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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-19

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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-19

MANY have said their children would
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Small precautions often prevent
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A SAD ACCIDENT.

Mr.. Ed. c. Jungkind, the well-known
druggist of this city, received the sad
news yesterday of a severe accident
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o., his home. In stepping from a
street car she fell and broke her arm,
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FAST TRAIN SERVICE AGAIN RE-
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THE LIVER KEEPS PEoPLEwELI

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TIE AND COUNTY TAX COL
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Notice is hereby given that the state
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poll taxes for the year 1897 are now
due. JOSE CASSIANO,
10-S-tf Tax Collector BeXar County.
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The new caps of the mail carriers
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"A flock Of Wild geese passeu over
the city last night from the northwest
going in a southeasterly direction. A
sign of a norther.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-31

skates lower and more crouched than
his antagonist. The moment shown is
when he gives the final drive with his
left foot. and in another instant the
arms viii be across the body, the right
straight out and the left bent across
to the opposite knee. The sway of the
body to the right is well marked at this
stage of the stroke, While in figure 2
McCulloch has not yet completed his
stroke with the left, and stands with
hig weight on both feet
Figure shows Lordhal in q charac-
teristic pose; besides being a skater he
is also a gymnast and alI-round ath-
lete. His style differs greatly from
the others in the swing of the arms for
ward and backward rather than from
side TO side. He also skates in a more
erect posture than the others, but is
not so speedy. In the force and grace
of this pose. how closely he approaches
in its main lines the gladiator of Agas-
las, the personihcation of manly
strength and athletic effort.
J. Z. McCulloch, the present amateur
champion of the world, is also an all
round athlete, and his summers spent
in boat and canoe, or running, jumping
and cycling, With his winters in the
gymnasium and rink, have given him
superb and even muscular develop
ment.
Every artist knows the limitations of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-31
MUSCLES OF THE SPEED SKATER
PHYSICAL PRoCLIVITIES OF THE
WORLDS CHAMPIONS.
Bony Framework, Long Legs and
Feet-Stroke Made By the Worlds
Champion Average 45 Feet.

