New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-14

HEROIC STOICISM OF THE VICTIMS.
NEW KIND OF SPoET-FoRTY MEN N FrF
TEEN MINUTES AND FIFTEEN SECONDS.

TEEN MINUTES AND FIFTEEN SECONDS
From The Pail Mall Gazette
1t the first night of the shaving contest be
Lloyd. OF Fulham and strong hopes were enter
talncd 10y the spectators that the contest would not
b. blOollesS one. The curtain oi the lmi"rlal
Theatre In the Aquarium was down. and IS the
spectators filed into their SEATS he men turned up
The collars 81 Their coats ana me women -i,Vtr"I
The referee. snort and round-bodi"i gentleman
The Pail Mall representative, taking the blulsh-
white articles OF agreement from the inside pocket
ponship Lloyd is the challenger. and | under
stand that If LLOYD IS defeated Wick viii 20 to
The IS TO be- thu sole judge 81 points. and
there is but stipulation in the articles OF agre"-
tween cuts arising from inei'iccncy ana those when
may be- il" 10 ln"guaiiirS 81 ihr surface IL ,l Is
place" Tn" referee climbed the stops leading
lost - view The occupants Of ne back seats
AMI ~ the gallery gan % stamp th"lr i"rt by
way Of Informing tn management that ih e proper
IN" signal was given and ~" curtain was raisr,i
The SPECTATOR looked rron a 70" OF ten barriers
chair. Behind these. -f d small i1hr. s1t me rel
ere, A. hl- right haa.. ou ID" table. was stop
watch In 'front.' ~ him was som" paper Hr Was
busily engaged IN writing The occni3nts 81 ID"
applause me referee paid no attention. evidently
believing mat hr WIS entitled 10 H.
stepped - he foDtehts which "'r" on vacation
AMI road a." articles of agreement hhshnE WIN
,"g'.'''S i'' c,.h,s' INV aupi,uii The referee
sI fi,f fl. men were io shave against cdch othtr
for an hour each night nnti - c"mo"r Is. by when
time. 100 hlf opinion. IN" question %. ,'I' ,iVrH;
Tn. rotor. retired ami sat down at his table
T1en he orchestra consisting Of pianist. fen TO-
TIE strains were low AMI m"urniu me SORT ol
,r..lrn,,. ~ the villain AMI the extreme PERI OF
he heroine. Thrr- was tramp OF many i'ei,
ant a blly OF MY or sixty men marched IN IN an
Irregular manner upon the stage. h'} iotlhc cl =
..rni-c.rcl~ behind the referee. ana almost l'el
such parts 81 me- 'Fr =. ".rr n' ,"J H.. REL
cree ana ten BARRIERS chairs suddenly me or
chestrt hurst forth into 4 liv'iirr AR. am AZ
Wlck AMI Mr. LLOYD strod" upon ne ,t3sS S ~ u
perfectly accurate Mr. l1oyd strobe 3nt Mr.. rih he's
check. ate as smooth 80 q mlrhl','"ti"I xxx,
AMI upon his grr lp Is mat Cr"n4 oi d ,SI Ir
au,Iuc can develop into that condition Of IohnSt-
1,r, II. contour by an absent minded cnrw would
l.. inp1s- iLl. Mr.. WICK vas supp" ~ ms move
nrrr.sch i nery y Nir Lioyl much taller
anI stronger looking Than his adversary II H."
