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RECREA TWN. 



D. Carmichael, F. Bogart, B. Hatry, C. 

 Hoefer, N. Noble, H. Althen and F. Per- 

 kins. 



At the Edgerton rink, January26, 1894, A. 

 D. Smith made the world's record from 11 

 to 20 miles, going 20 miles in 1 hour, 6 min- 

 utes and 36 2-5 seconds; also the world's 

 record for one hour, covering 18 miles and 

 215 yards. B. B. Bird holds the Amateur 

 one mile record, reducing it from 2:56 to 

 2:49 3-5. E. Pannell won the American 

 and World's Amateur record of 7 miles in 

 24:012-5; and 9 miles in 31 :i4. A. Scheibe 

 has a record of 5:55 for 2 miles. Louis 

 Johnson defeated J. Davison, a brother to 

 the St. Paul amateur, in a 3-mile race, in 

 9 minutes, 52 2-5 seconds. H. Davison 

 holds the world's 220-yard record, stand- 

 ing start, time 17 1-5 seconds; the quarter- 

 mile, S3 1-3 seconds; 100-yard, 8 l / 2 sec- 



onds; and the 100-yard flying start, 5^2 

 seconds. 



Nearly all of the champions use skates 

 made in Norway, called the Norwegian 

 racing skate. The blade is made of steel, 

 17 inches long and 1-16 inch thick, set in 

 a hollow tube, which is fastened to a thin 

 plate by 3 hollow tubes. The whole is fast- 

 ened to the shoe by several copper rivets. 



On a clear, frosty day, a skater feels his 

 blood tingle, while the cold air sends new 

 life through his veins, as he skims over 

 the ice, with the long stroke of a Norse- 

 man, his hands loosely clasped behind his 

 back. When through for the day, as he sits 

 by the fireside, while the cold wind rattles 

 the windows and the frost decorates them, 

 he falls back in the easy chair and dreams 

 of by-gone days, and again sees champions 

 struggle for victory. 



AMATEUR PHOTO BY AUG. GOTTSCHALCK. 



TAME ELK. ROCK'S RANCH, LAKE, IDAHO. 



AMATEUR PHOTO BY B. C. PACKARD. 



THE DEATH WOUND. 



Highly Commended by the Judges in Recreation's 

 Second Annual Photo Competition. 



ROUTE FOR THE MILLION. 



" Higgins has another great money mak- 

 ing scheme on hand." 



"What is it?" 



" Balloons to bring people home from 

 the Klondike." 