There must be something irresistiby
attractive about speed skating, when
crowds Will sit patiently in the cold,
hour after hour. TO see competitors
skate in pairs, race after race, scarcely
knowing who is winning, but content
with merely watching the champions
gathered together from the hardest
nations of the world, to settle the
question as TO which country shall
bear off the palm for speed and en-
durance on the ice track
The same interest that makes one
follow the flight OF the gull. skimming
the waves with outSpread wings and
graceful undula1ing sWuop, the same
interest that holds us spellbound before
the gynnast in his daring aerial-hight
from the trapeze 10 the hands of has
partner is awakened at the sight of
the skater as he flies along scarcely
touching the ice and apparently eX-
ceeding in speed the bounds of mature,
with nlomentary, unstable pose. now
extended like a bird taking wing or
again crouchcd and tense, like q tiger
about to spring on its prey.
There is a marked likeness in the
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body weight being on the ball of the
foot and this action is prevented by the
long skate. except Just at the end Of
the stroke, when they are unable from
the quickneSs of the motion, to put
much force into the movement. This
popularity of figure is rendered indiS-
tinct in many men who cycle in sum-
mer and skate in winter, but Johnson
and McCulloch, both expert wheelmen,
have told me that at the end Of their
skating season. their calf measurement
is always at least one inch less than
when they put away their wheel for
the winter.
In a long race the steady rhythmical
swing with arms at rest on the back,
as shown in figure 1, is relieved only
when corners are to be turned. Then
they are brought down and swung from
side to side to help in taking the curve.
but it is when the last lap is entered
upon and everyone among the specta-
tors feels that the moment of supreme
interest is approaching, that the real
beauty and grace of the skater is
shown at its best. The arms are
brought into action and swung straight
from the shoulder, the body falls I'M
consciously into poses worthy the best
efforts of a sculptor, ever changing
with a rapidity the eye can scarcely fol-
low
CHAMPION RACING PosTUREs.
In figure we see Nilsson, the present
champion of the world just as he has
taken stroke with the right foot, his
arms tense. and held ready for the in
slant when the right foot will be drawn
up and showed forward once more. How
beautifully the ma gnificent thigh mus
cles swell out and how gracefully the
lines of the figure compose express
x,F, I
alert strength that is felt in Myrou'a
masterpiece. the Disc Thrower!
In figures 2 and 8 we have Donoghue
the ex-champion, and McCulloch, the
amateur worlds champion, in charac-
teristic poses, which show them as if
squirting at the finish of a race
1t will be noticed that Donoghue
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stroke of all the most successful racers,
After the first scramble at the start,
when they seem to be running on their
skates. rather than skating, they soon
settle down to the Thythnlical SWaydng
swing, with body sWerving from side
10 side as the weight in changed from
one foot to the other. while the head
moves on in a direct line. The back
is fexed at tine hips tili 1T is horizontal
or even more than that, for Smart, a
famous English professional. 6hated
so low that he could see the course be-
hind him from between his legs The
Thighs are strongly heXed, and the
arms kept folded along the back. The
main force is e0erted by the powerful
muscles of the thigh. loins and back,
while the muscles OF the arms and
calves have but Mttle work TO do.
CALF MUSCLES NOT DEVELOPED.
There is an idea current that q
skater is characterized by large calf
muscles, just as is a cyclist or a, run
her, but this impression is not borne
out by the tape measure. The reason
of this small development is due in
great measure 10 the shape of the
skate, on whose design much thought
has been spent and endless expert
1nents undertaken.
The present Norwegian racing skate.
probably been evolved from the ski or
Song snow shoe. which is stin used in
travelling across country over the deep
snow of q Norwegian winter; to pre-
vent side slipping, they were first
grooved and afterwards shod with
iron and adapted to use on the ice.
Axel Paulson, the most prominent
figure among the Scandinavian skat-
erg, invented a snow skate With many
points common 10 the ski and the
present "reacher" used by the modern
racer He seems to have been Of an
ingenious TURN of mind, for he also in
vented a skate that emitted a drop
Of oil at each stroke to minimize fric-
ton.
Paulson is credited with the modern
style of skating as we'll as with the
perfecting of the modern Norwegian
''reacher." which differs materially
from the ordinary form
There is but little change in the make
of the modern racing skate. The Nor
weSians prefer to have the heels raised
more than the Canadians or Americans.
They believe it helps their speed in
short races. McCulloch, the present
amateur champion of the world. has
the heels slightly raised. the blade
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-31
DETERMINED - HIS TRAcKs


On examining closely the mark made
81 The ice Of a stroke made by Nilsson.
the professional champion. one is at
once struck by the groove left by the
skate blade, straight and clean, till Just
at the end, when it deepens and
swerYes out. broadening into d scrape
made by the toe after it leaves the ice
after giving its final push He main
tains that the sWerVe and serape is
what indicates the mans speed. and
claims the ability to tell a fast man by
examining his tracks. with the GER
8aiuty that one Of Fenimore Cooper's
heroes could recognize the trail of a
hostile Indian by his footprints in the
soft turf. Nilsson even goes SO far as
to estimate the skaters speed with no
other guide than the sound of the final
stzipp" of the toe as II leaves the ice.
This final touch given, by the toe of the
skate sometimes makes the difference
between q champion and an unsuccess-
f,lI aspirant for the honor, although the
main force of the stroke is obtained
from the strong muscles that extend
from the hip joint and the knee. Teb-
b.,ft the English amateur champion
SAYS; "When the skate leaves the ice
it is travelling fast. and any dig or
twist will cause the blade to drag and
scrape the ice and greatly affect the
force The whole skate must be lifted
I'D at the same moment" Joe Donog-
hue follows this style very closely. but
the writer would probably modify his
opinion after seeing the style and skate
marks Of The fastest skaters of the
present day. such as Nilsson. McCul-
loch. johnson and Rudd- The stroke
made by the present champion meas
ures IS feet, and seldom varies in the
longest race.
Speed skaters have always been
found in groups or schools, and in Eng
land we read Of the Welney school,
headed by Turkey Smart" suppIant-
ing that of SoutherIy. At the present
time Christiana has its brilliant school,
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photography in art and the difficulty of
getting pose that can be held, and
yet can truly represent the unstable
equilibrium of a moving athlete; but,
bearing in mind all these limits and the
impossibility of exceeding them, we
may take this statuesque, bronZelike
figure with its long. graceful curves
oyer the rounded back. the torso
crouched with muscles tense and knot
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Notice to Snortsmen and Hnnters.

