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place on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 1888.—Several of the court house officials made a wager of fifteen dollars with Tom. Wight Wednesday that he could not skate down the Maumee river to the Elliott road, a distance of three miles, and back in one hour and a half. At the same time Dave King made a wager of flvo dollars that he qould beat Will Dolke to the dauj on skates. All necessary arrangements were made for the contest, and at 8 o’clock they went to the foot of Jefferson street and made the start. Four persons went in buggies down the river road to see if they went to the designated places before turning to come back. Will Helpman accompanied Wight on skates. Wight won the wager, making the trip in 59 minutes. King failed, not going further than Marshal Greenler’s factory. He fell four times in that distance, and carried his skates home. He worked to a disadvantage, having on a pair of newly ground skates, the edges being so sharp that he could not guide them on the rough ice. Dolke made the distance and back in the same time as Wight and Helpman-, stopping to rest, and once to adjust his skates. The obstacles to overcome in the skate was the rough ice and a heavy wind to face on the return trip.
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Defiance County Express
Defiance, Ohio, US
Thu, Jan 05, 1888
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