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PREFACE.

In presenting this little work upon tobofrcraning
we do so in tlie belief that it will not only be^of in"
terest but of practical value to those desirous of par-
ticipating in this most exhilarating and enjovahlc of
all winter sports tinoughout the North. Until with-
in the past two or three years tobogganing has been
in vogue only in Canada and in a few New England
States where the hilly character of the country
afforded many natural slides to lovers of the sport.
In Russia, however, tobogganing had long been a
popular pastime, notwithstanding the fad thm a
large part of that country is as Hat and unbrolTen as
are the prairie lands of Illinois. This inconsider-
ate omission upon the part of nature the Russians
overcome by building artificial slides, and the ex-
ample was soon followed in several Canadian cities,
it being found that the artificial slides were superior
to the natural in many respects. Since the winter of
KSS4, when a now celebrated slide was elected at
Saratoga, tobogganing over artificial slides has rapidly
grown in popularity in the United States, and the
gaily costumed tobogganer at the Ice I'alace Carnival
HI St. Paul last winter was among the most conspicu-
ous and numerous of the revelers there. Last winter

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4 PHEKACE.

tohogffaii clubs were organized in Chicago and sev-
eral other places ill the Northern States, Orange, N.J,,
Boston, and Burlington, Vt. This winter the organi-
zation of several other clubs is assured, and the con-
struction of the public slides upon the grounds of the
Chicago base ball club, New York polo grounds,
Boston base ball grounds and other private parks, as
well as the construction upon a larger scale than ever
of the slides at St. Paul, presage a period of popu-
larity for tobogganing in the Nortii tiiat will eventu-
ally make it the national winter pastime of Ameri-
cans, just as base ball has become the national
summer pastime. In the fodowing pages we have
attempted, through description and illustration, to
familiarize the reader with the sport as it has been
and is now enjoyed in Montreal, Quebec, Saratoga,
St. Paul and throughout the New England States,
and as it must very soon come to be participated in in
all Northern cities in the United States where the
snow falls to any depth.

The Publishers.

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{JO niul sev-
raiiKt',N.J,,

the organi-
11(1 the coii-
)iin(ls of the
lo ffrounds,
te parks, as
le than ever
id of popu-
vill cventu-
; of Anieri-
le national
;es we have
stration, to
it lias been
:, Saratoga,
land States,
i pa ted in in

where the

LISIIERS.

THE TOBOGGAN.

TOnOGGANING — A ItlUKK SKKTCH OF THE OKOWTH
AND POPLTLAHITV OK THE SPORT — AR .IFICtAI.
SLIDES- HOW TMKV ARE CONSTRUCTED AND
OPERATED.

"Toboggan." A queer term to be sure, but the
language of the American abounds in queer terms
that are merely '.orrupHons of words from other
languages, and in distorting the Indian word oda-
hagga,, into the simple, and more pronounceable one
of "toboggan," Americans may be pardoned in thus
Americanizing the language of the red man; a liberty
we have taken not o.dy with the language of the
Indian but with that of almost every nation repre-
sented to any extent upon American soil.

Tobogganing, while an institution of European
as well as New World count, ies, is a recognized form
: r American sport. Its home and origin are Canadian,
and it is in Canada and the vast expanse of country
adjoining it on the north tl.at tlie toboggan is most
extensively used, botii as a means of transportation
and of recreation Appfc/on in treating upon the

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word si.ys that the tobofjgai, is a " sled without run-
iiers," made of a strip of some touj,'h, fibrous and
elastic wood, from one-eighth inch to one-quarter
inch Ml thickness, and this withal gives a very com-
prehensive idea of the primitive conveyance which in
these moJern times i,as l,een utilized by voung
American man and womanhood as a means of rare
and exhilarating sport. TIk- length of a toboggan
vanes in accordance with the number of people it is
intended to carry, single flyers being from four to
hvefeet in length, and the longest eight feet, although
the rule for a racing flyer is that when star.ding upon
end It shall exceed the height of the steerer by twelve
niches, and may be from sixteen to twenty-four inches
'" breadth. It is cleated with short ribs of tou-^h
wood upon the upper side to j-ive it increased stren<^t1i
and along each end of these ribs just over the extreme
edges of the toboggan are lashed the hand rails to
which the load of the conveyance is strapped down,
or to which its occupants cling as thev dash over the
slide The fore end of the tobogg.M, is steamed and
bent backward like the dashboard of a sleigh. When
used for coasting it is usually cushioned, the cushion
being firmly strapped down to the side rails.

ORIGIX OI- THE TOnOGGAN.

The toboggan dates back to an almost indefinite
period in history, in that when the land of the Es-
qmmaux first became known to Americans these

III

-vithout run-
fibrous and
oiic-quarter
I very com-
ce which in
by young
ans of rare
a toboggan
people it is
^m four to
•t, although
ding upon
■ by twelve
four inches
s of tough
d strength,
lie extreme
id rails to
ped down,
h over the
amed and
ii. When
le cushion

indefinite
f the Es-
fins these

riiK r()iioG(iAN.
sleds, Willi dogs or men to draw them, were used by
the Northmen in the transportation of their efTecls,
their game, and the furs which tiuv made a busi'
ness of procming. The Cana.lian 'indians and the
tribes occupying the f.:r Northwest regions „f the
continent used tiiem for the same ptnpose,and indeed
it would be dimcult to mvent a c.nvevance more in-
geniously adapted to the want> and customs of the
people of these sections than is the toboggan. The
deep snows which fall early in the season"an<l which
remain through the long, dreary winter, obliterating
all trails and roadways, and making but trackless
wastes of the broad stretches of country, could
scarcely be traversed with any other stvle of convev-
ance than the broad surfaced, light weighted tobog-
gan, which glides along over the uppc-r crust of the
snow, notwithstanding that it may be heavilv loaded.
The Indians originally fastened the parts of' their to-
boggans together wholly with deer thongs, and in-
deed many of the toboggans of Canadian manufact-
ure at the present day are so put together, but of late
years toboggan manufacturers in the New England
States have introduced metal rivets, whicli give to the
toboggan a greater degree of strength antrdurability
without lessening its elasticity. Until of late years
bircli and bass wood were the only woods from
which toboggans were constructed, but no'v maple
and hickory are very largely used. Experiments
m steel have been made, but have never resulted in

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" illE TOllOLiUAN.

the production of a toboggan equal in speed ond con-
ven.ence of weight to that of the modern flyer.

AS A C-C)\VEYANCE FOR SPORT

or pastime tii.. toboggan is of comparatively recent
ongMi. Upon the hills which abound throughout
Canada the Canadians took advantage of the natural
slidns ofTered, and withm a season or two after
the cport was first introduced in the vicinity of
Quebec, Montreal, Toronto and other cities of the Do-
minion, it became immensely popular among Canadi-
ans through, that entire country. The great difliculty
of toi)ogganists, however, was in securing a slide of
perfect grade r.ml smoothness. The natural lesili-
ancy of the toboggan causes a p,"culiar comlition of
th.ngs, not unat^endet! with danger, when it strikes a
sudden depression or elevation dining its rapid flight,
for as a natural result of its elasticity it will throw its
burden or occupants high into the air— unless the
same he lirmly attached to t!ie hand rails— and this,
too, with a reckless disregard of result somewhat un-
comfortai^le for the rider.

These deiocts in a natural slide are called hy Ca-
nadians ar/zofs, and many are the laughable accidents
as well as sore limbs atu! bruises that have roulted
from them.

7b overcome thi. objection Canadian enthusiasts
in the sport introduced the artijieial slide, which had
long be. .1 popular in Russia, and which consists

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peeti ;ind con-
111 flyer.

atively recent
d throu^rlioiit
jf tlie iiatiiial
or two after
a vicinity of
ies of the Do-
loiijr Canadi-
•eat diHiciiity
n-j a slide of
atiiral lesiii-

condition of
n it St ri tees a

rapid flight,
n'll tiirow its
-nnless the
is — and this,
me what un-
ited hy Ca-
)le accidents
ave roulted

cnt/iusiasfs
, which had
ch consists

snnply of a sc:ifIokHnjr of lieavy timbers, the highest
point of whicii may h.- forty or even fifty fectlrom
the ground with a gradual descent, sufficiiMitiy steep
liowever, to give the tobogganists tlie impetus de-
sired. Tile famous slide of the Teuque iJleue To-
boggan Club at Montreal and that at Woodlawn
Park, Saratoga, are at the starting point fortv feet
from the ground, the descent being one hundred and
twenty feet long. The distance traveled over the
ai tiflcial slide is of course only the beginning of the
sport, for the tobogg ir. has attained its greatest im-
petus only when it reaches the earth, and will travel
upon the level track a distance three or four times as
great as that of the slide proper. In Russia the
double slide is quite popular, that is in other words,
two slides set opposite one another, the tracks run-
ning parallel so that when the tobogganist starts
from the top of one slide he is at the base of the
tower of the other slide, and has only to ascend the
steps to ride back to the base of the tower from
which he first started. The single slide, however, is
niosl popular in .\merica.

