St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-09
SKATERS OF MINNESOTA.
First Amateur Contest Dec. IS
for the State Championship.


Skating has taken the fancy of the
amateurs of the SANITY City. The st.
Paul Skating association, which took
the cad in skating events last year, has
combined forces with the st. Paul Cycle
club this season, and the result is an
organization far stronger and more i'm
pOrtant. and one that will take hold of
the local events on the ice this year and
make the contests that occur in st. Paul
the most important of any of the anna
tour skating events that will occur i'll
the Northwest. The ST. Paul Cycle
club is an organization of over 100 mem
berS, among them the leading cyclists
and skaters Of the city.
The club has we'll appointed club
rooms in the WillOughby block, corner of
Fourth and Robert streets, consisting OF
reading, billiard, gymnasium and bath
rooms, and the rooms are headquarters
for the Wheelmen during the summer
months. and for the skaters during the
winter season.
A committee upon winter sports was
appointed short time ago to arrange
series OF contests to occur throughout
the next four mouths on the ice. and q
programme has been prepared and will
be published in full in few days
The club has arranged for the adj
mission OF its members at the Junior
Pioneer link, Oh the west side OF the
river, short distance below the Robert
street bridge; and at this rink all the
contests and races under the super
vision of the club will occur.
a racing track about five laps to the
mile will be surveyed and accurately
m % n IL IE
this track the fastest time eyer recorded
in the state will be made. ii is thought
that possibly a four-lap track can be
put in, but it viii not be over five at the
most. The rink is about 800 feet long
and over 200 feet wide, and the long
stretches on each side. together with
wide corners, will admit OF Il skater
letting himself OUT at his top speed,
while last year this was almost impos-
Slble owing to the sharp curves.
The shape OF the track will be far
ahead Of the one at the Minneapolis
Normanna rink, and it is not improb-
able that some Of the important profess
siOnal matches may be Skated at the
Junior Pioneer rink. The first event to
occur at the Junior Pioneer rink is a
contest for the state championship at
one mile. The first trials will occur
next Thursday evening, the 18th inst,
and the conditions OF the competition
are given in full at the conclusion of
this article.
All OF the local flyers are in training
for the contest Of next Thursday even
ing.and Bird, Smith, Davidson, Scheibe,
Hairy and others are working hard to
be in good condition for the first compc-
tition.
Bird is looked upon as most likely to
win the first trials, but Smith has been
showing more speed this year than at
auv time last season, and if in the
proper condition he may be hard one
to defeat. Scheibe. so far this winter.
has not been beaten by any of the boys
i'll practice work, and it would not be
if he slips i'll ahead. The
result of the fist meeting between the
leading skaters will be Of considerable
interest, as their individual qualities
have been hard to determine, none Of
them caring to display their full speed
yet i'll public.
The conditions of the mile time con-
test are given herewith:
Mile time competition, for Minnesota
cham piOnship-First prize, S35; gold medal
for best time made during 1928. COndi-
tons: Open to all amateurs who are residents
VI Ml14lGSOtd' hISC COIN I)eIIOll W OCCuT Oh
the evening of Dec. Is. 1892. the party max
ing best time upon that evening 10 become
the holder of the medal until lower record
Shall be made, the medal then to become the
prOperty of the one making such lower rec
ord, who shall hold the medal until q still
better record shall be made, the medal then
changing hands again III the same manner
as previously. to lie subject to other similar
competitions during the remainder of the sea-
son. The medal shall become the exclusive
property for all time of the party who has
made the best time, and who holds the tro-
ply at the end of the season of 1923. Each
winner shall be entitled to hold the medal
one week before it shall be subject to further
competition. Any skater intending to COM
pete shall give the skating committee of the
club TWO days previous notice. Each com
petitor shall be allowed pacemakers, and
TWO trials upon one date. The timekeepers
shall be those officially selected by the club
and all competition Tor this medal shall
occur mt the club skating headquarters
Competitors shall be allowed to compete as
often during the season rs they may desire,
subject 10 the conditions previously noted.
Entrance fee, 20 cents, which shall cover all
trials during season Entries for first com
petition open up 10 - y. m, Dec. 10
If two or more parties notify the committee
of their intention to compete upon the same
evening at any time after the first COMPETE
ton, the one first putting in his notice shall,
II he breaks the last previous record, be en-
titled TO hold the medal one week after
which the other parties having notified the
committee can then make their Trial. If,
however, the first party fails the second or
otner following parties shall be entitled to
try upon the same evening.