The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-28
SkA TING.
Good Ice on Nearby Lakes Prospect OF an
Active Racing Season.

toou Ice on Nearby Lakes Pros pect OF an
Active Racing Season.
The cold weather OF the past few days has
had Its effect on the shallow lakes In the vicinity
OF New York. and there was excellent skating
for those who cared to take short trips out Of
town yesterday The Fresh Air Club. whose
members are always among the FIRST to Indulge
In the winter sport, received advlcea that there
Ia already fine ice ut Orange Lake. Newburg;
Surprise Lake. Cold Spring: Summit Lake, Gem
trail Valley. and Verona LAKE, Montciair. while
Congers Lake. In Rockland county. IL expected
to be In condition for skating to-day.
The advance guard OF the club will make q
trip to Orange Lake to-day under the guidance
OF Pathfinder W. b. Curtis. and big excursion
Ia planned for the New Year holiday period.
twenty-five members and seven OF the
women's section will stay at Newburgh on Sat-
urday night. and spend Sunday and New Years
Day on Orange Lake.
Those who depend on Van Cortlandt Lake
for their outdoor skating. will have to defer
their sport a little longer. The Ice Is now about
two inches thick. but the Park Comm issioners
will not take the risk OF allowing q crowd on
the surface until there 10 at least six inches Of
solid Toe. The burning down OF the old house
used by the skaters will limit the accent oda-
ton at Van Cortlandt. but tho barn OF the
Shamrock Harrlers has been fitted up az tenn
porary quarters.
Since the weather gave promise OF good
sport. the race promoters have been on tho
Jump arranging outdoor and indoor meetings
, and O number OF important events have
already been outlined for the crack speed and
figure skaters. Montclalr will make the frst
bid for the talent with a race meet on New
Years Day at Verona Lake. A auarter-mile
| track has been laid out and heated dressing
rooms are provided or the competitors. The
| events to be decided are one-mile novice, one
mile handicap and tn ree-mile handicap.
The National skating Association has allot-
| ted the Western cham pionship meeting to st,
Paul while the Eastern championships will be
held under the auspice. OF the New burgh Wheel
%est-rn meetins taSe rlacs on II. Jan 70 aud ~
| This would allow the skaters TO compete in the
eif%S, at Ne%BgTsn on Feb and adj 10 Gnu The
ssrrsaGement a., "a not suit ths wssteTTnsrs
%as RS t the ts. W aou nf Is svs
| so that the Western meeting could be held
during the second week in ebrnary at the
| Manager W. II Robertson has applied for
permission to hold the indoor ska ins cham.
Pittsburg. The rink Is said to be the iarRest 10
the world aud csps bic Of a, coln IN odating 6,Vot
hs ShT and in addition to indoor cham
pionship. at all standard distances. handlcsr
amt scholastic events are scheduled. The New
mile Greater New YORK champon,, {, McClane
300 and |. 5OO-m champion; II. McPartlau
, and X. q. Pauldug. are air Hady booked Tor The
Pittsburg carnival which will be held early 10
February.
The figure skating championship will also be
held in February. un Ter the auspices OF the IT
] Nicholas Skat nR Club. The event promsea u
be nternational IN character. a. the officials o.
the y = A. have received word that Bless
barh b. the Austrian who last season won the
European cham, ipnsh y. intenis coming e
! this country to try hi- skill against Arthur j
! kaane. The American champion.
The feature at Clermont Avenue Rink. Brook
Ign. last night, was one mile skating race with
/ nina starters. ". " Swad. y. u A. c.. IN ds
good use OF his Coward handicap aud wor
cleverly by twenty yards rom his ciubmate. A
Y Sarony who started from scratch. O>ca
luni ~ the Brooklyn Hockey Team, another
bacsmarker. finished third. Time. minute
IL seconds. $3.50
= NEwBuRGH. Dec 27-The Nswburgh Wheel
men. under whose nu- pic"s the national anna
tsur skating races ARE 10 br held here thu
year, agreed to-day 10 exchange dates with tn
Northwestern skating AS-orit u on. The date
now set FOR thu Eastern championship race
are Jan. ~ and ~. Tn" fact that the New
hurgh Wheeimen have the races in hand l.
positive guarantee that every amateur VIII
enters viii npt only have q TAR show but &c
what ne wins. The races run on will he 90
m-tres, Loo metres. o.OOO metres and lO.OV
metres,