Till-: AirrniciAi. si.idk.

At the top of the tower is a platform from which
the tobogganist starts, and leading downward from
this, at an angle of say forty-five degrees, are the
chutes (it being usual to have two, three or fbur
chutes to one structure) in which the .oboggan runs.

TiiK tob()(;c;an'.

These chutes and the track beyond are packed very
firmly w.th snow, over which water is poured until it
freezes una a solid n,ass of ice from six to eight
■nches deep. The chute is fron. four ,o six feet i„
wulth, and protected upon each side by flaring lK)ards
to prevent the toboggan and its loa.l leavin.. the
track laterally. The ice track is carcfnilv pl-ned

gln.s .tself. A loaded toboggan over such a surface
and at the angle upon which the regulation slide is
constructed, w.li attain a n.arveious rate of speed
wh.ch, m the majority of instances, and with ail con-
.i.t.ons favorable, reaches a mile per minute, or even
more Indeed, the manufacturers of the now cele-
brated " Star " toboggan, made in iSurlington Vt
ope,.ly advertise the fact that upon that toboggan shod'
w.th steel, a speed of three miles per min fte m'ay^
arranged .,th perfect safety. The timidlv inclined
may regard such sport with horror, but in 'truth the
chances fo,- accident are one in ten thousand, a.d it is
doubtful ,f any occur even in this ratio. No sue
occurrence as a tobogganist having fallen from the
chute has ever been recorded, and the worst that c .n
happen rs che upsetting or whirling around of the
t'^boggan after it leaves the chute and enters the track
;" wli.ch event its occupants are treated ^o a plnn^J
." the sno«. or a trifling shaking up. Even th^s,
however rarely occurs, when the steersn.an is ex.
penenced in handling the vehicle.

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packed very
poured until it

six to eigiit
■ to six feet in
flariiijr Ijoards
I leavintr the
efiilly planed
I .ulistenin<r as
iticli a surface
lation slide is
ate of speed
with all con-
iiitc, or even
ic now cele-
incrton, Vt.,
"}?gan,shod
n ite may be
idly inclined
in truth the
ind, a;,d it is
'. No sue .
en from the
ii'st that can
'und of the
•s the track,
o a plunge
Even this,
nan is c\-

riii: I()ho(;(;an.

rOBUCGAN COSTUMES.

1 1

Not the least of the attractions in tobogganing lies
<n the picturesque beauty of the costumes worn.
lliese,for both ladies and gentlemen, are fashioned
».om soft woolen blankets of blue, scarlet, orange,
"Itl gold, pink, purple and other attractive colors,
either solid or tastefully blended, and when a tobo^.
Jja.! slide is in full blast the scene presented un.ler the
{flare of the electric light or the lurid glow of the
torch IS certainly one never to be forgotten by partici-
pant or beholder. For gentlemen the costume con-
sists usually of a blouse wrh a frock which covers
the h>ps and buttons tight.y down the front, knee
breeches, warm woolen stockings and moccasins, the
head benig covered by a hujuc of the same brilliant
liue as the sash which is wraj.ped twice around
the wa.st, the tasseled end falling over the left hip.
For ladies the costume consists of a long cloak but-
toning down the front, and conHned by a sash like
that worn by her escort, moccasins, and a tugue.
ii-very article of these costumes is fashioned from the
woolen blankets referred to, and are made with as
much skill in cut and tinis^h as the art of the tailor
can command.

HOW TO STEER.

Formerly thw toboggan was steered by a short stick
of wood held in each hand of the steerer, but now
tlie steerer guides the course of his conveyance with

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TIIK TOBOGGAN'.

the too of his foot, takiiijj his position if there he two
or more in the tobo-irgan, at the rear end and resting
npon his right side to steer witii the left foot, which
shonld trail gracefnlly behind, or npon the left side,
to steer with the right foot. The toe of the steerer
is lightly applied to tlie track from time to time as he
may see the craft reqnires guidance. The right foot
i<i usually used in steering, but the steeier may em-
ploy either, r being considered an accomplishment to
be able to steer with one foot as well as the other.
The steerer may kneel, may rest upon his hip or side,
or may occupy any position that is most agreeable
and efTective. As the toboggan runs upon a broad,
flat surface it is much easier to guide than the sled,
and is readily responsive to the slightest touch of the
moccasined toe which directs its course.

CANADIAX vs. AMERICAN TOBOGGAMS.

The manufacture of toboggans in the United
States is an enterprise of comparatively late date, and
even in Canada, the birth-place of tobogganing, the
American manufactured tobc, gan is now greatlv in
demand. An authority on the subject was asked by
the writer about the comparative merits of the Cana-
dian toboggans and tiiose made at Burlington and
elsewliere in this country. " The Canadian tobog-
gans," he said, "are not constructed on scientific prin-
ciples, At any rate, those of them which I have
seen were not. In the first place I don't tliink maple

irikn

if there he two
:ik1 iuui resting
eft foot, which
11 the left side,
; of the steerer
e to time as he
The right foot
eeier may em-
mplisliment to
11 as the other,
his hip or side,
nost agreeable
upon a hroad,
tiian the sled,
it touch of the

OGGANS.

11 the United
' late date, and
logganing, the
low greatly in
was asked by
s of the Cana-
iirlington and
nadian tob )g-
scientilicprin-
wliich I havf;
't tliink maple

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IS as good a material as hickory. Tlien again, I don't
approve of rigid wooden rails along the sides ; they
stiHen the toboggan so that ail the spring is taken
out of it. The tirst principle in the construction of a
toboggan ouglit to be to make it springy, like a whip.
Most Canadian toboggans are perfectly smooth and
Hat on (he bottom. Now that's a mistak'^ ; three or
four of t!ic planks only ought to come in contact with
the ice, and they should be rounded off so that the
friction may be reduced to the minimum. The best
toboggan I ever saw was of hickory, with three
wooden strips, about as thick as two of your fingers,
raised trom the bottom to serve as runners. One of
the best points about it was that the screws and rivets
dill not come through the bottom at all, and that is very
important, ^ince if the screws project the least bit they
will tear the ice all to pieces and spoil the slide. Be-
sides, the snow gets into the holes where the screws
are sunk, and makes the bottom of the toboggan
rough. The toboggan I speak of was a triHe iieavier
than I like, for though a heavy toboggan goes a little
faster, it is harder to pull up hill, and if there is an
.nccident there is more likelihood of getting hurt,"

THI-; STAR.

The most prominent and seemingly successful man-
ufactureis of toboggans at the present time is a Bur-
lington, Vt,, firm. They make the celebrated " Star''''
toboggan, which has been from the first the acknowl-

TUK TOBOGGAN.

edged standard in clubs and with private individuals
and experts, simply because it is constructed with an
iniderstandiM- of the necessary requirements. The
essential features of the "Star" are a toboggan made
of slats, and the slats shaped to lessen the frictional
surface. The old In lian form was perfectly flat on
the bearing surface, and formed of one or two pieces
of thin wood, and besides lacking the requisite strength
and lateral resiliency, it offered the greatest resist-
ance, or frictional surface to the snow. For this rea-
son all flat toboggans are comparatively slow. In-
stead of the riveted side rails formerly used, which
proved to be too stiff in long toboggans, the « Star"
h..s a l.ght oak or hickory rail, which passes through
a patent fixture, and being fastened at one point only
permits a free, bending movement of the toboggan.
This of course is a great improvement over the more
rigid rail.

A six-foot "Star" toboggan weighs only fourteen
pounds, .s a marvel of strength, beauty, and obedience
to the will of the steerer, and may attain a speed of
three miles a minute with perfect safety. Think
of it.

rtuu^u.

ate individuals
ructed with an
Jments. The
Qboggan made

the frictional
M-fectl^- flat on
or two pieces
iiisite strength
reatest resist-

For tiiis rea-
lly slow. In-
y used, which
, the « Star "
asses through
10 point only,
he toboggan,
•ver the more

only fourteen
nd obedience
in a speed of
fety. Think

LIFE IN MONTREAL.
II.

A GLIMPSH OF C.WAIXAM WINTKK I.IKK AS SKEN
AT MONTKKAI..

"A winter in Canada! I think I should rather
spend it there than anywhere else on the face of this
broad earth," saiil a young Montrealese to me one
afternoon last winter, as we sat in the parlors of a
famous Chicago cli-b house on Michigan avenue, and
watched the continual stream of sleighs on their way
to and from the boulevards.

"What! and freeze to death?" I asked.

