Show I SKATING < AFFAIRS I 0 The proposed skating race between 1 I John Lawson and Bert Margetts was postponed yesterday until tomorrow afternoon The warm weather softened 1 the Ice and It was Impossible to skate I at any speed Nearly three hundied 0 people went down to the rink to seethe see-the race e S Bert Margetts gieatly amused the spectators on the Ninth South rink vcsterdav afternoon bv an cochlbltlon I of fancy skating MnrgctlH performed S several hard feats and also Introduced a few new turns on the Ice V C I Oscar Julius and Jerry Mcldrum will skate a match race today at 2 p m on the Tenth South skating rink Manager f I Mana-ger Tingle allowed no skating yesterday I yester-day on tle outer edge the course the men will skate upon and It Is In fine y condition for a race Julius and Mel drum are to go one two and three mile heats best two In three 90 At 330 today John Lawson and Oscar Os-car Julius will skate a match race on the Nlpth South skating rink It is 0 the first meeting of the two Swedes In a race since they left Europe Il f a John Lawson will not leave tomorrow as he expected and Is now willing to arrange a match race with Jerry Mel drum the Canadian Mcldrum has several friends here also from Canada who have seen him skate and they say that hol is i too much for anyone in this part of the country Meldrum It Is said has raced with some of the best men In the world |