Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29

the proceedings. Later In the race, how
ever, they show the stuff they are uude
of aud the excited. quick moving .llol-
lnnders see their heels lu the distance
long before the mile post has been
reached.
Another point which must be taken
into consideration iu ranking the great
skaters of the world. is the climate of
the countries In which they live the
severity of the winters aud the con-
ditiuu and duration of good zoe. I'm TINS
respect Holland is certainly the paradise
of skaters Other countries nave equally
severe winters, ais is the case ~ Nor
way and Canada, but nowhere M me
world Is there such perfect system OF
clearing away the snow from the zee
as exists in Holland. There II Is mat
tar of national importance To Keep the
highways of traffic open between the
towns, and as everyone knows
these highways are the Dutch canals;
I'm England slight thaw VIII spot
rivers 10 rise and half melting tho
snow in some places or leaving water
several inches deep In others. rms never
hnppcns in Holland whore the waterways
nre ON a dead level and the Mnlce gates
of the canal once closed amy change OF
level Is impossible lht cphH,luvny' "
thnt i'm Holland the whole population
skates, and skates we'll Even the wo-
men have their races ana are oiten
fustpr than the men, Strangers VINO
pride themselves on their speed VIII 40
well 60 avoid Boosting of their WoWesa
before the young ladies of Amsterdam.
rrbpta are casos on record where they
have bitterly regretted so doing
ono Of the fuyoritc fcats Of fast sk0t-
ing prnctiopd IN Holland is to visit by
the canals I'm one day the eleven towns
of FHcslnnd the entire distance count
| ing TO nearly eighty miles. TINS ienl
was accomplished two years ago by W.
j. H. Muller of lluorlcm M thirteen
| hours, OF which nearly two were uceu.
| pied In resting and eating IL IS Alu
| Tint sO far no Lughshmnn or American
| Inns succeeded In accomplishing this feat
| A number of English skating enthusiasts,
! however, visit Holland regularly iu the
! season and make long excursions over
| the bitches and canals 20 their own
| GREAT delight Mr. Tubbuu accompanied
| in the late Baron de Sails, Neville
! Goodman. whose recent death wits uui-
! yrrsllly regretted. and several Other
friends. including his sister tells 81 a
deigmfui trip they made from Amstcr
dam 10 l.cydcn
JAS we started from Amsterdam" b,
writes. "a str0ng wind was blowing be-
Mind us and we sped along 40 lively
pare to haliweE some siA miles M -
md Ne fairly Dew without a check e
Unarlem. racing everyone; the YOunl
iaJv ANA her brother arrived first, huy
ing covered the four ana one-hall miles
In IA minutes, or az the rate Of thre'
,,dnutes. seven seconds per mile
linking cyer} thing into consideration
a liSt OF the men who have shown them
s.lvas during the past few years entities
~ N plqce among the fastest skaters o
tt, crord viii include. taking fh
al,otent, FIRST England, W Lgyeiny
I'nited States. Joe ponoghue, who hu
car,Sej everything before him ne "a
. onateur add has only recently ioiue,
tbe professional fanks. Holland, Is
pander. Germany. i. i,ndcrsorg: Nm
, ~ 4 Norseug on III l,indhal: Sweden
n n Grnuden or =. a. tjoesuid: Russia
It,s,aJ or A. vnu Panscih and Cam
: ~ ID Carroll Of There The iirs
s,,@ wonld De- awarded between 10
I n"neehue. Oscar Grinden and u fioe
& stasl r.o,a. e,,,..,..
I Araone file professionals 4aInes Nmnf
y he Enelishman. and Haraid Hagen' "a
\ Norwaeian. would have an exciting lu'
: 81 far the worlds championship a
: though Joe Donoghue must now