Show SAGE RACE CALLED OFT OFF OPPS S The Skating Con Contest Contat ConS S test tat Postponed S The skating race between the Terrible Swede S ede and Bert Margetts Margetta did not come comeS S off yesterday as was advertised That it itin lid in not was no fault of either Marietta S or the Swede as fO both were promptly S on hand ba d The real resi fult f lay with the roan ama n who manipulates the weather and about 1 I 1000 skaters were disappointed as a ne ip nes s at of the sudden warm spell that came calO ii esterday yesterday The Ice was so HO soft BOlt that it w s a impossible for tor the skaters to make makeim any im 1 ny headway adway bf as an ao attempt to take the theS S turn at St an any speed woud d surely surdy land laDd the skit katr r in the slush Mush and Ind water Mar Margett gett gelt appeared on the Ice lee first and mak utah making making ing nag few turns said Id h he be would not DOt so p on onI I aw on came to the same conclusion a af afew few f later after he be had tried a at t whit hn in the slush Mush They then t ty 1 t oae the race until a little wore more zero zeroS S wear wT lieI ier would again allin put the rink in ill eon Ic Tb Throe re was wa a larger lar crowd out to enjoy a the diy day ay at skating than t n at say any time tI this 4 wint int r with the single exception of New Newill ill 1 Y ear ar n C lay day l y The Th race scheduled for today ru beti beU ea John Lawson and ami Oscar Julius will rt jt come off unless the tile weather weatherS S I chi chaI C Ian I i gsa es s enough to pat put the I h ice in Iii condl condi condiS S 11 1 t ion Rise also has a race on with Mel durn ii m the Canadian t af for this Ibis b bf afternoon 5 f it nd mil this lids will also alo have to be postponed It if Itt the he t h I e is 18 no better than it was w yester ester yesterday esterday day S |