The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-05
SKATING.
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PoUeHKEEPsIE, Feb. 4.-Fino weather and
splendid ice contributed to the enjoyment OF the
postponed events OF the National Amateur
Speed Skating Association ut Spring Lake this
afternoon. The attendance was good. McCul-
loeb, tho Canadian wonder, won the quarter
mile championship of America. He clearly out.
classed an ambitious and speedy field. He was
not crowded at all, except by Alfred Y. Morgan,
X. A. O., who fell into his stride on the straights.
but could not catch the Canadians clever knack
OF shaving the posts on tho turns. Charlcs Nc
Clayo. n. Y. A. c., buried his chances in = snow
bank on the backstrotch and did not qualify.
For tho first heat in tho qunrter.mile cham.
pionship tho lineup. was: 0lmstead, Gibbs,
BelleIsuille; MeDonsiG. and Pa PSSpildinGs; i. Nc Nc.
Portage man and "Baldy" Gibbs, the New:
p DnSs w MbiSR Fssai Red IN pr aiSAbs Ssnf favor lSa '' By a
small margin. Pnatoa l din 4 ga sSwnng ,cS out ut toe too e far
Ian MpG and dG BOUGHT Eor y inso in a snowSsSS. The second
heat brought out McCulloch. Morgan Of
the X; A. C.; .r. winner of ot the 9no;%ilS G In.i
year, and McClave, N. Y. A. G.. holder of tho
twenty-five. mile amateur championship of
instant OF the crack of tho pistol, and dropped
into first place. leaving Morgan and McClave TO
S wss ss a q bsltsT ,S OF s0T The ' saTan9sr s' fo to n wsliS
n lap rested with McClave, but he spoiled his
good work by running on the turns and ON the
landed on a cake flee. As McClave went down
Morgan jumped over him, thus saving. himself
II '' N'''N"D' Wv NA.'n'' 'e'0a. -
would win the hnal heat. but his performance
was looked for with interest, rs. 1t was wins
pered that he would try to break the record;
on the first turn Increased his lead. The finish
S Mssn inpteRssslSy ,, SSeI h,asn. S On The ina last 4. stretch n1stch
rods nds" Of a loeomoti S's' and Morgan lIsS a 'y YARD be.
hind. strove desperately to CLOSE, up the daylight
between himself and the Canadian. Although
Meculioc h. won tho heat, with Morgan second.
Gibbs was plainly exhausted, but no finished in
Before the. event Galbraith met with an
accident. While practicing he ran into a rope
thrown thT bastwsrd with his such force as to Of Knock
him senseless. He was not dangerously hurt,
but, was taken homo without delay.
programme. sMcCuiloch did not start, and this
looked iii. was persuaded to 90, in and try for
first place. He was matched against. Belle
19uIl ss Il re + oh lfs .h heat ncS an% s 50 closely nidE AZ dia the the
Paulding we're matched in the second heat.
out by fifty yards, Mcdonald tried to qualify
against time, but failed: The final heat brought
McClave apparently overmatched him, but the
Newburg champion clung to every inch Of gain
he could get. At tho finish of the third lap
Gibbs as he turned into the stretch was q yard
or two ahead. By n sudden rally and squirt he
increased this to four yards and got over the
line a winner. He tainted at tho finish. Sum.
maries:
Qusrter.Mie Championship of Amorioa.First heat
won by II. p. Mcdonald. Moutreal; I. D. Gibbs. New
burg, second; b. BeIIefeuille, Rat Portage. Canada,
third. Time. 40 seconds.
Second heat7-won by j. X. McCuIlooh. Winnipeg;
A. Y. Morgan. K A. C.. second. Time. ~ seconds.
Final heat-won ~ Mcculloch. Morgan second.
Gibbs third. fine. 42 10 seconds.
Pursuit Race-Ftrst heat won by FREQ D. Gibbs, B.
Bellefeuille second. Time, 1 minute 81 10 seconds.
Second heat-won by Charles McClavo. n. Y. A. o.;
Robert @. Paulding: n. Y. A. c.. second. Time. l
minute 81 40 seconds.
Third heat-H. p. Mcdonald Of Montreal against
time. Time won. 1 minute 80 40 seconds.
Final hent-won by Gibbs. McCIave second. Time.
/ minute 81 25 seconds.
one.Mile Handicap-won by B. Bellefeuille, 100
yards: F. ID. Gibbs. 100 yards. Newburg. second; Y.
A. Kent. 17b yards. Cornwa all. third; +. r. sager. 100
yards. Nevburg. fourth. Gibbs. Sager. and Kent fell
i've yards from the finish. and all three slid over the
mark,