![]() ![]() No further was taken, except that a report was issued which was strongly critical of J.D. Pinero, they received a magisterial rebuke from her husband. The NSA solemnly set up an inquiry, of which Edgar Syers was a member. Digby had no power to give such an authority. However, James Drake Digby came gallantly to her aid, personally authorizing the contests, which took place to the general gratification of the participants and audience. Pinero innocently put up posters advertising competitions for 'Best Lady Skater, skating with a Professor,' and was alarmed when it was pointed out that amateurs who competed with professionals might lose their status. Tanqueray' and was later knighted to become Sir Arthur Wing Pinero. The secretary of Lady Russell's little committee was Myra Pinero (the actress Myra Holme) her husband was the author of 'The Second Mrs. ![]() All that happened was that some society ladies headed by Lady Russell of Killowen decided to organize some competitions as a Benefit for 'the Palace Professors' - the skating instructors of the rink. It all seems a typhoon in a teapot now, but it evoked earnest argument and even a formal committee of inquiry. It arose over a competition at the National Skating Palace in May 1896. ![]() In his book "Our Skating Heritage", late NSA Historian Dennis Bird recalled, "The records show that there were certain strains and differences between and his colleagues, particularly over 'the Pinero case.' This caused a great rumpus, involving the wife of the Lord Chief Justice of England, a well-known actress, a distinguished playwright, and Digby himself. the graceful gyrations of the lucky beneficiaries in their picturesque uniforms of Lincoln green and black, with orange shoulder sashes", the festivities led to a major controversy within the National Skating Association. Though the society pages praised the "fashionable folk whiled away an agreeable hour. Arranged as a fundraiser for the instructors at the rink, these contests were for prizes furnished by Lady Archibald Campbell. *This open event, held at the National Skating Palace in London, is a fine example of the problems that surrounded professionalism and sanctions in figure skating in Victorian England. ![]()
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