New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-27
DONOGHUE THE CHAMPION.
HE WINS The BIG SKATING MATCH.
ONE HUNDRED MILES IN 7:Ii :ss I.5-MANY REC.
OEDS BROKEN.

oRDS BROKEN
stamford, Conn.,, Jan. cG.-Some time nso John
Ennis 0! stamford, the long distance skater. &C
copied Joe Donoghue's challenge TO skate 100 miles
and January III an agreement was drawn up and
signed by John Ennis, Joe Donoghue and Alfred
franklin.
Ennis won the championship in 1870, when he
ska,ed 100 miles In II hours 81 minutes and 45
seconds. lie Is fifty -four years old and was at one
time IA s,X.day walker.
Alfred Franklin is twenty nine years old and has
been long distance skater In Norway for six years
lie has a peculiar way OF skating which looks as II
Inc was making hard work OF 1t. but stll lie was
the frc hest looking man OF the three at the END.
Joe" Donoshue Is eighteen years old ana mas
been racing four years, but he has never STATED
race OF over twenty.hve miles until today lie was
the favorite from the start.
The ice was in splendid condition An cliptical
course o52 feet long and 4o5 feet wide was laid
out on the Cove Pond, an arm OF the sound about
. l.. miles east OF here. 1t was surveyed by En-
c,ncer Pierce and measured just two laps TO the
mile The temperature was few degrees below
the freezing point all the forenoon. There was
bright sun overhead and no wind T. W. Miho''
Of stamford and S. j. Montgomery, OF Tarrytown.
acted as judges. and W. b. Curtis was referee.
The start was made at $40 a. M Dohosnue
dropped AT once into his long swinging glide Win MS
hody bent forward level with his hips and his hands
c,,sne3 behind his back Franklin skatcd easily ana
in seemingly good FORM Ennis had short QUICK
stride and made more OF an EFFORT than the o.herS'
After the first lap Donoghue took the lead win FRANK
lin second Ennis third. They skatcd III 'h's o'"V'
~ the end Donoshuc made his first mile in 8 Az
his second In 81 the third IL 10, the iour'h III
"A ~ and the fifth In Is 80. lie finished his TENN
mile In 81 minutes and his fifteenth in % minutes
IL seconds, only seconds behind fauisohs hi'ce"
mile record OF the world. He did Ito 80 miles III
the first hour which if he kept up would nave endeu
the race In a little six hours. and completed MS
twenty fifth mile In 10 20 beating his twenty-five
mile record by minute % secohus'
while II took Frankn hour. 80 minutes
and 90 seconds TO finish his twenty
I'VE miles and Ennis only did "A IL miles the hrst
Two hours After the twenty fifth mile Donoehnc se.'leo
dovnA 10 a twenty foot stroke. ana hnished Ills MY
mile4 In 3 hours u minutes 80 80 seconds-oo MN
Mo- ahead of record time leading Ennis by IL miles
AMI rr,nk,in bv : miles In four hours he had com
Melted So miles 86j yards. and then slowei up ior
Two miles to eat his dinner.
DonogIue's 18th mile was scored at "a H. VII"
Franklin IL miles In the rear and Ennis !. hnes
behind At 90 miles Donoshue had been ON the track
only q hours % minutes 81 30 seconds On Ms
| ood mile "A boy got In his way and he tippcd anu
| fell hurting his knee and cutting his up Out III
| hr, thor col him In shape again. ana coach'o iii"
oro,nd twice when be seemed to feel better hnishne
a., ,ho" az mill in q hours ) minutes ) seconds
and the 100 miles In hours ii minutes ana , S -
seconds. He finished his iaTt me N niles and
} 30 seconds, beating frhhkih ny VOL "''''' ~
Eh rbc lest previous record for 100 miles was tina
| n, lain Ennis al Ehicago-ll 81 ~ pohoehu,
| thus beats the record by hours 20 minutes "''
As seconds. ... 49,, r,oo oxpcc,nr n win
hr only n heat eight hours, which he Just did; mn
ishing in hours 30 minutes - 20 secohuS o. G
Ennis by SSuT, s 20 ma aae Snhs his Own
| by 3 hours, minutes