The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-08
sKATORIAL NOTES.

We are informed that the young man who runs
the soda water fountain at the Olympian Club Rink
IS as full of gas as his soda.
Manager h. P. somers. of the olympian Club
Rink. closed the above nsmed place last Thurs day
night for the purpose of laying new floor
Frank Barker the Grand Worthy Master of the
Sons Of Rest skated ten mile race for gold
medal worth $25. 1t is needless for to say that
he won.
We understand that new Rink is to be built on
the sixth rink for this city. This is doing pretty
we'll for place that will hardly support thea
tire.
Messrs. J. e. Fallon. Fred Brown, Charles K.
Graddell. Lyman r. Leadham and number Of
lady friends visited the Cosmopolitan Rink in New
York last Tuesday evening.
George W. r. FalIon won silver headed cane at
the American Institute Rink short time ago.
Prof. Bill McCabe. the pool commissioner, looks
like an "Appolo Bslyidere" on rollers-or at least
he thinks
h. Seymour Tuthill is becoming very expert
| roller skater.
Colin Boag. Of the Scottish American Athletic
Club. seen sporting on rollers short time ago
at one Of the Kinks.
John O'Mara is s very clever skater.
william Boag and party of lady and gentlemen
friends seemed to be enjoying themselves the other
evening at the rink.
wouldn't it be q COED idea for the managers Of
the different Kinks to get mp polo tournament. az
each rink has polo club and each manager says
that the that represents his rink is the best
This plan would give the public good chance to
judge which really is the best.
The skating honors Of the city are now divided
between Thomas, Ross and Swan. A race between
all three would prove card.
4. Bruce vandervoort has charge Of the skate
room at the Park. Why. Bruce. what's the matter
with dry goods2
The action Of the Park Rink is one that is thor
| oughly eommendable-we mean in giving benefit
| to the Home for the Homeless.
The well known figure of Johnny Engler and Gil
Totten the fancy ice skaters. are often at the
| Park Rink. race between the "old uns' would
| be daisy"
Chick Godfrey is becoming wonderfully clever
| on rollers He gave exhibition at of the
| Newark Kinks short time ago.
| William Cuff, the champion tug-of-war-man of
! this State, is winning wonderful reputation on
rollers.
| Nelse Ecker is seen no more at the Park Rink.
| s'He has gone where the woodbine twineth,
| The Park Rink gave two entertainments last
/ week, the proceeds of which were devoted to the
| Home for the Homeless. The children OF the
| Home were at the rink on Friday evening and add.
| ed to the amusement by some chorus singing.
| The Olympian Club Roller Skating Rink was
| closed by Manager Il. P. Somers last Thursday
| evening for the purpose Of laying rev floor. The
rink will be closed for about week, during
| which time the floor will be laid, the place newly
| decorated and 800 of the latest improved skates
added TO the Kinks equipment The floor is to be
of the best rock maple and will be, when laid one
| Of the best in the city. Manager Somers, in speak
| everything in my power to make the 0lympian Cluf
Rink the best recognized rink in the city,
On the night Of the re-openng special attractions
| will be offerd for the amusement Of the public.