My friend laughed. « No, old fellow," said he,
" you'd have no time for freezing, if you w ere pos-
sessed of good health and a reasonable amount of

activity. There is no country on the globe and I

have visited a good many of them— .vherein the in-
habitants so thoroughly enjoy the season beginning
with November 15 and lasting until March i, as do
the Canadians. They are a hardy set, with the
natural indifference to exposure that results from the
character of that climate, and it is when the snow
falls that you see the sport-loving side of the Cana-
dian gentleman's character. I liave said Canadian

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LIFE IV MONTH IM.,

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goitlcma)!. I shoiilil liiive iucliulcii our women as
well, for there are few Canailiaii winter sports in
which they do not participate. I jj;<> tn Canada ne\t
week for a fortnij^ht's stay at my home in Montreal.
Why not join me? "

" IJfjh! It is the middle of January," I replied, as
a colli shiver passed over me with the thouj^ht of ex-
periencing; what I had always imagined a Camdian
winter to he.

"Just the time we want to he there, and I will
warrant that you will find it no colder in Montreal
than it is upon the shore of Lake Michijjjan to-da\'."

How my fears were overcome I do not know even
now, hut ten days later I was unpacking; my trunk
in the ancestral home of my friend, a line old house
which stooil some four miles from Montreal in one of
that historic city's quaintest and prettiest suburbs.
Dick's father was a typical Canadian "Jfentieinaii, a
barrister of some note and possessed of an ample for-
tune, and Dick's sisters, three in number, were — I
thought when I first saw their rosy cheeks and bright
eyes in the roomy, old fashioned sleigh that awaited
us at the depot — the prettiest, most wholly iriesisli-
ble specimens of young womanhood I had ever had
the good fortune to look upon. It was but a few
moments before the spirited grays had wliirled us
through the streets of the quaint yet withal hand-
somely coiistructed city, and out into the broad high-
way beyond, which led to Dick's home. The snow

MMM

li our women as
winter sports in
<) to Canada ne\t
line in Montie.il.

uy" I replicil, as
le tlioULjlit ol' ex-
;ined a Car.'ulian

tiierc, and I will
)lder in Montreal
Iiciii<j;an to-da\'."
() not know even
iciiinjf my trunk
, a line old house
lontreal ir. one of
prettiest suburbs,
ian fjfentieinaii, a

of an ample for-
luimber, were — I
cheeks and l)ri<^ht
igh tiiat awaited

wholly irresisli-
)d I had ever had
t was hut a tew
s had whirled us
yet withal hand-
o the broad lii<jh-
lome. The snow

THROUGH THE STRF.F.TS OF MONTREAL.

-'-- ■'li^^wR^sff^'TiPiTf'^V'r^'^.^Kl"'''*

I.IFK IN MON I UKAI..

was the same, with many additional falls, that had
covered llic earth .luring' the preceding November,
and was packed so hard and lirm hy constant travel
that it seemed an inteiminahle glare of ice. The air
was cold and bracing hut dry as a whip, and tlie
glistening crystals of snow in the roadway danced
and sparkled nnder the silvery light of the moon, as
thongh they had been so many polished diamonds.
As vve passed thongh the streets of the city I became
impressed with the noticeable air of life and gaietv
with which every one seemed imbued. The lights
in the shop windows shone out upcn the Malwart
forms of manly looking fellows in seal skin caps and
gauntlets. The jingle of sleigh bells from scores of
teams other thau our own, and the cpiick beat of
horses' hoofs were heard upon every side, while merry
huighter from girlish throats added to the happy, ir-
responsible tout ensemble of our surroundings.
"Surely," thouglit I, "my first impressions of a Cana-
dian winter are pleasant enough." Out on the high-
way we passed a four in haiul with a merry load that
bubbled over with cheer and laughter as we passed
them, and when finally we sv/ept out of the road and
into the long drive that wound through the grounds
of "the Castle," I saw the cheery glow of the grate
fires through the frosted windows of one of the most
hospitable old mansions in all Canada.

I wish it were within the nower of my pen to de-
scribe Canadian winter life as I saw it and shared in

alls, that had
g November,
onstaiit travel
ice. The air
'hip, and tlie
idway danced
the moon, as
led diamonds,
city I became
life and gaietv
I. The li«;hts
n the '.talwart

skin caps and
tVom scores of
quick beat of
le, while merry
the happy, ir-

surroundings,
ons of a Cana-
lit on the high-
nerry load that
;r as we passed
of the road and
;h the grounds
)w of the grate
me of the most

■ my pen to de-
t and shared in

'in; IN MONTHKAI.. ,

;t ^'"••■•"J,- the fortnight that followed, .nnd at the same

t'">c carry with the description a conception of the

■are enjoyment to he derived fron, (i,e col.l, bracing

•'. -sphere the exhilarating edVcts of ice skating,

the snow.shoe tramp, the toboggan slide, the sieiH^-

■"g jaun, and the score of other pastinu. in which

t >t Canadians nululge with an abandon and .k-ree

o enthusiasm I have never seen ec,uale,l ont.M; of

be Dominion. The Canadian, it seems, is ..ever

happier than when tin- snow falls, and when the Hrst

feathery flakes of an approaching winter be<Mn to

vvbi.en the ground, Montreal seems suddeiiU. im-

In-ed with a new lease of life. Business is forgotten

in one mad whirl of cr.,ictv Ice ri.,!-.. ti, ''
... ,,.ni.iv, ice links tlirovv onen

;,:;', fT '""'^'^^'"""^"^'-•'-"P-'-dandwa.
tc.cd. bnow shoes are ,aken clown from t!ie hooks
upon which they have hung all s.nnmer, club uni-
forms are shaken out, badges burnished up, and to-
K'^-ans dragged from their resting places in prepa-
•a ion for the sport of the coming season. The ice
palace-now world fan,ed-is constructed. The
cnsp snow on street aiul footpath is crushecl beneath
' e heel o citi.en and tourist. Bright eyes an<l rosy
ieks; athletic figures and manly faces; heartborn
laughter and careless .song, are .seen and heard which-

Shoi- the gleam of the torch; the crash of music
ami the da.zhng array of brilliant costumes and lovely
'aces; the flash of steel runner an.l the whirl of the

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I,l> i; I\ MON IlllCAI..

feathery snow, can; is torf,'ottcii, and the work-a-ilay
vvony of business and home life is put aside in one
ecstatic and seeniinfily recidess wiiiii of pleasure
which l)e<,'ins with the comin>; of the snow k\n^, and
ends only with his ^omn.

As I listened to the music and watched the pano-
lamic scene presented by the hrij;htly costumed
skaters as they swept over the glistenin;^' suifaceof
Victoria rink; as I stood at the top of the Tci que
nieue slide, down which an hundred merry coasters
were flying, and at the foot of which were -jathered
five hundred steel-geared ecpiipages, their iiorses
restlessly chamjjino their bridle chains and shaking
i.,e bells that arched over their backs, while happy
faces peered from the folds of wolf robe and sealskin;
as I looked upon the glittering walls of the Ice Palace,
and as mounted ii))on my snow-shoes, I held the
miitened hand of Dick's youngest sister in a glori-
ous moonlight "Shoe-tramp" cross country, the
thought came unbidden to my mind, " Where art
thou^ Chicago? Where art thou, New York?
With all thy greatness; with all thy wealth and
grandeur; with all thy beauty, thrift and enterprise?
Thou hast none of these."

he work-ii-tlay
It aside in one
rl of pleasiiie
snow king, and

jhed tiie pano-
Inly costumed
nin;^ sin face of
of the Tei i|uc
nienv coasters
were feathered
, tlieir iiorses
ns and siiaiiing
;s, while happy
je and sealskin;
* the Ice Palace,
DCS, I held the
ister in a glori-
,8 country, the
d, " Where art
, New York?
hy wealth and
and enterprise?

ON THE SLIDE.
111.

AN AFTERVOON UPON A MoNTKKAI. TOnoGGAN

SMDK.

It was the mornin- of my second day's stay at
"the Castle," and Diok and myself were sc'ated in tiie
library enjoying an after hreakfast ci-ar. Outside
the earth was white with a jrlorious mantle of snow,
and from the heavy clouds overhead the feathery
flakes were fallin- thick and fast, the wind catching
them up in great gusts and whirling them hitl.e'r
and thither around the stone walls of the old house,
while it shrieked as with laughter at the boisterous
sport it was enjoying,

"Did you ever tohoggan, Harry?" asked my
friend.

"No, but I am willing to he initiated," I replied.

"All right, my iad, we'll initiate you this after-
noon, if the storm lets up. The girls have arranged
a party in honor of our arrival, and we will go over
to ' the hill ' this afternoon. Our party will lunch en
costume, anil, by the way, we must be looking up our
rigs."

