Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-02

Jan. 2-Hager broke the worlds skating
record, going three miles, at Homar, Norway,
in sminutes 46 seconds; also the mile record at
Jan. 22-In billiard match in New York be.
tween Jacob Shaefer and George Slosson foI
on score of 300 to 592
Mar. ls-tStx-day bicycle race in New York
Mar: 2s-John j. Engeldrum broke world'a
25-mile go-as-you,Please running record in Chi
Apr. 12-League baseball season opened.
ms, May 22.Bieycle riders carry message from
days, Is hours and minutes
May 25-Steamship City Of New York went
from New York to Liverpool in 8 days and 20
June 1o-Cornell freshmen crew defeated
Columb 10 freshmen by lengths.
July Yale beat Harvard in 4-mie boat race
at New London, Conn.
July 4-Belle Hamlin and Globe broke double
Hanian beat Hosmer by 10 feet in Smile race
three turns-on Connecticut river at Hartford;
July 9~F E. Spooner. of Chicago, broke
worlds bicycle record by riding S7b miles and
July 13-First baseball championship season
OF the National league ended with the Bostons
July 2l-At Detroit, horse named Jack broke
worlds record in free-fora all trot time for three
heats being2:13A, 2:16H, 2:lbH.
July 27-Steamer City of Paris beat the rec
ord for western trip across Atlantic at days,
15 hours. So minutes.
Aug. l7-Nancy Hanks, trotting mare. broke
Aug I8-Fastest harness record in the world
By He foRs sY6gs esSp S e sseoSSa
Buffalo. N Y. going mile in sci 81.
Aug st-P ] Berlo broke worlds record by
Seattle s Wash. to Chicago s,7oo niles for a
Sep. 6-George Dixon became feather weight
champion by knocking out Jack Skelly at New
Sep. 7-world's champion John L Sullivan
knocked out by James j. Corbett at New
Sep s-Arthur Zimmerman, bicyclist rode
mile in zoo 4-5, at Springfield Mass
Sep. l5-George Taylor made mile, at
Springfield, Mass, in ELS 2-5 beating all pre-
vious Competition records.
Sep. 16-At Richmond, Ind, Moquette broke
worlds record for 4-year-old stations at 2:10 on
Sep. 25-John s johnson made a mile on
bicycle at Independence, Ia In 2o4A' breaking
Sep: aa-John S. Johnson, bicyclist, broke all
rsS making * ms in on Kite
Sep. 2s-Worlds record for light harness
horse lowered at Terre Haute. Ind, by Nancy
Sep. 2a-W. W. Windle lowered worlds g. mile
bicycle record at Springfield, Mass, making
Oct wv. w. Windle made mile on bicycle
in 2:O2 S-5, fastest time on record. regulation
track.
Oct. 13-In 1O-mile race on Sedalis (Mo.) half.
mile track Jack Prince Omaha bicyclist, de-
feated Mary Howard. trotter; time, IS min.
Oct 15-Natienal leagues baseball season
ended with the Clevelands champions of second
series
Oct 19-Steamer City Of Paris made quickest
time on record from Queenstown to Now York.
5 days. IA hours, "a minutea
Oct 24-Boston baseball club secured nation.
al championship In contest with Cleveland club
at Boston.
Nov 2-Helen Nichols lowered worlds eyear.
old running record at Columbus. Ga. going Q
mile in 1:4lh.
Nov 9-Stamboul broke worlds stallion rec.
ord in Stockton, Cal, making q mile in 2:o8
Nov 12-kremlin broke worlds stallion rec.
ord at Nashville, Tenn, mile being made in
Nov 23-On kite-shaped track ct Stockton.
Cal, Stamboul made stallion record at 2:O75f. :
Nov A-Robert Gerading, amateur bicyclist,
OF Denver, Col, broke worlds track and road
record for Ave miles; time 1907 r..