New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-11
STARTING A LONG JOURNEY ON ROLLERS.
OPENING OF THE SECOND SIX DAYS MATCH AT
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.

oPENING OF THE SECOND SIX DAYS MATCH AT
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
Inc doors OF the Madison Square Garden
were thrown open at quarter before o'clock last
evening and soon the admirers Of roller skating began
10 drop In by twos and threes. A little after
~ Gilmore waved his baton and blare
OF brass band music swept forth and filed the building
drowning out the voice OF the peanut vender
Ihe womens side then beginning to fiji up while all
the front seats not sacred to feminine spectators
ned with early corners, and the crowd moving about
the space within the track gave the lively aspect
The two judges selected Albert Steiner OF The
IMJ, Field and Farm, and TON" McCuen OF The
manhattan Cub. These with referee, Hamilton Busbey
VIII decide all knotty points that may arise.
re" OF tho hackers OF the were hanging about
the booth the contestants themselves were over in
tho Putnam House enjoying the last quiet slumber that
they will have for the remainder Of this week The his
tories Of the men are as follows;
william Boyst, Of Port Jervis age twenty years. has
been skating for the last nine months having about
siAS VuI Oh the eighty races In which he has been
Of io1S miles at ''t the last si isfSy
races.
Albert Shock OF Chicago, age twentyeight is an old
lasted through them all. He has only been
Of miles In he as race Coming IN fifth
with " broken back as " Ed Bessnger his hacker
ska ting for two years. being in every race
five or ten miles that has been skaed in the last year
and making the best five miles record OF II minutes and
S9 seconds He also in the last six days race but
fell out after making 43S miles
James A; Graham, of Lockport was entered by the
Gargng OIL Company Of that city. and appears on the
posters as unknown" but he objected to being anOny-
nous and his name snow given to the tender mer-
cies of flames trumpeter
j. A. snowden has been skating fast races all through
Hartman is better known as walker than as
Maddocks IS also from Boston, and came in fourth in
the last sx-days race. Walton noticed partiou-
larry graceful skater In the contest, while OMelia
came In third Francis the negro Is also from the city OF
culture and baked beans while CaxtOn halls from Sara
toga Emery Is the champion of Ncw-Jersey, and Rey-
nolds mas beaten everything that goes on rollers
about that small section OF the country known
as Montana and, having sighed for worlds to
quer the patriotic citizens contributed sufficient
injunction to come back with the badge or upon it,
little before IL o'clock the contestants every one
man SAID began to appear in the neIghborhood Of
the little rooms assigned Them BY this time the
Duildlng was well filled. Captain Williams and several
OF MS CLUB swingers sauntered about In the crowd Gil
more banged away at the Blacksmith in the Woods and
everybody rushed for point of vantage from
Which Sa ,od to T T'ST the start At - promptly
track, tho crowd applauding the favOrites as they
passed
arranged S S# sSSa1t G Ssf1a
the hour the clock stopped. They were
started by watch, however, and at the
word !" go" were off with rash. Maddox leading.
Then began the weary procession which is to last for
he next six days The men settled down to their work
ana went along In little knots Of two or three
the hrst five miles in 20 minutes aud 80 seconds, Mad
docks second. by 1890 they punched into two
crowds. Noremae and Hartman. however, lettering
along by themselves Then Hartman joined himself TO
one OF the flying knots OF skaters while the Garglng Oil
man tasted the sweets of solitude and Francis and
ClaXt0n organized little race of their OWL.