New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
Joe Moore, Leslie Boyd
and Harvey Carter APP
pear To Be Leading
Competitors
By Fred Hawthorne

There will be new names written in
the record books of 1919 when the
annual history OF the metropolitan dis
trct ice skating championship races IS
set down, for the field that will strive
for the one and half-mile titles ct the
Ice Skating Palace, Broadway and, 1S1st
Street, tomorrow night, is composed
almost entirely of newcomers at the
game.
The semi-fnal heats in these two
events were skated at the Ice Palace
last Monday night, with two men quail
lying in each heat, and the survivors
represent the cream Of the local speed
stars. The veteran champions of pre-
vious years, men Of The calibre of Wal
ter Keuhne, present titleholder; w W.
Taylor and Don Baker, have laid up
their steel blades for good, leaving the
honors for the younger generation of
skaters, and it is from among these
youngsters that the new titleholders
viii come Tomorrow evening.
The most prominent of the lot is un-
doubtedly Joe Moore, of the Ice Palace
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has been skating in high class company
for only couple Of years, but during
that time his advance has been steady
and rapid. Several years before he
went into the game in earnest Joe
had been given to speed skating in his
spare moments. and when there was not
rink handy he worked up his speed
on village ponds. About two years ago.
at the St Nicholas Rink, Joe attracted
the attention of Norval Baptie. the
great professional speed and fancy
skater, and the latter coached the boy
carefully.
Last season Moore finished we'll up
in competition with skaters OF the
quality Of Taylor and Keuhne, and this
year he has done even better, until
to-day he stands forth as the fastest t
man on the ice i'll greater New York.
At the championship races held at
Lake Placid this winter Moore skated
mile in 1853, the fastest mile ever
Joe is entered in both the mile and
those who have watched him working
out in training at the Ice Palace be
lcve he will van the double honors.
One Of Moore's most dangerous
rivals in thesc races will be Leslie
Boyd. a prnil of Morris Wood. Boyd
only won his novice rnce last year and
hns made rapid strides since then. tax
ing more than his share Of the modnls
IN local competition this aeaaon. Last
Monday night this speedy youngster
skated tho fpstcet half mile Of the
evening in his Qualifying heat and WAS
an ehBy second in tho ono mile event.
He Is expected to be right up at the
tape when tho two races are won to-
morrow evening.
Harvey u. Carter, another OF the Ice
Palace galaxy Of speed demons, has
been contender in local skating races
since 1913, but the outbreak Of the
great war put temporary end to his
activities just as he was ginning q
prominent place in the sport. He en-
listed in the navy when the United
States entered the war and was as
signed to the transport President Lin
coin, being on board that steamer
when she was torpedoed After that
he was assigned to shore duty, giving
him the opportunity to take up his old
qualified easily last Monday night.
Other men who will face the starter
at the Ice Palace tomorrow evening
are Willie Murphy, Riverside Skating
Club; AL Leitch, Verona Lake Skating
Club; Bobby Hearn, Ice Palace, and
Chris Hanson, of the Ice Palace, who
finished a close second to ,loore in the
mile event aslt week.
In addition to the two championship
races there will be special one-milc
handicap. open to those who failed to
qualify in the trial heats.