Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-26
THE WIRE WIZARDS.
CONTEST OF TELEGRAPH OPERA
TORS IN NEW YORK.
Tests as to Speed and Accuracy-Tbe
Winners of Prizes-Mackay Re
ported Rapidly Convalesc.ng.
[By telegraph 70 the pIspa,ch.l

NEw YonK, March 25.-Many out-of-town
photographers were III New York to-day to
attend the operators tournament at Hard
man Hall thls afternoon and evening. The
entries for the various events included
operators from m Of the principal cities
OF the country. several from the Pacific
coast being among the number.
The tournament opened this afternoon.
the first event being the ladies' class, open
to all lady operators. 800 words to be sent,
first prize for sending $50. Tor receiving
$25. Second prize sending, S25.
The other events of the afternoon were
as follows:
Second event-Mossage class. for the j.
w. Mackav prizes for receivers, consisting
Of a gold medal valued az $3.50 tor first
prize; medal valued at 500 tor second
prize. and nickel typewriter for third
prize, the test lasting one hour.
Third event-Class A, open to ell eX-
cept those who might have sen. more than
235 words IN five minutes IN n previous
tournament first prize, 500 second
pr.ze, S7J, receiving prizes same as send
ing.
Tor the evening the following were the
events:
fourth event-Class b. open TO all ex-
cept those who might have sent more
than 30 words in nve minutes IN a pre-
viOus tournament-hr5t prize, 500; Sc
cOud prize, $40, receivers prizes the same
as sendcrs.
Fifth evcnt-The W. p. Phillips class,
open TO all-frst prize. 500; second prize.
SO: Receiving prizes sano rs sending,
sendors IN his class 70 use Walter T..
Phlllips's code. and Il receivers could not
copy as much as could be sent the decision
to bo made from the Walter p. Phillips
register, which would DO Ia operation IN
each class.
sixth evcnt-Championship class, for
the championship Ot the world, open 20
all-puze championship medal and first
. prize. 500; second prize, $40. Receiving
prizes same as sending.
THE RESULTS.
Third event-Class A.. open to all who
bad not sent over 235 words in five
minutes IN previous tournaments-FIrst
prize. 500, to r. -. Moore. z42 words
second prize, S75, to Il. C.. McReady, 24Z
words.
FIFTH cyent-W. P. Phillips code class
First sending prIze. 500, {. Y. SQuircs, Of
the United Press. New YORK second send,
ing prize. S7j, j.. ii. Curlotte, OF the United
Press. New York.
Tho fourth event will not be decided
until MONDAY.
Championship of the World-First prize,
sending. Frank j. kim, of the United
Press. New York, 2fS words, no errors I.
l.. Catlin, New York, 243 words, n errors
X. C.. McItoady, Washington, d.. g., 2iJ
words. eleven errors; William Gibson
New York. 24G words, two errors. Ihe
first prize and the champIOnshiD medal
was awarded to T.. j. hihm aud the second
Prize Cs7jJ 20 L. J.. Chtlln, the decision
being based upon the superior Morse OF
former. The award III the other cOnpetl-
lions will DC announced on Monday.
AMAcKAY INCIDENT.
Tho gold medal offered for competition
by John v. Mackay was exhibited from
the platform. and the a-nuouncement was
| made at the same time that q message mad
been received from his physician mat he
was rapidly conyalescing. IL was unani-
mOusly decided TO transmit q message 10
Mir. Mackay thanking HIM for his interest
IN the tournament and expressing the
hone that he might speedily recover.
Among thelnterested spectators tonight
were A. T.. Chandler, president OF the
Postal Telegraph Company: W. II. Baker,
vice-presldent l.. c., Bradley, assistant
general manager f. W. Jones ana VI. NJ.
DAVIS, electricians &. a. Adams, Phlla-
delphla j.. II. Emery. general manager OF
the Postal. and Waiter T.. Phillips. general
manager vi the United Press.
EVENT NO. ,.
The second event was the message class.
The test was that five receivers were TO
copy messages for one hour. with Ar. VIII
liam Gibson as the sender. He sent ninety
seven messages during the time allotted
an dnprecedented number. Several Of the
receivers dropped out early IN the contest.
J.. a. Couey and +. j. Faulkner, Of New
York; +. .. Thomson, OF Norwlcl, and j..
H.. Jones, Of San francisco, copied the
matter during the entire hour and one OF
these will win the first prize. 4 decision
IL this class will be announced Monday.
Squlres, who won the first prize IN the
Phillips code class. sent 500 words IN seven
minutes aud forty-fye seconds-an aver
age of nearly slXty-fye words per minute.
Curlette sent the same number OF words Ia
eight minutes and seven seconds.
THE LADY WINNERS.
Ladies' Class-Winners: Sending, Miss
Saudberg. first pTize; Miss Wagner,
second. Receiving: Mrs. White first. Miss
Saudberg second.