The morning times., 1897-01-24

no good and the star was no actress That
was Miss Catherine Clemmons' debut She
was not "a financialsuc 70 one knows
that better than Backer Buffalo Bill But
she took her de:eat gracefully and retired
to study a new role She reappeared in
the public eye last Wednesday.
This time as the fiancee of Millionaire
Howard Gould. She has qualifications
which fit her for this part and it is easy
to prophesy that before the last act Of this
comedy OF betrothal is reached, and ths
curtain falls ON bless you. my children"
from the rector OF st. Thomas Miss
Clenmons will have Jared so well in her
speculation that she VIII be able to retire
To the tune OF nothing but money" for
the rest OK her days
The Ice Palace at Convention Hall will
not be open Monday and Tuesday evenings
OF this week. This is due 70 the fact that
the National Guard start in this week To
Use Convention Han as a drill ground and
win occupy these twg nights until she
end Of the skating season Boards win be
put down for the accommodation Of the
guard ana the drilling win be done ON this
flooring over the ice The floor is 50
arranged that it can be taken up or put
down IN a little over an hour, each piece
being OF the tongue ana groove va
riety, and it VIII not in any way injure tn-
ice or destroy its surface
Morning and afternoon sessions viii be
held tomorrow and Tuesday and on
Wednesday evening the evening sessions
win be resumed Beginning with This
week the management mas decided not to
cha
and skate privileges at the afternoon ses-
sions, So that one admission after this ciI
suffice for everything at that time This
win have the effect OF Increasing the at
tendance and lessenins somewhat the
inconvenience noticeable OH account If
the large crowd which uses the ice al the
evening sessions.
The ice in the afternoon is generally much
better than at any other time, as it has not
been used so much, and retains It's fine,
smooth surface UpJO the close Of the session.
Wednesday evening at > O'Clock there viii
be q hockey game between the Johns Hop
Ains University and AII-WashinetOn teams,
and a close, exciting game is expected ard
promised. The Johns Hopkins team is one
Of tie strongest in the United States, and
| recently played a tie game with the Yale
Hockey Club, probably the best there is IN
this country The players on the team are
| oil splendid individual skaters and the
| team work put up is said 10 excel anything
i Of concerted work seen IN tins vicinity.
| The team which viii oppose the visitors viii
| ne made M from about sixteen or eighteen
| local pIa yeTs, who have been hard at work
| practicing since the opening OF the rink in
| November.
All the candidates for the team are ex-
| ceIlent skaters, and there is every pros
| peCt that q team Will be gotten together
! which viii be able to Withstand success
| fully the heavy rushes OF the Johns Hopkins
| players The team has been pTaCticing for
/ two weeks now in advancing the puck,
guarding the goal and the like. and it is
| confidently expected that it will make
| good showing Wednesday night
| on Thursday Friday and Saturday even
| ings races for the championship ofthe Dis
! trict AMI the state Of Maryland viii be held
| There VIII be about fifteen entries IN these
| races. and some Of the fastest men on the
| long steels in this vicinity have signifi u
| their intention OF participating Harry
| Sites. who holds the championship at tho
present time. Will enter for all the dis
| tances. while a number OF others. VINO have
only come out into prominence this year,
| wiII be in thcTush.
| Among the instructors there are num-
ber who are exceptionally fast on the
/ racing skates, and among these lie Mat.
| Hughes, Lewis. Strickland anI one or two
| otheis will probably enter All OF the men
who are down as intending To start have
| been training at the rink for some time
past, and very good time has been made
by some Of them during preliminary trials
| The distances to be raced will be one, two
and three miles, one race to take place
| each evening, and a gold medal will be
| given 10 the winner of each event First
/ and seconds, as we'll a thirds, Will be count
ed up according TO an established rario, and
| the man coming oIt a the end of the meet
| with the most points To his credit VIII be
entitled to the skating championship medal
| OF the District and the State Of Maryland
The First Gentleman of Europe new
play by Mrs Frances HOdgSon Burnett, of
this city. and George Fleming. viii be pro-
duCed tomorrow night at the Lyceum The
ater, New York city. The play pictures
George " as a young man, when he was
| the Prince OF Wales, and before he had be-
come a physical and moral wreck. James
E. Hackett Will pla Y the title part, and Joe
| WheeIoCk, jr, Will be in the cast