It is a poorly equipped house in Canada that has

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ON Tin; SI.IDK.

not some compartment, some nook or corner set
apart for the stora.,.e of the various .•io<,i„.s a.ul outfits
used .n the enjoyment of both summer and winter
sp-rts. Such a room there was in "the Castle," and
along us wails hung innumerable pairs of snow
shoes three feet in length an.l upward. An extra
su-t of p.ck's seemed to have been nu.dc for myself
expressly, and when a score of g.ilv costumed,
linppy face.l young men and women sat down to thJ
well spread board in "the Castle "' dining hall I w.s
on equal footing with them in grotesqueness of an'-
pare]. '

"How is the slide, Nell?" asked Dick of his
elder sister.

"AH right, I guess," was her answer. "The storm
has come to a halt, and I have sent the men down
to sweep It ofj: It was smooth as marble the day
before you came." ^

" Why, Mr. H., how well vour toboggan suit be-
comes you," said Dick's younger sister, the girl
whom I was beginning to think was the fairest thing
I had yet seen in Canada, and with a gratified glance
at my tasty riggmg, 1 ,„entally determined that
thereafu-r I would wear a toboggan suit during every
remaining day of mv stay at "the Castle "

Short-lived determination ! How soon my pride and
gratification at the picturesque-and perhaps at that
moment becoming-style of my toboggan suit re-
ceived a disastrous fall; a fall which I felt for some

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(lays afterward, the succecdiiifj !ines of this chapter
may hest tell. We were a merry party, as draggingf
our toboggans after us, or carrying them under our
arms, we tramped along the highway to "the hill."
(I have forgotten what Dick called it, but it was the
club slide of the toboggan club of which the majority
of our party were members; and there are a hun-
dred such organizations of greater or less importance
in Montreal and vicinity.) Wiien we arrived at the
foot of the slide we were joined by otiiers of the club,
and there, stretching away up the side of the hill,
was the long, glistening roadway with nearly an
eighth of a mile incline, and fully a third of a mile of
well packed track stretching from its base across the
adjoining meadow.

The men had worked diligently, and tiie snow that
had been swept from the surface of the solidly frozen
slide was banked up in ridges on either side, leaving
a long roadway of glaring ice as solid as the frozen
surface of Lake Michi/an.

Up the hill we clambered, and as I felt the gloved
hand of Dick's younger sister upon my sustaining
arm, I wished the climb might have been twice the
distance, and right here I want to say that if ever a
woman looks fresh and young and irresistiblv lovely
it is when at the top of a climb up a toboggan slide
she stops with her cheeks flushed, her lips parted, and
her eyes shining with tlie exertion of the tramp. At
least I thought so when I glanced into the glowing

this chapter
as (liagginor
m under our
to "the hill."
ut it was the
tlie majority
are a hun-
s importance
rrived at the
s of the club,
! of the hill,
h nearly an
1 of a mile of
se across the

he snow that
solidly iVozen
siile, leaving
s the frozen

it the jjloved
ly sustaining
;en twice the
lat if ever a
istihly lovely
io;j^gan slide
s parted, and
? tramp. At
the glowing

ON TiiK si.iDK. 25

face of my pretty companion. What a sight it was
to look hack tlovvn the slide as we stood at the start-
ing point. The clouds had blown over,j)nd now the
sun shone down with dazzling brightness upon the
snow-covered landscape, causing the burnished sur-
face of the slide to look like a long strctcli of pol-
ished silver as it swept down the side of the hill and
across the meadow lands in the distance. Just beyond
the toot of the incline stood the zig-zag rails of a farm
fence, and these, together with a few scattered clumps
of trees along the side of the slide, were the only ex-
isting objt/ ts to break the mantle of white that cov-
ereil tiie hillside.

"Now, Harry, for a slide such as you never had in
your life before," said Dick, interrupting my con-
templation of what to me was one of the most beau-
tiful views I had ever enjoyed. " We'll take ' The
Major,' Nell," continued Dick to his sister, selecting
one of tlie 'argest and heaviest of tiie toboggans we
had brought with us, and swinging it around into
position, with its nose pointed down-hill. "On you
go, Nell," and the young lady took her position upon
the fore enil of Jie conveyance. "Now, Harry.
Now, Regina;" and with Dick's younger sister
seated behind me, I firmly grasped a side rail with
each hand. A glance to tlie rear snowed me Dick
getting into position to steer. « Hokl on to her, old
man, and look out for f<r//o/.v," he said in a warning
voice as he caught my eye, and before I could reply

it"' '

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AT IHIC 'lOI' 111' rilK sI.lDi:

ON TiiK si.ini;.

?ii«tV>.* iCi, j((.

the young Moni.ealese cast one sweeping gh,„ce
down the slide, and ihen "Zr/ her go.'^' came from
his lusty yoinig lungs. The toboggan seemed to
fairly jump into the air at the signal, as the st-ong
arm ol a yo.mg tobogganist gave us the start; and
then— the blood seemed to rush back to my heart
and seek its innermost chamber as a hiding' place.
There was a rush atid a swishing soum', as " The
Major" shot over the polished surface of the slide
with a speed that I had never before experienced,
and I have ridden sixty miles an hour upon a rail-
way train on more than one occasion. To breathe
was difficult; to speak was impossible. The world
seenjed to be suddenly sinking beneath us, and we,
together with the hill behind us, seemed plunging
down into eternity, or some other place I wot not of.
I tried to fix my eye upon the fence or the trees I
had seen from the top of the slide, but in vain. The
landscape seemed to have suddenly gone scampering
away in every direction, and everything seemed to
be tailing with us. « Hold on, Harry," came from
behind me, and simultaneously with the warning the
toboggan seemed to rise in the air, as we struck what
I afterwarr' learned was a cahol, or a sudden sharp
raise in the ground under the ice, and then seemed
to literally leave the surface and fly through the air
to the bottom of the incline, which we struck with a
crish that must have driven my spinal column
through the back of my neck, had it not been for the

ON TIIK SLIDE,

soft cushion beneath us. We did not stop here, but
sped on and on across the meadow, the blinding sen-
sation liaving stopped with the end of the inch'ne,
althou-rh we were still rushing over the ground at a
speed I never thought it possible for any object to
attain, and when finally I heard Dick's che^^ry voice
asking me how 1 liked it, and looked up to see him
assisting the girls from the toboggan, I felt precisL-ly
as a man feels when he awakens from a dream, and
amidst strange surroundings.

"Pretty rapid, c!i ? " asked Dick, smiling at my
dazeil look, and then I heard a merry laugh as Dick's
younger sister jumped fron^ the seat upon the cushion,
and I was reminded thereby how very stupid I must
look seated alone upon the toboggan, the worst
♦' rattled " man in the Dominion of Canada,

Soon we were tramping up the path beside the
slide, and as I glanced up the hill and saw another
toboggan load on the down grade, I involuntarily
stopped and stepped backward as the trio on the
flyer shot by me with the speed of the wind. Again
that delightful v/alk to the summit with a pretty face
close to my shouliler, and then again that soul stir-
ring, breath-stealing, init exhilarating and glorious
shoot over the glistening surface of the slide. After
we had enjoyed half a dozen such, Dick suggested
that I take a whirl by myself, I had begun to get
accustomed to the terrific pace, and with each de-
scent, my confidence increased so that when the

' jJi^Mg i ij i jp t M i iLfoi i' jc ii jwj,

p liere, but
iiuliiig sen-
;lie incline,
[round at a
y object to
lef^ry voice
to see liim
t precisL'ly
I ream, and

ing at my
1 as Dick's
le cushion,
lid I must
the worst
hi.

beside the
w another
'oluntarily
io on the
d. Again
)rctty face

soul stir-
I glorious
le. After
suggested
un to get

each de-
t'hen the

TRIALS OK A NOVlri-. on a \ atIRAI. SI. TDK.

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ON rilE SI.IUK.

idea was suggested, I accepted it witiiout a moment's
hesitation. Diciv selected a light tolioggan for me,
and gave me the necessary points in steering, advis*
ing me to sit holt upright and use mv hands to steer
as it was much the easier. Fifteen seconds later I
would have given almost anything I possessed had
Dick and Ids suggestion been in the United States,
for no sooner had that miserable and treacherous
concern got started in its mad career than I lost
what little head I seeined to have possessed at the out-
set, and unconsciously made a desperate clutch for the
icy surface witli my left hand, which of course threw
the toboggan around to one side. After scraping along
in the midst of a shower of ice and snow, the tobog-
gan and my very much mortified self rolled anrl slid —
me upon the seat of my unmentionables — to the bot-
tom of the hill. The peal of laughter that floated
down from the top of the slide, where half our party
were congregated, did not tend to increase my tem-
per or my self-composure, and I picked myself and
my flyer out of the snowbank and started up hill just
as a pretty face in a blue tuguc, vvlioin I fancied was
one 1 knew well, shot by me with a big broad
shouldered fellow guiding her after the manner of
an artist. That I was tiot an artist, I was thor-
oughly convinced, but that I was none the less bent
upon becoming one Iwas equally determined. A little
kindly advice from Dick, a firm gritting of my teeth,
and I was again ready for the word. This time I

ON IIIK SI.IIIK.

moment's
III for me,
iiig, advis-
(is to steer
ids later I
scsscil liad
ted States,
leachcrons
lan I lost
at the Dut-
ch for the
use threw
ping along
the tobog-

anrl slid —
:o the bot-
lat floated

our party
; my tern-
lyself and
ip hill just
ncied was
aig broad
nanner of
was thor-

less bent
I. A little
my teeth,
his time I

•« kept my head " admirably as I thouj-lu, and away
I Hew with a speetl that increased with eacii second
of lime. "Ah, me girrul! I'll touch yoi lightly this
time," I muttered, and I fancy I smiled as 1 rt-Hected
that the blue tu(//(t\Am\ her artist guide must pass
me on their return up the hill.

