The morning times., 1897-01-31
Sites AGAIN CHAMPION
He Proved Himself the Speediest
of the Local Skaters.
The Winner of the Three-Mile e Race
Will Hold the District Cham
pionship Another Year.

Yesterday was a gala occasion at the Ice
Palace, for there We're skating races galore.
Along with the more serious competition
which decided the District championship
for the year, there was a hot race bet ween
the junior skaters OF the city, entitled
the race OF the Brownies but the Iaost
fun was enjoyed when little Jack Mace,
impersonatiug policeman, and =. ID.
Bailey, mendicant OF the approved type,
started on their half-mile race at ) o'clock.
Though there was fair sized crowd on
hand, the attendance was undoubtedly af-
fected by the excellent skating on the
river and elsewhere.
The boys race took place at 5 o'clock
in the afternoon. and il was really eX-
citing contest. Though Fred Berger won
the race, he would not have done 50, tut
for the unfortunate fall Of young Willie
Towers, who clearly had the race in Land
when he fell on the last turn. Willie is a
son OF Manager Towers, and is Il very
speedy skater for his age. If he CON
tinues to improve with his age and size he
may yet prove champion on the long
steels.
At ) o'clock the amusing policeman
tramp race came off, and the clever make
up OF little Jack and big Pete was gen
erouSly applauded when they appeared.
The knight OF the roa d skated backward,
while the miniature policeman cut the
corners in n most lawless fashion, tut
Iuuch to the delight Of the spectators.
The serious business OF the evening
commenced at O'Clock, the hour set for
10 nf be local f~harnf1ip.fS n
series. Though it was generally thought
that Harry Sites would win, the race
between him and Joe CasSin was looked
forward to with much anticipation. The
| surprisingly fine work of Cassin, who is
practically "A novice on racing skates, had
made him a general favorite, and he had
| a host of well wiShers. Seven men iined-up
| at the tape for the start, and there was
considerable apprehensi on that fouhng
would result because of the narrow track.
This fear proved groundless as the con-
| testants handled themselves extremely
We'll for amateurs.
As on the previous night Sites started
with a strong sprint in an endeavor to
! shake the field, but Cassin was lot on his
| trail, and for two laps both men skated
| within few feet Of each other and the
| spectators promised themselves III STedU
| contest This hope was dashed for in
making the turn Cassln slipped and went
down, which put him practically out of the
| race, and he skated a few laps and then
| dropped out. Steel, one of the contestants.
also had hard luck, as his skate became
| loosened and he was compelled to drop out.
After Cassins fail the interest was trans
ferred to the fight between Williams,
| Hewcs and LIE Mat for second place. VIII
hams slowed surprisingly good speed and
| succeeded in capturing the place, Hewes
| taking third and LIE Mat fourth, with
! Hawes and Frear close behind.
A summary of the points scored by the
| various contestants on a basis of five
points for a first, three for a second and
two for third is as follows: Sites, 2
points; Cassin, 8 points; Hewes, points,
and lie Mat, points.
sites accordingly wins the gold medal
and the District championship, while Cas-
sin and Hewes will be awarded with a
silver medal each. The officials were:
Referee, Mr.. R. W. Maupin; judges, Messrs
Mcdonald and Crist.