New-York tribune., 1911-02-23
M'LEAN FLIES OVER b
Wins Every Heat in Which. i.
Starts at Local Rink '''
PROVES WONDER ON SKA3rs
Lot Roe, of Canada, Beaten !.
Western Champion, but Oct,
in the Finals.

Treating big crowd OF New Yo-S,.
such speed skating as they have bo,
messed In many day. tho yonthfur ~
Mclean. of the Illinois Athlete 'crs-s
tInguished himself by winning 49,.
he started last night in the chamrG..ys7
competitions OF the Eastern Skatlrs -,
citation on tho ice of tho St NIcho,,ss'',ff'
This youth, for he is still in NJ. s..'e
simply toycd with tho best n ths ~
dams and those from this section ~
country. Mclean qualified for sv.,.ssf
on the programme-the quarter. b.y,S
three-quarter mile titUar races a.
one mile handicap.
In all Of his races Mclean di.nl.,.
Totentiality OF youth Freedom ~
nent and rare skill in rounding ~. .Se e
turns carried him 10 the from, Az
legs. They were Of the sturdy 49,"
that used 70 grace the old-fa shlonss
pianos OF other days There vas ,,,ss'
spindle shanked about them McI.,.
them to the test I'm the third hea, y. -
quarter mile championship In ts.,s
made ? break At the start and W..
-
cracks as x. p. Dayton. Of The New,
Athletic Glib. and Lester Helms ~
Riverside Skating Club. were in n.
neat. he boy made great rrnn,n,
and was out In front before the o,hs,s !
spread for the second turn. Dav,o,x<
TO pull Up 20 him. He might ms,
have attempted TO outstrip ,,--~
The two had the race all N thsr..''s
and Mclean finished in IS Is second.
The exuoerance Of youth cams
costing Mclean dearly in the thrse-on.-'
mile race He had Lot Poe agaln,, 49,
this heat. and the Toronto Rowing ~
crack led the field at a terrific n, ~4'
making up ground Mclean became 80.
on the turns. The second time arouaa !.
just saved himself from a nasty faI,..r.'
had TO slow up 10 avoid tumbling bee. -.
this allowed Mclean 10 lead Davto, 49,
~ beat Roe for second place, bur he fail., t.fH
the finish '' tets
Easily the best performance of tina r,,.,
came with McLean's heat in the ons",ss,
handicap. He was on scratch yiih Fr.'
Robson, the Canadian. The Illinois -
wasted no time, but picked I'D his rsld :,
fast that before the sixteen laps were ov,,
he had Tapped the field. He accomnlish.,
this despite another halfway tal as 4,
looked back on one OF the turns T4s,s
Helms, Of the Riversides, was second x,,,
! Robson a poor third The time was Mi.
I utes % 2-5 seconds
All Of the championship finals will 10 A.
cided tonight and IN addition a numb, !,
other events will make up a rcmsrssbs
skating programme.
The summary follows:
Quarter-mile championship heats - ,-,..,
First heat won by p. J. Kearney. s., Sssrs,
Rink: Joseph >tolz. Riverside Skating Ac-.
Time. OATS second heat Won by W. ~.
holder. -. Nicholas Rink. r. L. wt-.r
Amateur Athletic Association second rr,
O:i6. Third heat Won by Robert Mclean n.
nois Athletic Club; *. p. Dayton. Nex Y9s
Athletic Club second Time. o4s, ror
heat won by Fred Robson Toronto Rorig
Club Thomas Rice, Columbia Uniyersity. =.
ond. Time o:isls. Filth heat Won By Lo ss
Toronto Rowing club; Irving Rsiner. H'xs
Skating Club. second. Time. o:4Tt.
Haf-mile novice ,heats 70 qualify),-Flrr IA
won by Julian Rice, Browns school: 4. E~.
inge. seaside Athletic Club, second ~
/ sos. Second heat won by g. Wilson fssa
Manor Club: Abbot 4. Lane. Poiyte INK ~.
psrstory school, second. Time Jt. ~
heat won by Matthew II. Hart. Brooslyr o.
Richard W Distler. fonkers Clue' s'1-
Three-auartcr mile championship C.u =
quslify9-FIrst heat won by wts<
Kearney. St Nicholas skating Club sws
Time, 2:292s Second heat Won By Fred r.
son, Toronto Rowing Club W. Bgckhots z
Nicholas skating Club. second Tine. -
Third heat won by Robert Mclean. Iliiorls A.
letic Club: Lot Zoe, Toronto Rowing clgA ~
ond. Time. 2:30&5.
One-milo handicap theats 70 auanfy)-Fr
heat won by r 7. Wheeler. Montreal Ari's
Athlstic Association scratch; Willnn \
Tavlor New York Athletic Club 'S Yards, ~
ond. p j. Kearney. 81. Nicholas skating gl'
scratch). third. Time. 500 second hsai y;
by Larry Barnett. De Witt Clinton high 49,
90 yards): Anthony Merlo. Riyerslde sti1s
Club so ysrds). second: ". BucshoM :
Nicholas Skating club scratch. third & ~.
3:ls Third heat won by Robert Mclean. lf,o' w,
Athletic Club scratch. Lester Helms H.sn -.
skating Club 80 ysr3s). second Fred 49,
Toronto Rowing Club OScrstctl. thlri si'Hs
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