"Whoop!" Nothing but mortal terror ever l)roii3ht
that peculiar exclamation from my li])>;, and tins time
it came out with all the terror behind it that could
possibly have been crowded into my soul. What
had happened I did not know; I did not want to
know. I was dimly conscious of the fact that I was
sailing skyward; that I was leaving the earth beneath
me, and in the next instant that I was returning even
faster than I went, and then —

When I opened my eyes I was stretched out upon
the snow, with a dozen eager faces bending over me.
From one of these a blue tuque had been pushetl back
and the prettiest eyes in Canada were looking into
mine, while Dick pressed the mouth of a pocket flask
to my lips. The side of my head felt as though a
brick wall had fallen upon it, and when I lifted my
arm from the snow I saw a smirch of something that
looked very much like blood upon the sieeve of my
white woolen blouse.

"You forgot that cahot, old fellow," said Dick in a
cheery voice. "It would bounce a single man ten feet
in the air where it would not affect a party of four
very greatly, you understand. Better now?"

li I

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A NOVICE "TAKING A CAIIOT."

.?J

i>\ rill. M.llii;. , ,

Just how sore I was I did not know uiiiil I awoke
next mornin},', hut notwithsiandinjj ;ny hinised liml)s
and the strip of court phister over my left ear I reso-
lutely returned to the shde, the next afternooi^ de-
termined to master that toho^gan if I had to wear it
and myself out in the efTort. I held on to the side
rails whenever I passed tiiat ai/iol afterward and he-
fore I had spent two hours at the hill, had the art
mastered so that I could guide like a veteran. Piiat
night and the next we attended cluh slides at the hill,
and if the sport is attractive in daylight it is douhiv
so hy torch and moonlight. Light ash poles with a
torch swinging at one end thereof are stuck into the
snow on each side, and at regular intervals along the
slide, and by the ruddy glow of tiie flaring smoking
lamps, the grotesque and brilliant colored costuincvl
of the tobogganists present a scene that one can
surely never forget.

" You shall take me down the slide to-night, Mr.
Harry," said the blue iiK/nr, as we were on our way
to the hill the night after my accident. (It had been
"Mr. Harry" since the date of my mishap.) And I
did take her down, not once or twice, but many
times that night, the next, and the next, and am quite
sure that in all Canada, tobogganing had no greater
enthusiast than my humble self. Nor was the blue
tnguc alone responsible for my enthusiasm, for of all
the sports I ever participated in none can equal in
excitement, healthful physical exercise, and real ex-
3

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ON TIIK M.rDK.

Iiilaration tli;ri that of toliojrj^aiunj^. The enjoy
meiit one experiences !> stian|j;ely mingled with an
unilefined ft-Mr tliat would natural ly take possession
of a novice vviicn tiavelin;^ ihroujih the air npon so
frail a lookiiij; craft as a lohoj^jjfau at more than rail-
road speed, and can perhaps be best illustrated by tiie
remark of an American g"' whom I saw at the slide
just after her first trip on a tobogsran.

"Isn't it perfectly jjlorious?" said she, with glow-
ing cheeks and flashing eyes. " I would not have
missed the opportunity for the whole of Montreal."

" Let us take another whirl," suggested her es-
cort.

"Not for the whole of Canada," was the prompt
reply, but within ten minutes after siie was at it
again, and finally left Montreal a confirmed tobog-
ganist. Without tpiestion, tobogganing stands alone
as a healthful and delightful winter pastime. It
strengthens one's lungs, invigorates his body, and
tones up his nerves as no lerve tonic ever could.
Talk about nerve food ox ner o tonic! Why, there
never was a drug invented tliat can compare with
the strength-giving quality of Exicucisii. Exercise
for the nerves is what is wanted. Gymnasiums have
been invented for the bone and muscle, and have
done a world of good, but where is the machine to
properly exercise the nerves? It is the tobog^-au.
Let your nerves feel the thrill of a swift-flying trip
down a good steep toboggan-slide, and they will get

Ljjw

'Flic enjoy-
ed with ;iii
! possession

air upon so
re tiian rail-
rated by tlie

at the slide

with <jlow-
1(1 not have
Montreal."
stod hfv es-

the prompt
e was at it
nied tohoy-
itands alone
pastime. It
body, and

ever could.

Why, there
mpare with
i. Exercise
asiums have
e, and have

machine to
e toboffi^att.
ft-flyin<j trip
hey will get

Nic.nr s(.i:nk on a idhocujan si.idk.

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ON THK SLIDE.

an actual exercise and use that hardly anything else
in tills world can give. There your nerve tonic is
drawn free from generous nature's everlasting foun-
tain of iiealth — pure air. "Nerve f(/od," indeed!
What fooil can compare with such nerve cxcrc/sc as
that, while the lungs are liiled with the ozone of tlie
air of a clear winter's night? Strengthen your nerves
by use and you get a strong and better /icar/ action
as well. This is no fancy, but a fact founded on scien-
tific truth. A prominent member of the Saratoga
Toboggan Club told the writer tiiat when he first
joined the club his nerves were very weak, and any
little excitement made his hands tremble, and his
heart beat faster. His first slide nearly unmanned
him. He tried it but once that day, but fascinated
with the sport, he soon became one of the most active
members of the club, and has ever since been strongly
conscious of a better heart action and more strength
of nerve.

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anything else
iicivc tonic is
riasting foun-
/0(1," indeed!
ve fxcrc/sc as
; ozone of tiie
:n your nerves
heart action
ided on scien-
tiie Saratoga
when he first
eak, and any
nble, and iiis
rly unmanned
but fascinated
he most active
been strongly
nore strength

SNOW SHOEING.
IV.

A TRAMP CKOSS-COUNTRY BY MOONLIGHT AND
TOUCH.

In addition to tlie delights of tobogganing how-
ever, I had still to be initiated in a sport equally as
interesting and novel, that of snow-shoeing, and I re-
ceived my first intimation of it one morning at the
breakfast table when "the blue tuque'''' announced
that "the Castle" had been selected at the last club
meeting as the rendezvous for the next shoe tramp,
which was to take place that evening. "We shall
walk to Twombley's," said she, "by the hill route
and if the moon is shining it should be a delightful
tramp, for the air is cold and dry as a whip."

"It does not look any too promising tor moonlight,
Reggie," said Dick, with a glance through the win-
dow at the leaden colored clouds. "Guess I'd better
fix up the torches."

"Well if it snows, so much the better," said "the
blue t liquet

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h<m»„

"Look here Dick," said I to my host after break-
fast, "how the deuce am I <^oing to get over the
ground on those tenuis bats? I never was on a pair
of them in my life."

"That's a fact," ruminated Dick. "I hadn't tliought
of that. Guess I'll have to break you in a l)it be fore-
hand," and going to tile store room my Canuck friend
soon reappeared with two pairs of what lie termed
•'snow skimmers," but which looked to me like the
most unwieldy arrangements ever invented to fit upon
a man's foot, and here I may give my American
readers something of an idea as to the looks, con-'
struction, and uses of this ancient foot gearing, for it
is as old as the toboggan itself, and like the sled of
the Northmen is an invention of the Esquimau ;'":d
North American Indian. Certainly no invention
better adapted to the purpose for which it is intended
could have been invented, although civilization is in-
debted for it to the untutored red man and the Lap.
lander.

