Show VISITORS OUTCLASSED Canadian Skaters Easily Defeat Defeated ed in Championship Races by New Yorkers It has been generally supposed suppose that when it came to skating the athletes from Canada far Car excelled those of the tM United States People in this country reasoned that with the vast opportunities to learn the sport in the northern country It would be foolhardiness for the skaters from Uncle Sams domain to suppose for foe fora forI a minute they would be in it with King I Edwards subjects But in this they the were Vere mistaken and badly so at that A series serles of f champion championship championship championship ship races was pulled off at Verona lake last week and the were de do defeated defeated Peter of o the Verona Lake Skating club and M Wood his of Red Bank N J captured all of the honors captured the half fivemile and tenmile races white while whiteWood Wood who is a lad of only about IS 19 years won the one and threemile chain cham championships The poor showing made br by b the visiting Canadians was not expected by the most ardent followers of ot the local skaters None of the visitors from the north D rth had hada a chance with the local men who have been practicing diligently at the rinks in ir New York and Brooklyn The local Joe ers simply cut out a pace in the various contests which the Canadians could not hold and when it came caine to the tle finish the Americans were generally left alone atone to fight it out George eorge B D Phillips of the St Louis Skating Skating ling ing club the figure skating cham chain champion champion pion was the referee In the race was so anxious apparently apparently to shoo his m in of himself that the referee disqualified who had finished second d In Itt Inthe Inthe the opinion of the majority could have haye won the race had bad he be so de do desired sired Ired Wood is looked upen upon as a coming cham chain champion champion pion plea but nobody believes that t he can caB de IC defeat defeat feat today when the latter latt ex ox extends extends tends himself is a Norseman but he has been in this country for sev ear several several eral years ears He has done most of or his skating in the last two years ears in the races raees held at the Clermont avenue rink In hi Brooklyn |