The record-union., 1891-12-14
SWIFT SKATERS.
A Dead Heat Between the Champions
Andrews and King.
Miss Cameron, the San Francisco
Flyer, Defeated by Miss Whip
pie Of This City.

The skating rink was packed Saturday
evening. and the management afforded
an excellent evenings entertainment.
The two principal events of the even
ing were a half-mile race between the
champion lady skaters-Miss Cameron OF
San Francisco and Miss Whipple of this
city-and mile dash between Charles
Andrews, the Pacific Coast champion,
and Arthur King, the local flyer. Both
contests were very exciting, and the i'm
mense audience, unable to bride its en-
thusiasm, howled itself hoarse.
The ladies' contest came off first. They
took what is known as a 'fying start"
instead of starting from a stationary posi-
ton, and swept around the big hall like
flying phantoms. Both ladies are very
fast skaters, particularly Miss Whipple.
The latter took the lead at the start and
held it handily for five laps. Then the
san Francisco young lady made des
perate squirt and succeeded in passing
the Sacramento championess. But Miss
Cameron was too anxious, and in turn
ing one of the sharp curves loosened her
right skate. This threw her off her bal
ance and she fell. She was on her feet in
a second though, and essayed to continue
the race, but the skate came off alto
gether. Miss Whipple took a fall, too,
but finished the race, winning easily by
reason of the unfortunate accident which
befeu her opponent.
The race between sAndrews and King
came of next, and was by far the most
exciting contest of the kind seen at the
rink this winter. The Sacramento lad
took the lead amid loud applause, and by
dint of clever work kept the swift metro
politan behind him for four laps. Then
Andrews saw an opening, and swept into
it in twinkling. But the effort carried
him too far out from the pole, and quick
as flash King was in the lead again.
Everybody in the place was on their feet
cheering and waving handkerchiefs, and
the noise was simply deatening. An
drews passed King again on the ninth
lap, but the Sacramento lad pressed him
TOO hard and he had to fall back again.
Twice more did Andrews make desper-
ate dashes for the lead, but each time he
found the local flyer game and deter
mined and had to fall back. The last two
laps were raced over at a killing pace.
Andrews, 10th to lose his laurels, strained
every muscle in his body to oVertake
King, and made one of the most sensa-
tional finishes ever seen at the local rink.
AS the men crossed the finishing line,
Andrews stopped and reached with his
arms at the same time, thus throwing a
portion of his body even with King, who
was SkaGlng IN an erect position. People
who knew the tricks Of racing saw that
King had won by lead of at least eight
inches, but Andrews ruse worked sue
cessfully on the judges-G. w. Railton,
Charles Thompson and George Cramer-
and they declared the race dead heat"
There was considerable dissatisfaction
over the decision, but under the rules
the decision of the judges had to he final
Andrews challenged King to race him
again, and the challenge was accepted.
The management announces that on
Wednesday night there will be some
more racing, and on Saturday night the
Herbert burlesquers will appear. a
masked carnival is among the future at
fractions.