New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06
FELL WITH THE GOAL IN SIGHT
HOW CHARLES TCLAvE LOST SECOND
PLACE IN GREAT SKATING RACE.

PLACE IN "A GREAT Shhili'b "htr>'
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Feb. (SpeciaD.-The last
OF the American amateur skating championships
were decided at Spring Lake this afternoon. the
roces being the one-nilc novice and tho ten milo
contests The races were started In n snowstorm,
and during the last lap OF the feminine race
heavy rain was falling.
There were three contestants in the novice race.
L. w. Olmstead, of Dorchester, Mass; e. A. Kent
OF Cornwall. and w r. OBrien OF the Newburg
Academy. A protest was made against Neu', ou.
he was allowed To start. O'Bron led or with all
his speed and Omstead followed. with Kent last
This was the order until the fourth lap. when Kent
made n squirt and OBrlen dropped out hent
crossed the line winner in 1891 20.
Thcrr wos great interest when the ten-mle race
for the championship OF America was announced
OF the thirteen men entered only five came to the
mark They were McColoch the champion OF
winnipeg: c. BellcfculIle, OF Rat Portage one Oh
MoCoIochs pupils: Charles McClave' OF New
York; Frederick y Gibbs. OF Ncwburs. ana Ihonnas
Cooncy. of the Cornwall Skating Club McCohoeh
led off at an easy pace. and was fohoWeu by ''Op7
McClave BeefeuIlle and Cooney, IN the o'u"i
named. This order was kept during the nls' ''p,
and nj the beginning Of the second lap ''oDS .ooN
IN. had ~ having been agreed by the skaters that
each should assist In the pace making. McCol-
loch dropped back fourth place, with beieie"i'o
I'm front of him. 1t was evident that 'ho Gu"
wanted his pupil to get second place at tIe 'i'''
AT the beginning of tho thiru H"e HiON'
ahead OF the bunch. When the skaters star'eu i"
on the fourth mile Bellecuille shot ahead an" SCI
a terrln, pace Before the mile was hh''n,u
Coonev sci the pace TO sui: himself lie star'cu III
AT the beginning of the itth ilile I'LL" ~ - 30
that killed him in four laps. -, -. ,-o,, fourth
Nicf'olloch then went TO the 'front.' lrolh i0 49,
place like whrlwnd and lett Inc tleI -. 49,,
hTfeer cards behind. When Bcilofeuille caugnt ~
g. his teacher McCooch made another spulD
Coonev hung on for about two RpH. "" tl,en
dropp6d ont Of the race at the emu OF VIZ 5 ji ~
mlr AlcCIaye stole second place from iclielltu',,
and Gibbs was travelling along close iouI1 y.
The bcginuink OF the seventh mile Nc ovcn n
N,cova tnke the pace. After McCiaFc M nltle
!, GOOD showing the Winnipeg hoy sHol, o., iNIn
I,si Mace followed by Bellefcuile and ~ W.
f'ilve and Gibbs about ten yards bcnhu. h.s.,
was eaual to the emergency and soon TOOK Se'"""
place from Bcllefeuiiic. 80 , ,., ,.uo -y,or
Tba vas the order until the ninth mile, "nen
RiIofor,iIle took the pace and went TOT an ne W.
vorth with the intention of winding MeCia'e al.9
ci,hs The scheme did not Work. Met lave anu
Gibbs stuck 10 Bcl.cfeuille. who presently zen 20
fas. rlaco Gibbs took the lead in the sccotu aIlu
third Iaps of the last mile ana AZ the noBi
- tho fourth Iap McColloch came up ana leit we
.. me iySo 70 Grht II out McCooch crossed the
Inc eorty wards ahead OF the sccono man. ,.,...
As Mci'lave Gibbs and BclieteIille we're w h1i,s
tho last turn Relefeuille was last ana YOU'D nav
TODD no ahow had not Gibbr and MeGIaFe noti
folIen When they fell Bellefeuile shot INTO SECOND
ni9ce The other Two scrambled 10 their teet Nc
TIavn got the best OF the race and Crossed inc me
eva Yards hohind Reofeuie. Gibbs crossed yard
N"Cave entered a protest against Gibbs, ana SAN
Gibbs threw him with his elbow II me acclu.i1
nd not happened McClave would nave hau sccohu
place.