New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-06
SKATERS BREAK RECORDS.
FAST TIME AT THE AMATEUR RACES IN
MONTREAL.
FLYERS FROM EUROPE AND AMERICA STRUGGLE
FOR THE HoNoEs-DETAILs OF
THE CoNTSTs.


Montreal Feb 5-The arst day Of the ninth an
nual worlds championship skating races OF me
American Skating Association Of Canada founo d"
arrangements for a successful. tournament coinpe'e
with a clear dry atmosphere and IL degrees OIL i'o
The condition OF the new regulation TRACK o' '''e
Montreal Amateur Athletic Association rihN M"s
all that could be wished. and the champions a''e'
their two weeks training on 1t, felt quite az "o'e
Skating enthusiasts from all parts of canaia anu
the United States are here to witness the co'e''
skaters from all over the globe con'es'eu' -o' -
has sent Mass and Loidahl: BAVARIA mas se"' -
ler. Uncle Sans contingent comprises ->'"'V
49,. Donochue. Rudd. Mosher and Let's ana
Canada Is represented by large contingent a'''o"e
them being j. X. McCulloch, OF Winnipeg merritt
and Higgins. OF 81. 1ohh' ~ d. "'N
SON. OF Toronto. -, T.,
ca,or.l worlds records were knocked 10 Smash III
a mos, astonishing style to-day. Mcou,ocn o"'-
ried off the honors of the day oy es,ao"'''s
new record of the 5ooometre race lde, 81 Hor
vtous record was that held by j. u freh u 80.
49, minutes 81 S-3 seconds. but McCulioch COY
cred the distance easily in n,shed second to
McCulloch. also lowered the RECORD o' ~ 49, ~ roo
mile professional j. Nelson. the Minneapolis boy,
Established a new record by covering the distance e,
me ZOO metre race eouaied the worlds record, held
by himself &c A. seconds McCuioch pe''s 1f sO ;I
St John ~ E., from i;4l - TO i:36 % The e rec
Sa vas lowered from $50 to so 81 by r. spooner.
81 and in the ,h hT TecoT race &
seconds TO - seconds. Summary;
FRS, racFys hundred metres sT ps.
s on w and easily as Lee 4 greene from ' '
ssSsn? P'sH @s.' 5ss" 7a'
0o Thd 1 psr J payidson se
Ter Munich Bavaria Davidson took the lead and kep;
Within feet The finishing line seyer ,Fpoet end
ciden difference lie won hrs' place n ,ne rai'
fourth psir-J X. McCulloch, wina,pes, and Alfred
Mass chtisna Norway Mass lea easily rom he Start
did form succeeded in eouallng he woras record
The mn pair were N Lordahi Of chrlsana. Norway.
and a. E. pixie q n ns 5 h,s lea he from 00
been unfortunate 10 slip and fail when near the finish
Following We're the results; Alfred Mass Norway:
4e is seconds won J. MccgloSs ws1ges as ~
third G f Greene smiths Falls, % Is seconds fourth:
Norway. 800 seconds sixth W H. Merit, 81 John'
= T. 80 a. seconds SEVENTH A r pke T9r 26n,
second race jmilc., pTofessenap; First psir-w T.
Raad S%ms in fTs easily e van 49, -, ,o.
Dcnoshue New6uEs *. s Donoeioe i@ok the lead and
MAINTAINED il e 5nc END nd. Winning Ts Sy few feet Time
;, Third Psg5n Ns,On q ss AND H0Ta
taxing the lead at he start On the third lap
Finals. John Nelson. MinHeapos 24l 10 won: zoe,
Dsyid.on Montreal: 90 a.. third: o. Rgda: M!nnc
2$c -. nth: ii P. MosheT storm King \. +. nothing
p Taa SsS s sad 'n1 a
Ms seecnd a' TSn s4; Moore 1'' and
Greene Smiths Falls. Greene easily. Time-s52 ~.
Third pair.w H. Merritt 81 John n b. and NJ
the St. John man finished only few seconds behind
Fourth pair-John Davidson. Montreal ami Julius sey
Ter. Bavaria. Seyier kept the lead throughout Time
FIFTH psr-Aifred Mass Norway. and ): X McCu-
loch. Winnipeg This the best Of the day. Ne
Culloch took the lead from the first and increased Il
he led by nearly half length, and covered the
sround in the marvellous time OF s32 40 smashing the
Finals X McC,ilioch. Winnipeg s32 45. won: Al
fred Mass Norway s37 IS second Julius Seyer Bavaria
G. f. Green. Smiths Falls. So 43. fifth; NJ I.ordahl
Norway. s55. sixth W II. Merritt 81 John. y B. s;2.,
seventh; Tom Moore Montreal 9;o7 % eighth: A e
Pixie. TGroh,o 9:l5 3-5. ninth: A. Lee Montreal
Fourth race thre--rnie professionaFirst pair ". 7.
Let's. Hoboken, y. j.. and Howard r. MosneI storm
King y. Y. Mosher kept good lead and won Time
second pair-J Nelson Minneapolis and 0. a. Rudd.
Third pair-Hariey Davidson. Montreal, and Joe,
ponoghue Newburs. 1t was wen easily by Donogh"e
Fnals-i Nelson Mnnsapols 5:s2,s, Won 9 4
burg So third H. Mosh sG0o SS5m hins' ~
MIN; Harley Davidson Montreal, s:sT ~. sixth.
Fifth race-Haf- mile backward amateur championship
JavelIe. Montreal second; r. 7. Holcomo Montreal,
third. Time SO 2-5. q new record
Sixth race,.one mile junior championship o. Grad
ond Tme-320 35. q record.
Seventh raceTwo hundred and twenty Yards hWcle;
Won: r r Hocomb. Montreal. second Time-o:25.
record.