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broadened and gradually curved up
ward in front TO prevent 1t cutting too
Cgeply into the ice and tripping him
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ted for the spring forward, with ex
tended thigh and raised foot, with its
clenched fist and set lips, as represent
ing and expressing the very apotheosis
of the speed skater.
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PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT.

The physical peculiarities of the
skater, which are we'll illustrated in
his figure, are seen both in the bony
framework and the muscular develop
ment- (Figure l. The body is short,
the chest deep and capaeious. the thigh
bones are abnormally long, the legs are
long. as are the feet, while the arch of
the foot is fat, making the instep large
and broad. In muscular development.
we see still more marked pecuIiarities.
The neck and back are strong and mus
cular, as result OF the crouched posi-
ton. The arms are small and weak.
the muscles of the loins are well de-
Veloped by the constant sWaying. while
the extensor muscles about the hip
joint and the muscles of the thigh are
magnificently developed. and swell out
beautifully and clean cut under the
skin of a skater in good condition. The
calves are as a rule poorly developed,
for these leg muscles are enlarged by
such movements as raise the heel, the
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headed by such men as Mas, Lordhal
and Nor6ing. Minneapolis has it's
group. including Nillson, Johnson and
Rudd, while the Hudson river has de-
veloped such champions as the DonoS
hue brothers, Moshier and Hemment,
This grouping is largely due TO the ia
cilities offered for practicfng the art,
and the results gained depend on the
conditions and me racing customs that
grow UP about certain ice streets.
The long stretches of clear ice on the
Hudson favor strafghtaway long-dis-
lance racing, While the closed Kinks
throughout Canada and the United
States develop a style that greatly
hanGicdpS a racer on strdfghtdWdy
course In Holland they confine their
efforts to short distances, rarely going
more than 100 meters, and ct a meet as
many as 100 races will be run oil in an
afternoon The result seems to be that,
with the exception of Eden, they have
supplied few champions OF note, for
their men always come TO grief on the
longer distances. The same is partially
true of the NorWegians.
The laws OF evolution are ouriously
Illustrated IN the type of figure seen in
these champions. Just as the grey
hound for speed. the spaniel for peace.
and the bun terrier for war, have been
evolved from their common Wolhsh pro-
totype, so is the speed skater undergo
ing a process Of evolution and natural
selection. and as the giraffe survives
on account OF his long neck, which al
lows him to browse on the foliage that
is out Of the reach of bis less favored
competitors. so the speed skater. from
the length of mis- thigh and leg and the
depth of his chest, can distance his adj
Versary less favored by these meehan-
zeal advantages.
The type is best shown in the person
OF Joseph +. Donoghue, OF NeWburg,
N V, who in 1891 won the amateur
championship of the world in Holland,
and remained unbeaten till he met John
S. johnson in 1885 and John Nilsson in
1897 He still retains his inimitable
style, and is bv far the most graceful
exponent of the art.
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PLEASURE AND PROFIT

Are the certain results be secured by shopping here
pleasure because of the variety, the completion Of the
stocks; profit, because Of the moderate prices ruling. No
other firm did will do for you like we WILL Your
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HAT PLEASURE.

There's more pleasure in one
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Pleasure on account Of the style
and profit in every hat we offer
Take our $3.50 Stiff OF Fedora
Hat-where can you find it's
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Then we have all kinds of hats.
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too-Fedoras at 75c., $1.0O,
$125 and $3.50.
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THE GOVERNORS PALACE.

"After wandering through its gloomy
chambers we made our way to the
great stair and began the descent.
Crossing the plain below and picking
our way between falling walls and
crumbling remains, we proceeded to an
immense structure known as the gov
ernor's palace. This building rose ma
iesticaliy upon the summit of a broad
triple terrace. 1t was superb affair,
and pierced by no less than, nine mas
siye doorways. We went into the great
principal chamber. and from there we
passed through the various rooms,
looking in awe stricken wonder at the
mammoth figures carved upon the
walls.
Before our eyes stretched out terrace
upon terrace, court upon court, and
rows of mighty pillars, now tottering
before the irresistible force of decay,
space upon space of empty. chambers.
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