The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-10
RINK TALK.
How the Craze Is Progressing In This City.
Roller Notes.

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Roller Notes.
A large and delighted audience filed
the Island rink last evening and was more
than entertained by Master Clint Collins,
the youthful phenomenal skater, After
watching him one will agree that he is en-.
titled TO the title OF the champion acrobatic
skater OF Ohio. He is little fellow, not
yet in his teens, but his performance
would be wonderful in one twice his age.
To-day he makes his last appearance at
the rink. lie will give two exhibitions
one this afternoon and one this evening.
1t is probable that the place will be
crowded on.both occasions The number
OF skaters was very large last night.
Nlessrs. Larkin and Hlndlan had force
Of men at work bright and early yesterday
grading the old Atheneum lot. They pro-
pose to have their rink open and in opera.
ton as they at first announced, inside oil
ten days. They propose making their
opening boomer.
The roller skating craze continues to
grow in this city. Yesterday Messrs.
Lally & Mahlon secured a lease OF the
property on Main street near Twenty.
fourth, formerly occupied by the street
chr stables, on which they propose putting
up first class rink. They came from
Boston and have been connected with the
l5.acre rink, the largest in this country
They can put upa big building on theil
property and they propose doing so.
Messrs. Rose and Entler who are going
to put up o rink at the corner OF Chaplin(
and Twenty.second streets, propose tear
ing down two occupied houses that are or
the property, in order to make their rinl
good sized one. They were flying arounc
yesterday hunting quarters for. the peo
pie that now occupy the houses. Thest
gentlemen are also very much in. earnes
and vow that their rink will be open In
about two weeks, and that for style and
comfort they will not be downcd.
It is wonderful what an interest nearly
every one, and especially the skaters, art
taking in the coming Kinks. One OF the
latter in discussing the matter with /
friend as he circlel around the Pavilion
last night, was heard to exciaim: "Won'
it be fun? Therc'll be lots OF competition
plenty ofEattraCtions and music and chear
skating-why We'll be skating for five
cents then"
At the Fifth street rink in Steubenyille
q chiidren's masquerade carnival is t
take place on the 18th. Prizes are to b.
given for the most graceful boy and CIR
skaters, for the best boy and girl costumes
and for the best comic costume. The au
dience are to be the judges. On the els
at the same rink, grand carnival is to b.
held for the benefit OF the G. A. X. bene
VIOLENT fund. Both promise to be notable
events. Steubenville has had the rolleI
skating craze for several months past.
Misses Ida Peloquin and Lizzie Bemis
the graceful lady skaters who charmed 81
many ut the Island rink during its open
ing week skated at the WigwaIn rink il
Steubenville last night.
The promenade step" is ono OF thu
most graceful OF the many roller skate
movements and there il not prettiel
sight than to see couple gliding along i,
this movement. Several OF Wheeling'l
skaters are at present struggling with it.
Skating Kinks are starting up in nearly
every town Of any prominence in thiE
State. The finest one probably, is at Par
kersburg. 1t was put up two seasons age
and its arrangements are very complete
The opening OF these Kinks furnishes m
amusement for the people OF those little
towns where there is very little going OF
in the winter, that is appreciated,
At Toronto, Ohio, the charges are: Ad
mission, 10 cents; skates, Is cents; use o.
floor 10 those who have skates OF theil
own, 10 cents. After the Kinks all get Il
going here like charges may be looked for