The shoe in general appearance is not unlike a
tennis bat, as I had facetiously referred to it in my
conversation with Dick. The frame is made of a
single strip of hickory or ash, as light in weight as it
is possible to obtain. This is bent liouble imtil the
ends meet and then bound together for a distance of
six oi ten inches— according to the intended length of
the shoe— until a long oval, terminating in a sort of
tail, is produced A thin piece of flat wood is then fit-

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SNOW SHOEING.

ted in the jval exteiuliiig across the frame and about
six inches from the l)road end, and a second piece a
foot or so from this to strengthen tne frame and give
it as mnch elasticity as possible. From side to side
the oval is then woven with deer thongs tr tendons
forming a delicate hasketwork surface ca,. ,le of
sustaining upon the surface of the snow the weight of
the heaviest man. In walking with the snow shoe
onl)' the toe is fastened to it by a toe strap, and two
pieces of deer skin which pass over the instep and are
^ fixed at the back of the ankle. In order that the heel
of the wearer may rise and fall and tiie toe sink so ns
not to impeile his progress, a hole is left in the center of
the basket work just under the toe strap, antl into this
the toe of the wearer sinks with every forward step.
The moveinent is a peculiar gliding one, wholly un-
like tliat of tile natural walk, the snow shoe being
slipped along over tiie white crystals rather than
raised and planted down as in ordinary walking.
The snow shoes used by the Inilians measure from
three to six feet in length, and from twelve to twenty
inches in breadth, although the regulation tramping
shoe of the Canadian shoe clubs is from ten to four-
teen inches in width, and from three and one half to
five feet in length. The costmiies adopted by the
Canadian clubs dKTer in color according of course to
club uniform rules, but in cut are very similar to the
toboggan costume, consisting of a blanket coat or
cloak, with sash and tuque and knee breeches, and

^jPr*r~~ — ~"

le and about
•ond piece a
me anc! give
1 side to side
* or tendons
J cij. ,le of
lie weight of
'. snow siioe
rap, and two
step and are
that the heel
oe sink so jjs
I he center of
and into this
jrw^ard step.
, wlioily un-
/ shoe being
rather than
ry walking,
easure from
ve to twenty
on tr;imping
ten to fonr-
\ one half to
ipted by the
of course to
imilar to the
iket coat or
reeches, and

SNOW -SlR)i:i\(i

warm wool stockini^s for the gentlemen. Both sexes
wear warm wool lir.cd moccasins. His snow shoes
are as important an item in the equipment of the
Canadian huntsman as is his ; 'U\ or his cartridge
belt ; to the l()gm;in as is his axe ; and to the Indian buck
as is his bow and quiver, Tlicy are freciuently used
by the Canadian troops in overland marches, and in
the less thickly inhabited districts where the villagers
may have to w:dk long distances over trackless wastes
of snow to reach their educational institutes or their
places of worship, it is a common thing to see school
children and adults mounted upon snow shoes as they
tramp llieir way to the village school and church.
Tlie tramps of the Montreal snow shoe clubs are
looked forward to by their members with undisguised
delight and impatience during the summer months,
and are certainly most delightful institutions. So
crisp, and clear ami cold is tiie Canadian winter air,
that the moonlight nights are bright enough to ena-
ble one to read line print, and thus lighted by I.una's
gentle glow, the gaily costumed snow shoers trod
the crust of the white mantle, up hill and down,
through forest and open, along highways and skirt-
ing hedges, over fences and ditches — for the expert
snow shoerdoes not hesitate a moment at an ordinary
five rail tonce- until, alter having laughed and flirted,
chatted and tumbled, they draw up at their destination,
with tl-.e warm blood coursing through their veins
and glowing in their faces, hungry enough to render

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SNOW SHOEING.

desolate the t-.rst laiclor accessible. Should the moon
not be "out," the path of the "tramps" is li<^hted by
flaring torches svvun<j at the ends of short sticks and
carried over the shoulders of the gentlemen, ind al-
most any dark winter night the woodlands surrounding
Quebec, Montreal, Toronto, Kingston and the other
populous towns and cities of the Dominion are filled
with such parties. In their regular club tramps which
often extend eighteen, twenty, and twenty-five miles
of an evening, the members of the Montreal, the
Emerald, the St. George's, Maple Leaf, Argyle,
Athletic, Custom House, Prince of Wales, and the
score or more of other snow shoeing clubs in and
about Montreal, are unattended by ladies, and give
themselves up tc the royal time they invariably enjoy.
But to return to the system of breaking in, to which I
was subjected by Dick on the morning in cpiestion.

In anticipation of the ridiculous figure a novice
would cut upon a pair of snow shoes, and wishing to
impress the girls with the idea that I was a veteran
"tramp," when the time came for the club walk that
evening, I induced Dick to adjourn to a level stretch
of snow a half a mile distant from the big house,
and there instruct me in the first principles of the art.
The shoes were soon attached to my feet and there I
stood helplessly, while my tutor adjusted his own foot
gearing.

"Now, my boy, strike out," said Dick, as he
moved gracefully off over tht sot't, deep snow. It

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SNOW SMOEINt;.

looked easy enough, and I forthwith " struck out,"
■ nit with cxceerling caution, for I had heard of the
treacherous character of the snow-shoe, even thoujrh
I had never tested it. Slowly I slipped the (to me)
cumhersonie thintjs over the surface of the snow,
and was surprised to Hnd that, after all, snow-shoeing
was not so dirticult a feat as I had imagined, and
growing hoKlcr with the iliscovery, I essayed Dick's
free and confident air. One peculiarity ahout snow-
shoeing is that when a fellow thinks he has got the
knack down pretty fine, he is most apt to he brought
to a sudden realization that what he doti't know
about it would fill any book ever published; and so it
was with me, for within ten seconds after my first
Hush of confidence, I planted the toe of my right
shoe upon the inner edge of my left, and plunged
head forward into a three-foot drift, from which I
extricated myself only with Dick's assistance. With
my soul full of determination and my neck full of
melting snow, I went at it again, however, and for
two hours I staggered and stumbled, floundered and
tumbled, beat the air with my arms and the snow
with my feet, until finally tired out and exhausted, I
seated myself upon a snow-covered log and gloomily
reviewerl the very much disordered course over which
I had received my first lesson in snow-shoeing.

" I guess you can count me out of the party to-
night, Dick," I said between my gasps, as I pulled
off my tuque and mopped my perspiring brow.

SNOW MIOKINc;,

struck out,"
lioard of the
even thou<Th
the (to me)
f the snow,
iiovv-shoeing
lajjiued, and
sayed Dick's
about snow-
has got the
) he brought
doti't know
eil; and so it
tor my first
>f my right
uid plunged
im which I
mce. Witli
neck full of
ver, and for
nidered and
id the snow
sxhausted, I
tid gloomily
' over which
3eing.

le party te-
as I pulled
brow.

" Nonsense," said Dick, who stood near me, rest-
ing easily upon one shoe and tapj)ing die snow with
the frame of the other; "you iiave gone through the
woist of it, and when the knack comes, it comes like
ice-skating — all at once. Now try it again. (Jlide
the shoes over one another — like this — so as nol
weaken you ami tire you out. Rai>e the shoe liglitly
with the toe when taking an advance step, so that
the end will trail; keep 3'our head u|) and throw
your shoulders back, and it will come as easilv as
walking over flag-stones. Now try it. We will
make for that fence at the end of the field."

How could a man fail after such minute instruction
as this, and be voted other tlian excecilingly stupid?
With considerably less confidence in my abilitv than
Dick seemed to have, I carefully got upon my feet
and made a start. To my surprise I «Ud not go
down, and with each step my confidence increased.

"You've got it, old fellow; you've got it dead to
rights f'' Qx'\ei\ Dick, encouragingly. ''Don't raise
the shoe quite so high. That's it." And I finally
took a seat upon the fence at the edge of the field,
conscious that I had walked a (juarter of a mile
without a mishap. It came easil}- after this anil when
finally Dick suggested that we walk back to the
house upon our shoes, I jumped at the suggestion,
and reached the big portico without an accident.
Eurek \ I was at last master of the contrivance,
and "i.ie blue tuque'''' should not want for an expert
escort on the evening's iranip.

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SNOW SHOEING.

Wlien night fell upon "the Castle," the snow com-
menced to fall with it from the dark leaden-colored
clouds above, and all hopes of i moonlight night
were given up.

"Never mind, we'll have tlie torches to light us,"
said the blue /uc/itc, "and I should a thousand times
rather walk in the flying snow than by moonlight.
It's getting colder too. I had not hoped for such
good luck."

I looked at this bright eyed, rosy-faced Canadian
girl, whoso lithe and graceful figure, perfect com-
plexion, and earnest, impulsive, animated disposition
denoted perfect physical and ideal womaidiood, and
thought, as I heard her declaring her love for the
cold, crisp air and the whirling snows of a Canadian
winter, and at the prospect of taking a walk in which
she seemed delighted: "This, then, is the secret of
Canadian women's well developed and symmetrical
figures; their bright eyes and fresh complexions; their
elastic step and graceful carriage, which stamps the
Canadian girl even upon the streets of cosmopolitan
New York or Chicago."

