St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-30
SIX ROLLER SKATERS.
The Six-Day skating Race Opens
With Big Records.


The siX-day, three hours a day skating
contest opened at the Exposition rink last
night, with six men on the course: Snow
den, Skinner, Boyst, Cole, Gamble and
Smith. Bromley, the long-dstance cham
piOn of the Northwest, telegraphed from
Des Moines that owing to sprained ankle
he would not enter the race The six men
participating are men of wonderful speed,
as was proven by their exhibition last night.
Snowden is the long-distance cham
piOn of the world; Boyst. hundred
mile champion of America; Skinner, speed
champion of the world: Gamble, lOng-dis-
lance champion of the West; Cole, long
distance champion of Minnesota, and
Smith, ten-hOur champion of Wisconsin.
w. NJ. WoOdside was chosen referee and
Messrs. CranstOn and Potter scorers. The
men were to have started at 1880, but the
electric lights went out. and before they
blazed up again it lacked ten seconds to
O'Clock. The men were Immediately started
by WOodSide, and Skinner took the lead,
making the first mile in four minutes and
the second in four minutes and twelve Sec
Onds. At the end of the second mile Snow
den made squirt, gaining the lead, which
he held to the finish. Skinner
spurted at the same time and before the
two men had Stacked their speed Snowden
had gained four laps and Skinner two. on
the other men. They then settled down to
a twelve-mile gait which they kept up till
the eighth mile, when Gamble dropped out
to change his skates. Before he went on to
the course again the other men had gained
half mile on him, but by
SOME SPLENDID Squirting
he recovered his lost ground and settled
down but four laps behind Cole. who was
doing splendid work and surprised all the
boys. SnOwden was the favorite with the
audience and as he spun around the track
he was loudly applauded and cheered.
He is handsome fellow and
his style of skating is peculiar
being run with short, quick step that
carries him forward at q wonderful rate of
speed, and in turning the corners he keeps
up his speed by crOss-foOt motion. He is
| a very easy skater and fifteen-miles-an-
hour gait apparently caused no trouble at
all.
Skinner is fast man and did fine work
last night, considering the fact that he is
| yet suffering from severe cuts on his knees
received in fall during the contest in Min
neapoliS.
| Smith made no attempt at heavy work as
his skates gave him trouble and caused him
to leave the track twice. 1t is expected
that he will come to the front
tonight Boyst did not appear
to be in first-class condition and
complained that the course was too short.
| The course is seventeen laps to the mile
about half as long as the course in the
Washington rink, Minneapolis. and is sew
eraI feet narrower. The attendance last
night was large but many went away early,
in consequence of the rink being uncom-
fOrtably cold, which was the result of a
bursted steam pipe. This will be repaired
to-day and the rink will be warmed to-
night, when the race will be continued,
commencing at 7:30 sharp. Following is a
table showing the record of each man by
the hour and the total number of miles
made: