Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-03
TYPEwRITING FOR PRIZES.
THE REMINGToN,s SUPERIORITY PRACTICALLY
CONCEDED.


F. T. MoGURRIN TAKES THE FIRST PRIZE,
BEATING MISS NJ. E. ORR BY THREE WORDS
MISS NJ z; GRANT CAPTURES THIRD PRIZE
The speed of the several writing machines now in the
market has been subject much controversy of late
and with view of testing the matter the officers OF the
e,rop0iitsn Steh9srsphers AssSaton ,pi arranged
West 2lst street. last evening Notices were sent to
days in advance The contest open to any opera
tor on any machine.
Remington" operators but at the last moment the
two former machines withdrew. The unprecedented
last week appears to have had salutary effect all
rival machines. The CINCINNATI contest was q match
between MIR. Frank L. McGurrin of Salt Lake City
bennington operator), and Louis Traub. of Salt Lake
oeespied ninety minutes during Which s%e McGurn
wrote 500 words, an average Of 81 words per min
words per minute McGurrin's feat on this occasion
is the fastest on record.
s.enographers and operators of New York assembled
last evening to witness what they supposed would be
expressed when the Withdrawals were announced.
Mis-. IN NJ @ E Orr Of New York city. who j. undogbt;
McGurrin very closely for first place and was beaten
Orrs defeat But she appears quite confident Of
reganing her aurels at the Toronto tour ament for
the worlds ehsmpionshp on August 49, when she will
Last evenings test occupied five minutes and after
errors were deducted the jury announced the follow
McGurrin. 479 words-average. % 4-5 words per
Miss Orr. 47o words-average. 95 1-5 words per
Miss Grant, 469 words-average. 90 As words per
Mr. Myerson, 431 words-averase. Sc 1.5 words per
The pr zes .sgregated s4o-s25 to FIRST s1O to sec
the fact that the matter used in this
abounded in long and difficult words the speed at
While the Judges were eIaminins the Copies Mr. Nc
Gurrin exhibition of writing blindfolded from
citation library and succeeded in writing 10l words
one minute His best record for this class of work is
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