New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-17
BOSTON WINS AT ROLLER SKATING.
sNowDEN MAKES L166 MILEs-cLosING SCENES
OF THE sIx-DAYs' RACE.

sNoWDEN MAKES 1166 MILES-CLoSING SCENES
OF THE sIx-DAYs' RACE.
"Snowden, LII miles," was the first thing
that caught the eye OF spectator who stroed into the
Madison Square Garden yesterday afternoon, and as his
eyes sought the group of dapidated going round
and round there was the Boston champion
sailing along his accustomed place the OF the
procession pale but determined. and carrying himself
IN the posture and with the easy stride
as when he was scoring 13 miles In the first hour He
white ghost and his eyes were heavy but there
taltering in his gait and apparently reason
why he should not 'go forever" Boyst
still pegging away 10 miles in
tho rear. snowden and Boyst both slept
for consecutive hours in the morning period
equal to half the entire time passed by them of the track
in the previous five days. Hartman struggling
manfuly to make up his 500 miles, while schock swung
along by himself, his phlegmatic manner, his
long face, dropping mustache and hollow
tlOn of the Knight of the Rueful Countenance.
on the score cards. When Peter Duryea. one
of the managers, asked for the, offender he was
an Austrian six days walker who claims to
have a record Of OIL miles IN six days across
country and also to be relative OF the poet Heine. He
has been employed by SnOwden's hackers to keep pr-
yate for their champion. Duryea then walked up
Won yernau according to the bystanders and struck
him in the face breaking his eyeglasses and forcing the
fragments into his eye .
was expected. A little after SnOwden and Boy st re-
tired and did serious work after that, merely exhibit
ing themselves from time to time to the awestruck pub
c Snowden made two laps wearing Jersey with
the words Champion of the world inscribed thereon At
845 Reynolds and Small started their twenty
five mile race for 800. Reynolds took the lead At
the fourth lap Small forged to the 'front.' but soon fell
back again. Then Reynolds put on steam and tried to
leave him. but he did not get far. for the Bowery boy
stuck closer than q brother Again the Montana cham
pon put forth his might, and this time he gained lap
I-srhle the sixth mile the usual something hap
pened smals skate and Reynolds added three more
laps his lead. After the BOwery champion had skaed
Is miles he conceded the to Reynolds who had COW
cred 15l2 miles in hour 10 minutes and 40 seconds.
At 10 O'clock Referee Busbey brought forth the belt
and buced it around SnOwdens waist The latter skaed
around the track while Gilmore tuned up TO the strains
of " See the Conquering Hero Comes" and the crowd
clapped Somebody shouted " Three cheers for
snOwden," and they were given with viii; The band
expired In the wei-wOrn melodies Of Home. Sweet
Homer and the six days race was over Boston having
established her right to lead in roller skating.
snOwden realized nothing from his SIX
days eXertlOns. The gate money" being
minus quantity OF about $4,000. There were
nine entries for the sweepstakes and the 5000 will be
divided follows:
Bcyst, $500 MaddocEs, $3.50; schock. 500, suowden
must hold the belt against all eomers
for two contests before owning Il.
DonOvans record of 09l miles has been beaten by the
first three men, snowden making l.l66 miles, B0yst
1,148, Maddocks ,106 Schock 1O26 Francis 9lO Har-
riman 500. OMea $50, and Walton 4Ss.