The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-25
FIGf RE- SKATES cOMPErF.
DIR. kesnr Leads IN Contest for National
Championship.

The national amateur figure skating cham
pons hip OF the Amateur skating Association
VAS begun YESTERDAY at the 81 Nicholas Rink.
DIR. Arthur g. Keaue OF the New York \. &.
was among the entries, and when ten ont OF
the seventeen figures had been skated last
night he was in the lead looking all over "a
winner Dr. keane won the title In 1898.
isea 1900 s0l aud 1902. but owing 10 delicate
health was an absentee in 1905 and 1904
Brokaw -knted we'll. but the man that
showed the biggest Improvement vas Ba~Sett.
For the figures skatnd the score was, keane,
6s points Brokaw. 80. BaSsrtt 81 Doughty.
81 Stcnberg. 20 aud Williams. "a
The remaining figures viii be skated to-
day
Eight contestants came on the ice for the
event. and this is the largest number that
ever appeared for national figure skating
honors They we're Irving BrokaY 81
Nicholas skating club Arthur q. Williams.
Newark j. Edward Bassett, Wanderers
Hockey club. Dr. Arthur q. kcanc. New
York 4 C.: Edward Dan. Brooklyn Sha'ine
club John Doughty. plainfed. y. j. Or
John sandbloom Chicago. H. and g. stem
berg Stockholm. Sweden
The competition was to have taken place
a month ago but was POSTPONED in order To
give I'lrch Salchow of the Stockholm skating
club. champion nplre skater OF the word.
an opportunity to be present. but he vas not
IN ere last night and ms absence NHuS"u SoHt
comment among the spectators.
3 In the afternoon session. which began at
? 30 o'clock. six figures were disposed Of, and
Dr. Keene secured first place in all Of them.
but right on his heels came Irving Brokaw.
For the first figure keane received points,
Brokaw and Williams
The second figure the outside edge roll -
easily went to Keane. hut Brokaw was a BIT
sbakv and bun gled so the Judges gave Bassett
Inc hA
showed eal taste of ha power in the fiat
foot spins and two foot whirs and ne capt
ured the top notch. with BrokaV and bassett
in the order named.
After the third figure Snndbloom the
Chicago skater. retired. evidently not salts
fed with the placings OF the officials The
Western nsculapus is from Stockholm and
made no secret Of his belief that the method
~ scoring is done much more satisfactory in
Europe. There each figure brings certain
nercentage and no matter whether there
nav be one or ten competitors, skater gets
what his periSSpmdfbRiSe being out points
was tho maximum score. and although DR..
Keane stumbled and nearly fell in the hfth
| agure-the inside edge roll backward he
zane away with high honors for the fourth
! nfth and sixth figures BrokaW gained
second honors with three o's and Baosett
Dunn the tailender. auit before the begin
! ming OF the seventh figure. which was Gu rived
]
! easilv won the high figure. and 20 the sur.
! nrise Of the critics Basset was placed second
! and Stenberg third. Brokaw falling 70 fourth
/ nIace The crowd was put on edge by line
/ ambition in figure o. when honors were even
/ With keane and Broksw. both scoring points.
Figure i-Outslde edge roll forward keanc
I 3 pfokAw 4 Williams, 6. nhsscit ) S'onhcrg 4
! dunn ?. Snndbloom, l.
Figiirc ?-Outsde edge Toll backward kennc
g. phssett : BrokAw. G. Williams, 5, Doughty I
Stenh.T= g Dunn. ? SAndhloom, l.
/ Fig,rS s-Sngle and double nat foot spins. cross
foo, and two foot whirls -ReRne, q Brokaw, I
! Basse,t a. Doughty. g. Williams, 4. Slenbcrg. j
Figure INSIDE edge roll forward Kcano. Z
/ Brogaw 6: BAsSett. s. Doughty 4. Ncnberg. 3
ptr'Ife inside edge roll backward Kesne .
prosaw O. BAsscit. s. Doughty. a. Williams ,
F1guts a Figure eight in foot forward
I s,nv'r and double circles kcanr. :; Brokaw. q
| Passett s. Doughty. g. Stenberg 3 Williams ?
Figure 7-Curved angles -Threes, double md
! chain beginning on inside or outside edge kcane
| q. Bnsseii 8: Stcnberg. 4: Brokaw. B. Doughty :
Figure s-Fgure eight ono one foo, backward
| single And double circles Keane. q: BaSseit, b
| Brokaw s. Doughty. B. Stenberg. ?. Williams.
| Figurc Gross roll forward inncld and Fights
| s,nais and double crclc-keane. O. Brnkaw, q
| Bsssrtt I; Doughty. 3. Sienbcrt ?. Nlllinme.
| Figure ross roll backward In hcd ana eirhls
| stngis and double Circlc-Bassei 9: kchuc, .
Brosaw. a. Slenberg 3: Doughty . Williams ].