men wrr %pp2r Ioa nj i" 69cS 81 Wck Ihc lat
tors opponent wears no mar ny ~ ill, ~ h, 1
,,tl,u H.. coul! raise both WhisN'rs. beard am
,'stnchr n, dl not seem So much AT HON" I'M
T M, ib unlIc .z. as his opponent, Both men
wrre clad in larg" whit" aprons. N''1iHp"inH '' -,
NH. aprons They carried towels soap. soap boxes
and shaving brushes lillt 81 thr 'on,ilE'h, t y,
MIR LLOYD The two principals looked az the row oil
chairs and saiG they YER" too close t"S, ~
81 victims looked ~ the chairs the asst ,ian'. me
tr,ucltulS spectators ana At 'ath otU'f some
of them erinnrI, but most 3l lnrin r,r
grave dem'luor AZ II they thor.ukhiy i'"I S,'pl
were Young None of them seemed To nave pIS"l
~. thlrjeth milestone while IN" CHICKS 81 ne. Il
foy had seldom been caressed by raHor. ~ AIR ,
..rs ~ The combaians and lust A. deeply
~f me lathercrs shoutcI Vow step up
g,nts" The chairs were instantly hilrl Towels
~ "s b,,,J the ref re-. in "A tone devoid
Ech rn'sfr d,shcd into theme that breathei
r.,,o and slaughter. The spectators stamped their
gt mon the hoor and the battle RACED with IN,
t.amricd fer1clty WICK quickly demonstrated
tIity nf his movement throw his admirriN lulo
,,11 aho%i hat he possessed down-cnt that was
certain to save tim" II there w'rr No. pr"Inn'rah'Is
nr'o,t'T va scr.lpnr the chin Of his Wick sprlng
to the chair and attcied ms '%fon 'r s"l @w
with a c"lcriiy Tint promls"i Rg', ~ iU'' ,hirfy
however LLOYD sh9yca NJ , tn HIN ma" IN nfpcen ' l
onds. but the checks ni 'h, ,,'"ii ~ go t,iI ~
The moment man waS shavqn ne , wnS Il, t''" rhe
towel that had rested upon hs clrs' wa VA ' WN,h
away ana another was thrns, mio MS n,," 49,
No water w ',"w.l and used a handkerchief
Hnotber looked AT the towel su>piciousiN AS u ~"
M meyer a,nIdecoratcd face when it was wiped
win , nlS Cone down another comes on was the
,'ri The contestants scraped AT top sp'h LOT
ten minutes and We're never kept w'iilnS; , Of
H. .,,.rt,,ors mounted the stage. ana 'X'lt,Hpn.
- r,,nning high, when the ret"r"" chl'i nam
~, cnnfretnnts held their hands. 81. 49,,
T'be r.rcre. came To the front ana sur III, Ml'
WI h,I NOR, men than Mr.. Lloyd. ana 'nat I'M
ing, 10Th men had a supply there coud 3D." no, con
t.at Tho spectators said. Hear near. ana 'n'
r.rcr.e added 81 move that the men VINO are mere
to ha shavnd ', divided evenly rms was carried
L, IN. suectators Mr.. Wick said n" was satlsisl
ard w The battle was renewed The pianist pulled
hi,,sIf tn,rther and thumpcd out IA wariik" strain
U,tb mon worked with t"rrilc 'hrncSh'SS, ana
tbn e,nck Of subjects getting low, When
i,,borcr shouted: ANY lady or gent want -
shavco'' 10 this appeal there was ~, response huI
thcre heinp no more to shave IN" referee SaW
th,t tic contest ended Tor th' 'N"nlllE, ne
cnntesiants he said. had been shtVlng ior hiteel
,nInutns and nfteen seconds IN tlnll in' MI W lex
had ebaved forty and Mr. l.oyu tnrty-on" men
lie would deduct from Mr.. w lex scor" as, Il
ground Of cuts. did you deduct me? shouted "A
v,unp man i'm the back seats; w nat happened 10
yon?' asked the referee "Iherc was vas. piece cut
tators rn,reI ''Nho cut YOU! asked the referee
lava vas the reply. The referee said he
,hou.L, ,h,t his score correct. ana that ne
uoui55 click 10 IT, lie added that If the contest
was ia last for two weeks that Mossrs. Wick ana
IIoyd would probably he able 10 shave London be-
fore The finish He suggested that some coal heay-
ers shoud be secured wise suggestion on ms
part as with tender subjects the contestants hardly