The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-27
E SKATERS COMPETE.
REYNOLDS WINS THE NILE CHAN
PIONsHIP, BUr rs PROTE5TED.

proysufp MIR "a rrs
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MePartiau swinss Toe wide In the Ma
iossi Ev-rt. bat Takes the Handicap 0.
Mueh Faster Iime-Goos weather SAD
Ice f"vor' the Ho"rss"ent nj SILVER h"ks
The interrupted speed skating tournament.
which embodies the national amateur cham
pionships, got n fresh start yesterday 1t Silver
Lake. staten Island. An attempt had been
made to run on the programme at Cove Pond.
near Stamford, last week. but after one days
fair skating the ice gave out before any OF the
regular Championship could DO pulled on. The
risky experiment OF . change OF venue was
then resorted to by the management and
fortunately for all concerned the atmospheric
conditions proved exceptionally favorable. In
fact Yesterday Is likely to be ~commemorated as
q red letter date In skating annals, inssmuch as
1t seems to have ended the meddlesome career
oi tue 100000 which mas Tor so many YEAR,
msrred the enterprises OF the NATIONAL ska'inE
"S TSs nroar.uu0 v..,,ra,v r,.r.
/. broke on at stamford. .rosp. that tn. proie.-
sionai events were judiciously dropped. Ad-
mIrer. of speed skating took axratfyins amour.
of interest In tho proceedings, and the trolley
cars running direct from Staten Island Ferry 70
tn. lake were well p..ronl,ed shrourhoa. the
oey oy natives ana new iorkers. Inc iARe was
frozen over hard from shore TO thore. but tho
recent snov had naoL .d nm ton and I, va onlv
h~nao" 80 o" y,
by untiring industry that . space admitting OF
Tho ,,ra,vbtausv na,h for ,hs ou.r,.r-myi.
.,..a.rs ON. Iii as,.n..a ,r, NO, oom,i.,.
yesterday and 1I III. s chs%pion. sSt a over pV TIM, dis.
t.nc, wa. nostnon.d 10 mi. af,ernoon vb.n
,ssps w ~ni be po', noe excuse 80 ' fos . ..Sirine r. "esa
breakers. The e%llipticai path for the longer
distances will also be enlarged II conditions psr.
nit but as 1t is the course Ia satisfactory to the
competitors. the sides being practically straight
and the curves at each end easy to negotiate.
Inc racing opened promptly at 2;3o o'clock In
the afternoon. with the trial heats Of the one
undertook to figure In the dual capacity OF
refsrse and starter. The judges on hand were
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Forest Bostwick. and tho onciai watches were
New Yort' ana Can't. w A. Turn,n ThIr,..n,h
| Regimsnt. Brookiyn.
MI, The mrs, nea, fell to 2: McP.stlan, the clever
hract,ts M STAN ford ,ast WsSn,de A
SoIds. The Shieavo ,snert Snisi,.d .,cnSa
Tann,.. Soon.. -. 49, an,h. rInS.S.
s sham1 a.; : Motssn, the iatsrsonolssti 10
the next tw1 meats. ana after 2 short
caiIed To- prha Ar, Jrdm.a nv r ,ha w"
p%srstiv. times. a. we'll as III. previous recon-.
MFBATtlAn WAS HlutRd AA aura Wilma hnf
Ill. nnan ano,hns rhuSn GVnrs
trouble at the critical moment. The contestants
a.. smny oh MnI1sy even ,.Lm', guy At.er .ne
II. was Closely TV followed S BY Morgan ryan and m 'f Rsy:
nolds, and this order was maintained up to
the last lap, with the others hanging on in
good style. Rounding the bend for the home
Hiss an. ~ nni4. HDg swunx very
wIue' anu neynoiur' nufgins tho IMAGINARY
Ssro' snSs 'ntT the Lead Sa MoPsTtlsn'; blum.
cover his stroke In tims TO get better than
nni,hs3 tLird abont four vsras hshind sna
h.rsiw. To-, In I'm, 80 rsonss ~ "a
veroiy ivos y IRONY OF ,ooney; VINO msuo =
piOn stephen O'Brien kent we'll up with tho
procession most of the way, but from want OF
training In the Oman he failed to oults reach n
| place. The winner was protest.,i by MORGAN ON
n.oss..,on. .ronnd- "a ~. ns. i,I
pIVsoS'io"si t'ou"u'. u priNss Woro With-
heid.
Eight representative skaters turned out for
we one. nue. hanaicnp, ana MeIhftian solaced
..caNds 49,. ,in'. mu ~ hAon IN oto' I'm
aeeonas ,aseer ~" ,nan NAG oesn maae IN Tue
dnH np.onsn.p ,Dsrsoh; Sm Nieho,as sks.ng
n..uuS1 ma ma nVo' usco, ~ hyeraI sIsn. ohioo