New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
SHOWS SPEED
WINS SKATING HONORS.
Lamy Fails to Start in National
Cham pionship Races.

Woodward Sutphen OF the Saratoga Skating Club,
the and three mile national skating cham
ponship races at Verona Lake yesterday after
noon. These were the most important contests on
the programme, which conducted under the
auspices of the Eastern Amateur Skating Associa-
ton.
In addition to the championship there was a
two-mile handicap. q one-rrlile novice and two
mile relay race and It was nearly dark when the
last contest was decided. j. C Hemmet. of Brook
lyn. acted as referee. while F. Cooper William H
Gross and R. A. Palliser were the Judges Sam
See who is prominent on the ice as In the
athletic world, started the races. There were
about three thousand persons present.
Although considerable disappointment was ex-
pressed at the failure OF Edmund Lamy. who has
been making a clean sweep this year. to appear
the fields in the two Championships were not lack
ing In class In fact 1t may be said that nearly all
the best skaters in the East were present. There
a dozen starters in the mile championship.
and the contestants skated around six-lap track.
The ice was in fine condition.
At the crack of the gun Leach swung out In front
and set the pace for two laps when Phil Kearney
assumed the lead Oliver Wood. brother of the
famous Morris Wood. and regarded by good judges
q coming champion, kept well Joe Miller,
the New York Athletic Club boy, who made such
good showing against Lamy recently allowed him
self to get into pocket. In the mean time SUIT
phen. with long, easy stride worked up third
position. and when the last lap began he sprinted
and. passing Wood IN the backstretch he
pleased by twenty yards
When Miller made his effort In the last lap and
attempted to pass Kearney both men were thrown
of their stride. and a result unplaced.
Miller made protest after the race but it
not entertained by the judges. The time, 3 minis.
II 2-5 secs. was considered good. In fact 1t
faster than Lamys time the same distance last
week. when he defeated both Miller and Sutphen
In the three-nile championship Kearney set the
pace for two laps, with Earle and Sutphen well
up. The veteran James Ray then took command.
but Hugh Palliser led at the half, the time being
lag which fast. At that point Sutphen was
third and going easily, while Mille- as If fearful
of getting into further difficulty kept In fourth
place the outside.
AT the end of the mile Leach led, the time being
335 William Taylor, of the Irish-Ame-ican Ath-
letc Club, led at two miles. and later. Wood SUIT
phen and Crabb took turns in forcing the pace
Pailiser got bad fall and retired.
TWO laps from home Sutphen swung out in front
only to be passed again by Miller, with Kearney
going well. close behind. The others by this time
were well strung out and the glistening steel run
with bodies bent forward fairly few down the
lane lined on either side by a solid mass Of cheer
ins humanity. Coming down to the finish Sutnber
with rare burst Of speed. right by Miller
and won handily by several Yards lust whom
kearney looked dangerous he fell and that put
him out Of the race. The time was 1927 A.
"ooo ana Sutphen were on scratch in the two
fnhe handicap but neither finished Sutphen got
d iail at tne start A. E Leach Newark NOV,
from the l2o-yard mark. In the two-mi;a re,oI
the Verona team won easily, thanks TO a big lead
gained by H Sanderbeck In the first half mile Tho
Saratoga team got second
The mile novice caused considerable. nusaroan+
as nearly all the starters fell down G. V Corn.ep
OF this CITY, who won the rafe was atttred in Ione
trousers. " e
Before the skaters would start in the relav race
they insisted on seeing the medals The 'iunt,
Nas nnany produced to their satisfaction but the
spectators nearly froze in the mean time Tbs
summary follows:
3 One mile national championship-Won by Woodward
S1u.pne saratoga Skating ClSb Brooklyn; Oliver Wood
SEe!sloe skating Association, second Edmund C'rabb
saratoga Skating Club Brooklyn. third Time AHA.
-, one mile novice-Won by c. V. ConniT New Yor,
city 3 % SMITH Glen Ridge, second: C. t;repor SeW
York City. third Time. 3:3s sO'' -'e"
~ !hree-Inie national championshIp-Won by Wooduar5
Sulphs Saratoga Skating CLUB, BROOKLYN Joseph Miller
New tork Athletic Club. second Edmund C1shh sara
toga Skating Club, third. Time. 10:37A ~
We mile thandicapp-Won by z A Leach Sewar,
o yards; second r. f. McCrowe Paterson U50 vardsr.
yn G2G yardsp Time, 6:32 "' oh
w%fne rsay by Verons Lake Skating
second Saratoga Skating Club Brooklyn Gare Cfabb,
sutphen. Kearney) third All team CY T'ayIor
MerioW. Kirk. Leach. Time. 6:271s.