Show SPORTING AND ATHLETICS 4b The Skaters the Runners and the Wrestlers Something About Horses Now comep a great stir In athletic circles caused by the Norwegian Axel Paulsen beating all skating recoids from a half to twentyfive miles His attempt at recor breaking break-ing was a grand suices His time for each quartermile from a half mile up to twenty five miles beat all former records made around a path and above one mile are faster than any straightaway performances perform-ances He finished 554 miles faster than any American ever skated 5 miles UK miles faster than the American KKmile record 1SK miles quicker than our 15 mile record 25 miles in less time than the former record for 21 miles and his 25 mile time is 25m 50 1 lOs fa ter than any former record Comment on such a remarkable performance Is un necesary Paulsen skated with his hands crossed behind his back and never moved them from this position excepting occasionally to wipe his face and eyes with the handkerchief carried in his right hand The number of strides in a lap were counted seven times the result being 79 79 80 SO 81 82 and 84 the 82 and 84 being after the ice began to fail This shows the average aver-age length of each stride to have varied from 15ft SK in to 16ft 8Min Considering the short strides necessary at each corner it would seem that Paulsen in straightaway skating would strIde about 20 feet Where are the champions who are to contest for the valuable medal sent out to the Rocky Mountains by the chief disciple of manly sports K K Fog We are anxious it should adorn the pfrson who by his broken nose and other facial disfigurements can lay honorable and lasting claim to the invaluable prize A gentleman and sport having the name of Green Morri is anxious to come into the race to be run by Ed Corrigans Harry White and J B Haggins Tyrant He proposes a threecornered race for 5000 a corner and proposes to enter one of hi I fast twoyearold Ten Broeck colts There has arisen considerable discussion dis-cussion among breeders over the question of the Trotting Association issuing a stock book in opposition to the one now considered standard which is Wallaces some of the redigrees of horses as given in Wal laces stud being regarded as unauthentic un-authentic Geo Sprague with a record of 221 is matched to trot Durango 223M The friends of both tta lions are confident of winning The race is to be decided at the Chicago Driving Park grounds during the fall meeting In a recent match between the professional wrestlers McLaughlin and Dufur the latter was defeated but only after a severe struggle ID which he was thrown thirteen times before two fair falls were secured Compared to the neat and handsome hand-some Paddy Ryan Sullivan is said to be a mere slouch going about dressed in ill fitting clothes no collar col-lar or cuflrf and wearing mOle the appearance of a burly tramp thanking than-king of ring Chinese race horses are described is being low heavysquartered and strng posesslng great endurance but little speed There will ba at tbe regular sprng meeting at New Orleans over 20U horses to compete in the races Pittsburgh boasts a pair of pacers exactly matched in gait and size very fast and perfectly white Eolns sire ofjEole one of the fastest fast-est horses of his day is making the season in Virginia Buhear wins the sculling race between be-tween himself and Elliott in slow time |