke, Is III thls race;
skinner is entered in the short races Dut uld
not think the prizes large enough IN the long
contest skinner holds the records for from one e 20
fve miles, and claims it for all distances HIS hiie reeo,a
is 8 minutes 10 seconds. lie skated nve miles I'D IL
minutes, % seconds. , 1. ,,,,ooo
Maddox who claims the championship OF Maine, hc
second 10 skinner. He has strong odchrr
I'm stevens a well-known Boston "spol ting man. lie
is an old seventytwOhour walker is twenty-five years
old. weighs 1876 pounds, five feet nine inches III
height and il looked upon as the most dangerous
man of the lot Though he lacks beard this Is ade up
for by "A savage trainer. Old sport Cahpaha mas
turned up as trainer for Hickey and Gprmley' -,
In thirty minutes and thirty seconds small skatcu SIX
miles and led the field. At the end oi the nrst houi
Small sill led He had skaed twelve miles ana one aP
Frank Hart was the last man with seven ana ohehai
miles lie was making the rack damp Win lhc peISP
ration that rolled from his sable brow.