New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
Kuehne. Wins
Two Title Races
With His Skates
New York Speed Marve
Captures Mile and Quar-
ter-Mile Events
By Fred Hawthorne

The indoor speed skating season
closed last night in blaze of glory
for Walter Kuehne one of the veteran
knights of the blades, who took the
quarter and one mile metropolitan
championship races from strong fields.
In capturing the race at the longer
distance Kuehne won his second leg
on the big challenge cup offered by
Cornelius Fellowes, president OF the
International Skating Union. and also
lowered the rink record for the dis
tance, doing the sixteen laps in 1908.
Joe Moore, the boy phenomenon. who
was fancied to capture one OF these
races, was in bad luck all evening. In
the quarter mile event he fell on
the third lap, just as he was about to
start his sprint from second place,
behind Kuehne. In the mile he lost
his balance when about three laps
from home, and although he saved
himself from fall, could not 90 bet
ter than gain third place, with Kuehne
and w. w. Taylor leading him across
the line. The new champion won the
short race by about ak yards and the
mile by at least fifteen, showing re-
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for the tape.
Night Full of Thrills
1t was a night filled with thrills
and falls. The half-mile novice brought
out one of the largest fields of the sea-
son. Some of the hardy contestants
showed surprising ability when it came
to doing fancy fops, and showed how
easy it is to skate on the left Or right
tho CT
blades.
The winner turned up in Duke"
Wellington. blushing novice, whose
name is better known in hockey circles
as q wearer of the Wanderers uni
form. Wellington came through his
heat in the lead, and then took the
final by some twenty yards, with K.
Dix second and C. Bierbauer in third
place Time, 1: :45 IS.
Wellington's most feared rival, Bob
Fennell was disqualified in his heat
for deliberate fouling. He kept we'll up
with the leaders until two laps from
home and seemed to be laying back
waiting for the "wise" money to be
put down. Two laps from Home, the
mighty Fennell started his sprint for
medal and glory, but it was not to be.
Willie Scanlon, sporting dazzling
white sweater, across the chest of
which was emblazoned the coat arms
of the Purity A. c., was in Fennell's
path and refused to get out of the
traffic zone when Bob attempted to get
by. The two desperate sprinters pulled
and hauled at one another all the way
through the final lap.
Bit Scanlon on Elbow
Finally, according to the sworn af
fdavits of seven unbiased spectators,
Fennell deliberately opened wide his
mouth and bit Scanlon on the elbow.
One of the judges had also witness the
foul work and instantly disqualified
Fennell, who protested that he had not
intended to take an unfair advantage,
but had suddenly remembered that he
had not supped last evening and de-
cided to dine in the rink. Scanlon will
recover.
Raymond Murray. Joe Moore's six
year nephew, proved himself the prod
ICY of the skating world by skating
two laps, "behnd pace" in 0.33. Ire
mendous applause.
The summaries follow:
W Kuehne (unattached) w. w. Taylor (unat-
tached) second Warren Beebee. Long Branch
third Time. As seconds.
One-mile metropolitan championshp-Won by
'aclsd), second Joe Moore (st. Nicholas $. c..
one half mile (handcap)-won by H. wollev.
Long Branch GO yards b. Hein.; Hoboken 60
(qcratch). third. time IS ~,
One half mile Cnoyice) Won by Duke" Wei
nstop ,wanaersrs p;s,su.I IL Co. Dix (N ~
/ 40 10.
.Two-lap exhibition by Raymond Murray. Tine.