It was a merry, brightly costumed crowd of young
Canadians that came down upon " the Castle " in
doubles and quartettes that evening; shortly after
seven o'clock, twoscore or more of them stood in the
great hall of the hospitable old mansion. The uni-
forms of both young men and wc.ncn were alike
in color, being white, with tuques, sashes, and stock-

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; snow com-
icleii-colored
Wight iiigiit

:o light us,"

iisand times

moonlight.

icil for such

d Canadian
erfect com-
disposition
mhood, and
3ve for the
a Canadian
Ik in which
ic secret of
iymnietrical
xions; their
stamps the
)smopoiitan

'd of young
Castle" in
hortly after
stood in the
The uni-
were alike
, and stock-

SNOW MU>l:i\(,. A>j

ings of bright blue, the feet of all being encased in
warm thick moccasins, and all carrying their snow-
shoes swung over their left shoulders. A piece of
the goldcn-luicd snow-crusled cake that had been
provided for all; a i)it of rich red Hurgiindy to keep
out the cold, and then shortly before eight o'clock,
snow-slioes were -^trajiped ov.Jn</iics pulled o\fi ears,
hands thrust into gauntlets and sashes bound more
tightly about manly and womanly wais: and each
man seizing a torch, singled out the young woman
who had elected to bear his mishai)s with him in the
tramp, and away we stinted in single file across the
broad lawn, with Dick and his sister Xell brinn-iii"-
up the rear as "whippers in." I experienced no
trouble this time. The lesson of the morning had
been an efTective one, and if I did not walk like a
veteran, I at least walked well enough to concea!
the fact that I was enjoying my first tramp, and the
light of my torch Hashed upon "the blue tii(/nc"
at my side, for whose sake 1 had imdergone the bat-
tle of the morning. The snow was coming down in
a gentle tall, and the air was colil, dry and bracing.
Across the lawn tramped our party, their torches
looking like a big serpent of fire winding its way
over the mantle of snow that covered the earth to a
depth of two feet or more, the grotesque style of the
uniforms, with their bright tngitcs and sashes, the
smoky glare of the torches and the happy laughter
and careless chat of the snow shoers rendcrinj; the

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sceiu' iiiul siluiitioii lirim full ot'eiijoviin-'nt. Wcwcrc
bouml for Twomhiey's, a country slmI thici- milt's
distant, where we knew that ^oixl chcei'. '11 laid

hoard and a iicarty welcome awaited liiou^^li

the pates of the Castle jjrouiids we til 1 1 hen out
onto the hij^hway, which after half a ot travel

we left for a cross coiuitrv route. Fences were en-
countered, hut nianlv hands and aims soon made a
hreacii for our fair charges, and on we went over
meadow and throu<(h woodland, wliile tui/iics were
pushed hack and sasiies loosened, as our hlood hejran
to jump throuyth our veins svitji the iu'althl\il exer-
cise. Once we saw another line of toiciies half a
mile away across the meadow, antl we heard and
answered their distant " yo-c-dcP^ as it was home
to us upon the still night air. It was in the midst of
my heartfelt enjoyment of tlie trip, and just as I was
in the humor to slap myself on the hack for my suc-
cess as a snow-shoer, that something happeiu:d. Just
how it happened I do not knf)w, hut something must
have gotten sailly tangled, for hoth my shoes seemed
suddenly to hecome possessed of theil vil, and over I
went, heels over head into the snow, finally stopping
Hat on my hack with my shoes waving wildly in
the air. Of course my torch went with me and it
managed to give vent to a hiss of disapproval as I
shoved it into the snow, but the act left us — " the blue
tuque'''' and I, in darkness, and before the next torch
came upon us, I was, with the prompt assistance of

^»

t. We were
I luce miles
•11 laid
hiou<;li
iiKJ .hen out
'L ot liiivel
L's were eii-
ooM iiKide a
went i)ver
Uiijiics were
Mood hejjran
altlifiil exer-
nches half a
; heard and
t was borne
the midst of
ust as I was
for my suc-
ipencd. Just
lethin^ must
noes seemed
1, and over I
illy stoppinjj
fj wildly in
li me and it
pproval as I
s — " the blue
e next torch
assistance of

••NOW SIIOllIM,. ig

my little partner, on my feet ai,'ain. 1 smotlu red
the invective that arose to my lips, lijjh'ed my ex-
tinguished torch from the llame of the next couple,
and forged ahead with Dick's '■'Vo-i-tft/, Torch
down!" ringin<,r in my ears, and the consciousness
thai '-the blue tiKjuc' beside me was strujj<,'lin<; li;ud
to suppress her lau<,'l)ter.

" Funny, wasn't it, Miss Reg<,Me," I asked (inallv,
when the silence had become oppressive.

"Very," came the answer in a voice chokiuf,' with
girlish mirth, and then, unable to concal her sense
of the ridiculous lon<,a"r, she burst forth into a peal of
laughter in which I joined, and for a hich I readily
forgave her when she asked it. Fifteen minutes
later we arrived at Twombley's, a big old fashioned
house like ' the Castle," the home of a Montreal mer-
chant,whose greatest enjoyment lay in seeing his ma-
tronly-looking wife, his two manly sons and as manr
fair daughters make the best of life. Warm was the
welcome and bounteous the repast that had been pre-
pared for our coming. Snow-shoes were shed and
stood upon end in the big portico, and in the glow
from the old fireplace in the big hall, cloaks and
coats were removed, and the merry-making began.
Several pieces of music were present and with waltz
and quadrille, the sword dance from a young Scotch-
man by the name of McGregor, a pretty fancy dance
with a Highland-fling step by the little "blue tuqiic^'
and songs by others of our party, three hours of an

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SNOW SHOEING.

evening I shall never forget, sped by all too quickly.
Then once more cloaks and coats were donned; sashes
tightened, snow-shoes adjusted, and under the radiant
light of a lovely inoon,which lowering clouds nolonoer
hid, we bade our generous hosts farewell and started
upon our return tramp to the Castle, which we
reached a full hour after midnight. A parting flagon
m the big hall— cm snow-shoes; good-nights were
spoken, and half an hour after, in my dreams I was
tramping back to Twomhley's with "the blue tuque'''
beside me.

And now farewell to Canada, but only until an-
other winter sha'l have rolled around, for then, un-
less our own country shall have shown a disposition
to improve its opportunities in a social sense and
enjoy winter life to some extent as the Canucks
enjoy it, the snows of another year will see the writer
in Montreal, where King Boreas hokis court, as
he reigns in no city in all this broad conntrv of our..

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THE COMING PASTIME.
V.

THE FUTURE OK TOBOGGANING — RULES FOR THE
GOVERNMENT OF A TOBOGGAN CLUB— BADGES
AND UNIFORMS— THE ARTIFICIAL SLIDE— PI ANS
AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTINc; THE
SAME.

In concluding^ this work, I want to say to lovers
of winter sports not only in New York anci Chicago,
but throughout the Eastern and New Englaiul States
and in Northern Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Missouri,
as well as throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Iowa, that tobogganing should and can be tiie popu-
lar winter pastime in all of these sections. Natural
slides, as I have stated in the early pages of this
book, arc //d/ nearly so desirable or safe as are the
artifclal^ and any one witii a little ingenuity, and at
very little expense, can construct a very good tobog-
gan slide. So far as Chicago is concerned, the trans-
formation at the Chicago ball park, turning those
beautiful athletic grounds into a great center of winter
pastimes, will probably set the ball rolling in ice-
skating rinks and tobogganing this winter; and next
winter, if indeed it does not take place this winter,

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FOR THE
—BADGES

i — PI ANS
IXC; THE

to lovers
Chic.igo,
iiul States
Missouri,
-■seta and
I lie popu-

Natiiral
!s of this
s arc the
ty, and at
od tobog-
the traiis-
Injj those
of winter
fj in ice-
and next
is winter,

TIIK COMINCi I'ASTIMK.

I fancy that at no infreqi' it intervals along Drexel
and Grand boulevards and the other drives leading
to spacious parks and public breathing grounds, to-
boggan slides will have been erected by as many
flourishing clubs, and that when not tobogganing,
these same clubs will be participating in the exhila-
rating and in every way pleasurable sport of snow-
shoe walking. The winters both in Chicago and
New York are beautifully adapted to every sport that
obtains to so conspicuous an extent in Canada, and
that it has not long ere this been taken advantage of,
is the fault of our young people themselves. Let
the sport once be thorouj:,'.ily understood, and it can-
not fail to be appreciated to an extent that will make
it as immensely popular in the United States as in
Canada.

The Kenwood Club in Chicago, and the Orange
and Tuxedo Clidis down in Jersey, are doubtless
only the first of the many organizations of the kind
that must spring into existence with the populariza-
tion of tobogganing, and for the guidance of any
young people wishing to organize, we print the fol-
lowing form for by-laws and club regulations as now
m vogue among the Canadian clubs.

11:

CLUB ORGANIZATION.

BY-LAWS ;

OR,

HULKS AND HKGUI.ATIONS

OK THE

Toboggan Club,

ARTICLE I.

This club shall be called the

Toboggan Club, and is established with a view to
encouraging the love of a healthful out-door sport.

