Rushden Echo, 17th January 1908, transcribed by Kay Collins
Skating Record – Again Beaten by F. W. Dix
Remarkable Performance
At Lingay Fen on Tuesday, between the races for the professional Championship, several speed tests were skated. The most notable was the performance of the amateur champion, F. W. Dix, of Raunds, who went over the mile course, with three turns, and accomplished the remarkable time of 3min. 12sec., as against the previous amateur record of 3min. 22 4/5sec., by J. C. Aveling on January 10, 1893. The professional record is 3min. 8sec., by Marten Kigma, of Holland, also in 1893. For his performance Dix receives a N.S.A. gold badge.
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Rushden Echo, 5th February 1909, transcribed by Kay Collins
The Amateur Skating Championship - Still held by Dix of Raunds
New World’s Record
The amateur skating championship was decided on Friday on Lingay Fen. F. W. Dix, of Raunds, the holder, and A. E. Tebbit, of Wentworth, the amateur ex-champion, met twice in the race. In the first round they skated a grand race. Dix’s time for the mile and a half with three turns was 4min. 37sec., which was 2/5ths of a second faster than his last year’s record, and makes a new world’s record. Tebbit skated the course in 4min. 55sec.
They raced together again in the final round, but the times of both were slower—that of Dix being 4min. 41 2/5sec. and Tebbit 4min. 57sec. None of the other competitors—who numbered nine in all—succeeded in getting under 5min.
H Collins, of Leigh, and F. Hudson of Raunds, who qualified with Dix and Tebbit for the final round, figured in a remarkable heat. Both men fell when almost abreast within thirty yards of the post, but Collins was carried by his impetus past it, and won in 5min. 5sec.
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Rushden Echo, 11th March 1910, transcribed by Kay Collins
A Half-Mile roller skating match was decided at the Rushden Rink on Wednesday, the contestants being Mr K Webb and Mr Underwood. Mr Webb was the winner, accomplishing the half-mile in 2min. 28sec., Mr Underwood's time being 2min. 44sec.
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Rushden Echo, 1st April 1910, transcribed by Kay Collins
Rink—On Wednesday — at the Drill Hall Skating Rink, a comic gymkhana was held. A good number assembled to witness the various events. The winners were:- Chariot race, B Webb; obstacle race, F Harris; musical chairs, F Harris; backwards skating, Mr Clayton.
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Rushden Echo, 14th February 1919, transcribed by Kay Collins
SKATING took place in the fields near Higham Wharf on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Although the river had only frozen a little at the edges, the fields were covered with good solid ice. Gay crowds in large numbers—novices and experts—were skating most of Sunday. On Monday, owing to several of the factory engines not starting, there was a big number of adult skaters at the Wharf. Newton-road Schools, Rushden, had to close on Monday morning through the children absenting themselves for sport on the ice. Skating has been kept up all the week.
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Rushden Echo & Argus, 18th December 1931, transcribed by Kay Collins
International at 13 years of age
Honour for Miss Joan Dix
To Skate in America
Raunds has in the past had good reason to be proud of its skaters. One of its sons, Mr F W Dix, has on three occasions been the winner of the British Amateur Speed Skating Championship.
Early in the New Year Miss Joan Dix, daughter of the champion, will be one of a team representing England in the Olympic Games competitions to be held at Lake Placid, New York.
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Miss Joan Dix (12), Winner of the “Daily Mirror” Cup: also Medal of Honour given by the “Daily Sketch” and the Jarvis Challenge Cup for Free Skating: also establishing a record by winning the Bronze,
Silver and Gold Medal in three seasons at Richmond, given by the National Skating Association.
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Northampton Chronicle & Echo, 26th November 1970
Carry on skating says council
Carry on skating! That’s the message which Rushden councillors have given to the town's roller skaters.
At its meeting last night, the urban council threw out a proposal to introduce a by-law covering skating to in the streets.
Northamptonshire County Council asked Rushden Urban Council to extend the by-law into their district following the pattern of Wellingborough, Raunds, Burton Latimer, Irthlingborough, Corby, Oundle and Desborough.
It reads; "No persons shall on any public carriageway or footway skate on rollers, wheel or other mechanical contrivance to the dangers of passengers."
"Dangerous roller skaters?" asked Mr. E. H. Carmichael. "It is a fallacy to believe young boys would go round on skates knocking into old ladies. We may as well ban fairy trikes and dolls prams."
Added Mr. Cyril Freeman: "This is daft." Colleague Mr R. H. Marriott said: "Surely there is something more worthy of a by-law."
A recommendation that the by-law be adopted had been put forward by the Finance and General Purposes Committee. It was defeated by 11 votes to seven.
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