Show GREAT ICE SKATING RECORDS MADE IN EARLY DAYS Ice Ico skating isn't what hat It Il used to bo be Inthis in inthis inthis this country A low few years ago tho the land and was filled with men ho v were ere recognize 1 at t tho greatest speed d merchants In tho the world on tho tim blades of or steel hut but Ut JI today la barring a a. t few w In tho the north and some of or ortho tho the rink skaters In the tho east cast tho the crop Is I t thin h 1 n. n Wo Yo have havo no more moro Johnny Johnsons and Joe Joo Dono Donoghue huo was In his day clay without a 1 peer peor on the tho Ice Ic While following folIoing tho the sport he ho was recognized as 39 tho the greatest skater the tho world ever or saw paw a Dono greatest feat was wa his lila I mile mil performance at nt Stamford Conn January nuary 6 26 6 1893 when ho skated 1110 i miles for fun Opposed to him that da day i wore A. A 8 S. S Franklin Frankiin of or Norway and I John Joint Ennis of Stamford Tho Time raco race was announced far In ad advance advance ad- ad vance as tho the mile championship of or America but tho tIme entries were not numerous numerous nu nu- enough to attract notice Few Fow cared caroll to go gu up against the Ule Newburg wonder nde Tho The con course 6 was wall oval t two o lap tl to tho the mile and after niter tho the first few Cew laps Dono Done was no cr headed With a u. crowd of or mon men and women looking on tho the three skaters lined up for tho the starters starter's pistol und at o'clock In tho the mornIng they wore ont t-ont n away completed tho the n first t tO 20 O miles tn In n 9 8 after art 1 hour 13 minutes and ancl S seconds of or skating having ha lowered tho time limo from 11 3 5 lie was nas a n I and a half ahead of ot Franklin and two miles In tho lead head of or Emily Ennis Tho 25 miles were mado made In 9 which was 1 minute 50 9 5 2 r. seconds faster faa fas as- as ter than tho the mile 23 record At 40 miles hl his time was 2 J 1 being 25 5 minutes 31 n seconds in advance of at tho the best previous time Tho The l 50 O 0 miles was as covered In 15 2 5 or 57 minutes faster than tho the half century had ever been skated before 4 As ho fin finIshed finished fin fin- over the tho line IIno at the completion of or thu tho half hair distance turned to the crowd and saId eald This is a cinch At this time he led Franklin by six and one- one half miles and Ennis by seven cn miles mile While on his mile was tripped by a n. boy who miscalculating his speed tried to cross tho the track ahead of or him The Tue fall faU injured tho the skaters skater's knee but after traveling three miles at reduced speed he worked up to his former pace Which he maintained to tho end finishing in 7 1 hours 11 minutes 33 13 seconds At Atthe Atthe Atthe the time Franklin had covered 00 DO 1 3 1 miles and Ennis S 85 35 Tho TIm mlle mile record re up to this time h had d been held by EnnIs whoso whose r record cor wa was 11 hours houm 3 37 minutes 15 seconds rondo mado at Chicago |