The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-03
CHAMPION SNOWDEN.
The Skating Race Won With a
Record Broken.

Precisely as the hands of the chronometer
: on the scorers stand pointed to lO O eloch
last night Peter Jackson, the champion COZ
ored exponent of the pugilistle art, tappeu
three times on the table in front OF MIN WIN
A little hye-cent tack-hammer, and Chiel
Scorer Blake executed most brilliant IAN
tosia on a lOud-yOiced dinner-gonS as an
nou6cements to the contestants IN the
Neutrality-suspicious. roller-skate race at the
Mechanics Pavilion that the event was
over.
Amid the loud cheers of the very large
: attendance the redoubtaLle Peter, as pre-
siding Judge, pronounced the winners to be:
First. j. A. SnOwden, the long-distance
champion of America, with 30 miles to his
credit; second, L. Morgan, 2Sl miles, 3 laps;
third, W. Sharp, 271 miles. lap; fourth,
George Berry, 263 miles. 4 laps. Out of the
thirteen starters only the above named, Joe
MathesOn and W. Gee were IN the race al
the finish, though several OF those VINO mao
fallen out earlier in the contest came on the
floor again at the close and helped cheer the
others UP.
Snowden skated an excellent race and
broke the worlds previous record for a
hours of 975M miles. He finished very
strong. and in the last hour put on last
spurts passing the Others at viii. Morgan,
the Los Angeles. Representatives, also did
good work. He also beat the world 5 record
by 81 miles with his score of 2Sl. Morgan
tTaled SneWden all through the race TIL
about O'Clock last evening. when The STRAIN
told on him ana lie commenced to lose
ground rapidly. Neither he nor Snowden
left the track during the race. All the con-
teStants were presented with numerous
bouquets and floral emblems.
The race was for a guaranteed purse OF
$500, a $40 entrance having been charged.
In lal Col f,fte tn
winner, p to the second, Is TO the third and
10 TO the fourth. The remaining 10 per
cent y as given TO Snowden for breaking the
record and forms the nucleus Tor purchasing
a championship belt. Had the record re-
NAMED intact this money would have been
given to the man skating the easiest and
dressing the neateSt in the race.
But for the complete punctuTing of the
| record, that well-knOwn gem merchant and
| all-round athlete, the Professor d'OOfty
| Goofty, would doubtlessly have captured
the prize for. in masquerade parlance, being
the "beSt-dressed gent" on the floor. The
professor was a starter in the race but not a
fniSher. By his very poor showing his
reputation as 1oiler-skater was badly
smirched. Perhaps the explanation of his
defeat may lay in the way be handicapped
himself. Laden down with several bushels
of the best diamonds in his stock and the
tin medals won by him in his terrific ath-
letic contests, the professor could only &C
around the track long enough to place q
mark of l mile lap to his credit.
He made up for this 20 some extent, how
ever, by falling down thirteen times in brill
liant style during the time he was on exhibit
ton. His last fail. was must successful and
| caused one of the other contestants to STUN
! bile over him and seriously affect the skater.
| chances Of success. Professor Goofty in.
| dignantly disclaims that he was bribed Il
| cause the skater in. question to fail.
! The official score of the race is as fol
| lows: