The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11

Phenomenal Performances In Switzerland
by Peder Oesilund.

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For the first time In Eve years the amateur
speed skating championship OF England was
decided at Littleport on Feb. 10. The latest
foreign mail brings particulars Of the event
and Of several other in important Ice contests.
Twelve Of the eighteen men entered zane TO
the scratch. including the holder. A.. Z. Tebbit.
The course was one mile and a half with FIVE
turns. ard was in fine condition. except for a
short distance where the snow had made it
rather rough. Two men com cted in each
heat Of the first round. but only the following
four fastest performers were allowed IN the
second: A. l.. Tetbit. Mutton, : minutes 80
secOIdI; II. A.. Palmer. Referring. . minutes
43 20 seconds; Ben Thorpe. Bramrton. 3
minutes ~ 40 seconds; L. J. Evison. Upwood.
8 minutes 81 seconds.
In the final round Champion Tebbit shove
that he still retained his old speed. He was
ritted against Palmer, and was ten yards in
front at the half mile. 1ebbit was leading 10y
fifteen yards at one mile, which he made in
3 minutes 30 seconds. The champion took the
turns In clever style and won by 100 yards.
Palmer easing up at the end. The time for the
fun distance was , minutes 80 % seconds,
Palmer finished in , mnutes ~ seconds and
F'',un the h,rd man, skatel the course N 3
nj, utcs so Ia s"co. ds.
r lh.' met with defeat at a shorter distance
three days later, IN the com petition Tor the
lakor Challenge tup at liendon. Tie race
was 22J yards ~traightaWay. bat the ice was
rough AMI fast tine was out of he question,
FDurtoon men started md in thu semi-nuals
Trhhit ani $. Markham OF Dal.ton won heir
respective heats in the same time. Il setonds.
Tie race in the iiual Vas spoiled. as Tehhit
caught his skate IA the ice after 'aking eight
strokes. and tel heavily. Markham won in -
30 seconds. lmuciiatc,y after the ilasco tho
National skating Association offered a special
prize Tor another racc. Markham consented IN
II rortsUHuIikr manner and y dosp"ra'" stTug.
81, !, suited Markham led hy a ttltIr NJ the
nall distance, but T"hhi' !ust squeezed m front
nt n" toi" and won in 20 - seconds the best
I mo muir during the 'Py.
The professional rhnmrlonshin was decided
at the ll'tlep0rt skating grounds on | h.
T.. and attracted the ARG tcnirg q twenty
not among them, as he retired while NolI'u!
the championship title. Arthur and Ben
Smart. howcycr, comretNl, but though each
one Of the four fastest entitled 20 start in the
final rcd Ward Of Sutton ~. Edwards ear.
rlct oil tho hQrors in . minutes 80 10 Sec
nd in ) minutes 81 IS seconds and W.
nonsden OF Upwsre third During the lay
n !. aS1e!t sks'Sd over the ,S gGn ,So in > NTH:
AAlFN ~ ~ FfN' W. 80 WV NNllN' an
slower d an in his cham plonship performance
it was more meritorious. as an Intervening
sn0NStOrm considerably damaged the ice.
The int ra'ional meeting at Davos. Switzer-
l0nd, toOk place about the same time aS the
English CHAMPIONSHIPS. The races attracted
the leading skaters Of the Continent and
resulted In a number OF new records by Peder
Oestlund Of TrondhJem, the latest phenomenon
on skates. who lowered some OF the figures Of
Eden, the former champion. rs well a. i'm
proving on his W previous performances. In
the 1000 metre race te-tlund won with eRSe
In ] minute "a seconds. beating his own
worlds record by 1 seconds. He then SUP
PLANTED his own record OF 81 - seconds for
boo metres. winning as he pleased IN - l-5
seconds. The wind Increased after this race.
ot \ minutes u 40 seconds was II 10 seconds
behind fden's worlds record, 1hr following
day the ice had In proved and Oestlund,
though feeling the elects Of his prrviouS
hard racing. c~quGllcl his own wogli's
record Of , m 0utcs % 80 seconds for
1850 metres. Later in the afternoon the
CHAMPION made his greatest effort, lower
ing the 10000 metre record held by
Ellen since 1895. lie moved at a steady
pace. skating the fourth lap in hfty-
four strokes and the tenth in nGty-
eight. lie kept this Ip TO the end. Quickening
siAhtly down the last straight. Opstlund's
time was II minutes 80 80 seconds, beating
Edpn's figures hy > seconds.
The words figure skating championship
was decided Mt the -nmo meeting. having
leon transferred from Vienna on account ~
bird weather. There were rom potitors from
Vienna won, with l. Sachow OF Stockholm