The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-01-22
1nn CHAMPION sxlrxxs
The veters. Tsn Deneshne's ssns win
First ana Second frises.

The veters. TSn Deneshue's ssns win
Fivt ana seeeus fr,sss.
Skaters from Norway. Canada, Massachus-
sets, New Jersey. NewburRh. New York,
Brooklyn, Staten Island, Westchester, and all
along tho river met on Van Cortlandt Lake yes
terday afternoon at the second days COMPETE
lions for tho championships Of tho National
Amateur Skating Association. Messrs. Sacks,
Curtis, Walton, Phillips, and other members OF
the association were there, accompanied by
s. J. Montgomery Of the Manhattan Athletic
Club, who holds the ffty-mile champion.
ship, and Mr.. @. A. J. Queckberner, the
heavyweight skater Of the New York Ath-
letic Club. A strong wind that chilled specta-
tors to the marrow swept across the lake, but It
did not prevent hundreds Of men and scores Of
women from forming In line and watching the
contestants in tho ive-mile race. the first event
OF the day. from start to finish. The competi-
tors were veteran Tim Donoghue's sons, Tim,
Jr., and Joe, from Newburgh; Chas. ]. Gordon
OF Montreal. Dudley Worth OF New Brighton.
Charles Lappe Of Van Cortlandt, l. Mordt Of
Norway. +. W. Craft Of st. John. @. A. ]. Queok-
berner OF New York, II. B. Goetschius OF Ho-
boken. and 8. O'Brien Of Brooklyn.
A course had been staked out, twenty-three
laps OF which made five miles. The ten men
started woll abreast. The Donoghues and
! y thuuOm III tuo hcuu IL Iuo ukpb
hall LAP: Tim and Joe then settled down to the
N; mn s sssss ., ~ S.a IsD'' IN I'D i SalS:ss,l il
i ssnT : wAi ntth behind III " Worth s'r"s uasoFF ber n1.s
sss tas, It sS whs ss ths si to Try sn sS n ~ 1: r winn,ps
three leaders raced on upchallepsed Joe Don.
was half over, joe and his brother bent their
packs forward almost, on q level when they
and alSfq resting saG ' tSsir ha enaS,n On t their h alass in 'Y paul,
sen style, They bobbed slightly at every
stroke, and got most q their leverage sppar-
Hudson River champion watched his sons with
e e1 a. ve erlfds a ns ~ whey 's tie 's sSo 1'insa ss str 'sns
his boy Joe had won, first prize. and Tim had
IT'S seconds; Tins time, was 20 minutes 10
s sesSnds, and 9fm Graf az aS Sa mIe, IN thru n ssc in the very very
S 81 Of s siaeS / and fA sRs SSTwss! aaps ssy. a II
hi. skates OF, and It took an hours vigorous
treatment With snow and salt t. restore the cir;
iSpi1a aoq. IN , has let e eS Sna did hSs n M lone saIa nlpped
The skaters appeared on the pond in Fleet
wood Park in the evening. to take lart in the
Louis RdSepstsin Of Montreal. !. Good q
aro g. R6il ii s. q s. fSs Il RI. s9%Ts york Hth Msfs'i c anS
started or together in plain backward and for
ward skating. Then zach. according to the
his skill in fancy work, through lap foot,
backward and forward rolls on the outside and
inside edges. figure Fights. cross rolls, loco:
motive and waltz steps, Erapevines, loops and
tho option OF the contestants. .Rubenstein
Rubenstein and Phillips. were closely matched
on the finer points, while Bacon showed Gle;
CANT figure work on Fights and threes. Good
fell out Of the match. At II O'Clock it looked
as though compeetition for first prize was about
the advantage q little In favor Of The Canadian.
The result would not be made known until
after midnight.
81: Tho i ITf 5 Ia e. 9Ss NJ faG g T. r9 =. M Sta Gss1t Ct Ct
Of Hoboken. i. Mordto Of Norway. and S. OTDrisn
9t Brooklyn comprised the field that started.
s sas @sn of n the % e. (. t z. p.m laRsii sG0ee This ilGn IS
the worst night we ever skated q race"
pond. and q strong breeze swept it's surface.
minutes % seconds. Craft TOOK the lead in
s sRsa sff in 4 m minat sad and at f ~ s %i ! was AZ { t Isp
o %n5ss y fh se'i So isa y I'd" dro IN 3 % % oat ofth - f ssse
and an fh rst f1tst s LAP es,sh i1o swsiIfts mile A,t RRsi end of
an hour from the Start Graft, See. and o'Brisn
were the only men In the race.
&C crs 1f finished IA Y m Pdls;n In Il, ! hour 1ou5 3 . minutes
ahead oil, O'Brien, with See third. Positions
were unchanged at 90 miles, Craft having made
the, distance in l hour "a minutes and AZ soc
last five miles. winning the race by four laps In
/ hour SO minutes and l 20 seconds. See came
in third. about three laps behind O'Brien. The
cold wind into consideration, the race was a
creditable performance.