New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-28
SKATING.
EASTERN CHAMPIONSHIP RACES NEwBURG
WHEEIMEN'S SUCCESS

Newburg n. Y. Jan. q (speciaD-The Eastern
championship skating races which have been held
Poughkeepse for several years, were run off to-
day at Downing Park Lake. The contests did not
to attract many we'll known skaters as In
the last three years. but there were many in
nearly all the contests. About four thousand
persons present.
The championship contests to have been
held yesterday and to-day. but owing to the high
winds on Friday the programme was changed so
that all the races to-day. The New
York skaters. with one exception, failed to appear
McClave, who comes from New-York, and who has
many championships, was missing.
At the time for the starting of the races sched-
uled to be off in the morning the wind was
blowing hard and seemed to bother the contest
ants considerably. The ice was in good condition.
The attraction IL the morning was the contests
which were to have been decided Friday. Those
who faced the starting line In the afternoon had
favorable weather conditions. the wind hav-
ing died down. 1t thought that the boys who
came from Montreal would make good showing,
but they did not carry off all the honors they ex-
pected. The Montreal skaters were James Drury,
B. Spooner and A. f. Pixie. Drury, however, capt
ured the 500 metre race and in this contest Pixie
finished second
The novice went to young Leach. OF Chester.
who in the afternoon showed better speed than
of the older skaters, and finished third from
the l25 yard mark in the 1900 metre handicap
Thomas carried off most OF the honors of the day
He won all the championships except the one IN
which he fell and other. Sager his club mate
won the TO- 600 metre championship. All the races
seemed to be at the mercy Of Thomas and Sager.
who paced each other from the start to the finish
in excellent style. In the contest which Sager
won Thomas neld a lead until about hundred
yards from the finish. when Ssger made a brilliant
squirt and won by about two feet.
In the afternoon the 1900 the 5000 handicap and
the 5000 metre were decided.
AS the conditions OF the 1,5OO-metre championship
were that the first three across the line In the
heats to qualify in the finals. the heats were
not well contested. Thomas the first heat,
and Drury. the Canadian, third. In the
ond heat the order as the boys crossed the finish
ing line were F. S. Glib, Pixie and Sager The
final heat proved to be a struggle between Thomas
and Sager. As the boys neared the last
mark Sager and Thomas sprang away from the
other contestants and Thomas won.
The next race a handicap, and Thomas and
Sager were scratch. This contest had many en-
tries. and the boys received from 10 to 125 yards
handicap. Leach who had 125 yards handicap and
the novice race. paced the bunch until
the last lap. Here Thomas and Sager drew abreast
Of him. and the three raced far apart until the
stretch. Then Thomas shot forward and won with
Sager second and Leach third. 1t was only by good
skating that Leach finished among the prize win
ners.
The last race OF the day the 5Ooo-metre cham
2ionship. In which Thomas was first to finish, with
ners were all members of the Newburs Wheelfnen.
had upset him twice, but this was not aIowed by
the referee. The summarizes
Fifteen hundred metres novice)-won BY Edward A
William Morris Newburg third.
Five hundred metres (championship)-wo by James
DruTy. Montreal A. E Pixie, Montreal second; F. D.
GLIB. NewburR. third
Ten thousand metres Eastern championship,-won by
F. r. saser; e A Thomas. Newburg wheelmen. sec
ond: James Drury. Montreal. third. Tme-24:55
Fifteen hundred metres (champonship)-Won by z A
Thomas. Newburg Wheelmen: F. r. sager Newburg
second; James D)rIry. Montreal third. TiTne-3:O2
Three thousand metres handIcap)-won by E. A.
Leach O25 yards) third. Time-5;52
Five thousand metres Eastern champion ship)-Won by
d A. Thomas Newburg f. R. Sager NewburE second:
F. &. Gibb Sewburg. third. Tme-S24.