ARTICLE II.

The badge of this club shall be

and a Toboggan on a ribbon to be selected by a com-
mittee of lady associate members.

ARTICLE III.

The membership of this club shall be of active mem-
bers, honorary members, and lady associate mem-
bers.

None but active members shall vote or be eligible
for office.

(54)

«. 1,1 H OKliAM/.A 1 ION.

."l.t

Club.

/iew to
sport.

r a com-

e mem-
: mem-
eligible

ARTICLE IV.

Elections. -Elections of members shall be by
ballot; one black ball in ten votes shall exclude an
applicant.

ARTICLE V.

The annual subscription shall be as follows:
Scr. I, Active members, - - (Five Dollars.)
Sec. 2. Lady associate members, ( )

Sec. J. Every member on being elected sliall

sign the Rules and Regulations, and pay his dues

within ten days.

Sec. 4. Annual subscriptions shall be due and

payable on the first day of November, each and every

year.

Sec. jT. Any member in arrears for two months

shall be excluded from all the privileges of the club,

and in four months may be expelled from the club

for the same cause.

Sec. 6. Badges shall be issued to members only

upon payment of dues.

Sec. 7. Special Badges may be obtained from the

Treasurer for the use of children under 15 on

(Jays) from o'clock to , ,

on payment of $

ARTICLE VI.

Officers. — Sec. i. The officers of this club
shall consist of a President, Vice Presidents,

Secretary and Treasurer.

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MBI

CLUIf ORGANIZATION.

Sec. 2. Elections of officers shall be by billot
annually, and meetinjjs for that purpose shall be held
on the first Tuesday in November.

ARTICLE VII.

Duties of Officers._6>c. 7. It shall be the
duty of the President to preside at all meetings, and
see that the rules of the club are enforced at all
times; to appoint committees of management when-
ever the business of the club requires it, and to call
special meetings upon request of any five members.
In the absence of the President the duties to be per-
formed by one of the Vice-Presidents.

Sec. 2. It shall be tiie duty of the Secretary to
keep an accurate record of proceedings, and to attend
to all correspondence.

Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to
receive all moneys paid into the club, and keep a reg-
ular account of receipts and disbursements; and no
bills shall be paid hy him except such as hax'e been
approved by the Managing Committee.

Sec. 4. He shall send notices to all members of
unpaid dues.

Sec. 5. Tile Managing Committee may call spe-
cial meetings at any time upon six days' notice, and
fifteen members shall constitute a quorum for ordi-
nary business. The Committee can make rules for
the management and use of the slide.

■iirmnn- tfctt.

fl.Ll) OKOAMZ.M ION.

■ by ballot,
liall be held

liall be the
actings, and
reed at all
nent when-
and to call
; members.
> to be per-

,'cretary to
i to attend

reasurer to
:eep a reg;-
s; and no
have been

smbers of

/ call spe-

lotice, and

for ordi-

rules for

AUTlCI.Ii: VIII.

Sec. I. Any member who has been guilty of un-
gentlemanly conduct may be suspended by the Com-
mittee, or may be expelled by a two-thirds vote of
the members present, at a regularly called meeting
for that purpose.

Sec. 2. Members using the slide must wear the
club badge or uniform.

Club badges cannot be transferred.

Sec. J. No one can be admitted to the slide with-
out a club badge.

Sec. 4. Special badges for visitors may be had of
the Managing Committee subject to limitation by
Committee, upon payment of $

ARTICLE IX.

The Rules may be amended or repealed by a two-
thirds vote at a meeting regularly called for that pur-
pose.

RULES

GOVERNING THE TOBOGGAN SLIDE.
O

I. There will be no charge for the use of the
slide.

II. Felt badges intende.l to be worn on the left
brtast or left arm by club members and their lady
guests, may be secured upon payment of twcnty-Jive
cents each, at the store of

--i,u, M.j-jjiM'4w-r

I •TTi'TTri-inaaMite

t'.l'll <)H(;a.Mzatio\.

THN-OAV „AO,;ks KOK GUESTS.

III. Ac//vr members shall be provided bv th.

r:„;:;:r::7^'"'-""i,ir,r"^"""""'

In,.., >z . ■ ^pon their hrst \ sit

nr ' '■'■^""'■'■'"'' "" -/'„„■ ., w .„ ae cij.

IV. Club ,„„l visit,,,.,. |„,.|„„, ,„„,, ,
Pla.ns,gk,a, ,„/ „;„c,. Club b.<lg„ .,r,- „.„ ,„ ".

y. Rule xNo. 3, relati,,. ,o guests, may be modi
fied at any time by the Ho.rd o? Trustees

;^e^a^ta.ers,^..^..,.^^,^j;:;r-

VII. No one will be allowed to steer a toboggan
nless wearing ,noccasins or overshoes. This To

•-h.ts the wearing of a leather boot in steering. '

VIII. The committee and care-takers shall hive
absolute control o( \hp -hl^tr , ,

each toboggan ^ ^"'^ "''^ ^'^^ ^^^''''^'V '/

By order of the Trustees,

President.

"^mmm

;<l by the
ch visitors
, iind must
Hist visit
•n/icclub-

•corn in
lot trans-
iil owner,

wearing
(Ac slide.
be Uiodi-

II power,
slide and
hey may

iboggan
his pro-
g-

di have
ting of

dent.

•P*

coNsraucii\<, a m.idk.

TO UUll.I) A SI.IDK.

Only two things are necessary; first, the territory
upon which to construct it, an,! second, the materials.
If the plans ncl specifications printed in this little
volume are clearly followed, any one with even an
orilinary conception of carpentering can put up a sliiir.
Following we give specifications and estimates of
material required for building a slide of three chutes
on level ground:

The height of level platform from ground to be 40 feet.
The size of level platforiji to be 16x18 feet.
Tlie length of the chute or inclined part of slide to be 160
feet.

The slide to consist of thr.'e chutewavs and a dragway and
steps, divided from each other by a .xio-inch plank spiked on
edge, as shown in cross section view in accompanying plan

[Note.- Wit!, the width <>f the whole slide at iS feet the
chutes are each 4 .eet wide, and the stair and dragway 5 feet

r .:= '^^!^ '1 '•'■""^'" ^•' "'""'■■ '° ^^ ''''^" "'"" "ecessarv, as
the 'Star toboggan, wMch is the standard, is only iS in'ches
wide Sixteen feet in width is thought to be sufficient which
would reduc. the expense somewhat, and as ,6 feet lloor
beams .re mo e likely to be found in stock in ordinary luml,er
yards, It may be better to reduce the width of ihe ."hute and
dragways proportionately.]

KSTI.M.VTE OF MATF.RI.\L REQUIRED.

[/Mff/Us for Support of AI„h, Platform or Levri Part ~
Tsventy.onepieces4x6x,3(or forty-two pieces 2x6 spiked to-
gether, if more convenient).

UprgLtsfor Support of Irdined /'r,;7._Thirty-two pieces

, the territory

the materials.

ill this little

/ith even :iii

lilt up a sliiic.

estimates of

three chutes

be 40 feet.

slide to be 160

n liragway and
lank spiked on
n.ving plan,
at iS feet, the
dtagway 5 feet
1 necessary, as
onl;- iS inches
ifficient, which
16 feet lloor
dinary luinlier
liie I hiitc uiul

Let'c/ Part, —
2x6 spiked to-

ty-two pieces

CONSTIU triMi A M.I UK.

4x6x13 (or lengliis lo cut to bcht ndvantngc for shorter po)tti>),

FliHU /)f((/;M5. — Forty-two pieccf ix6xiS(or 16, as suggehliil
in n te al)ovc).

Fhoi- Plunk /or Lrvfl I'arl. — Thirty-six pieceH Ij4x6xi6
(proporlioiiately less, if note is followed |,

floor lU.nik lur Cliutis. — One lutiidn.'d and sixty-eight pieces
xy^shwi (or proportionately less, if note is followed).

lirme J'iicis. — Fil'tv-two puces 2x5x16.

For Sidr Hail unit Siif<porl.- 'I'hirty-one pieces 2x4x16.

For Piniiiii; Ships. — 'I'hirty pieces jx 10x16.

For /ioiirdiiii;- up {'iitli r Sidr Uails, — Fiflv pieces J^xSxiO.

For S/tiirs, (tc. — Thirtv | ieees 1 14 \ 8x16.

A i)undle of laths or other light strips to hold the ice, if the
slide is to be paveil with ice, which is rccomniendcd. There
are to he three sections in elevation of platform, of 13 feet
lengths, plactd one upon the other, to obtain the lull elevation
It is intended to place a flat stone or piece of limber to stand
the iipr'gl.ts upon. When one post stands upon anotlier for
the upper sections, short pieces of plank should be well spiked
upon the insides of the posts, one-half of the piece lapping
upon each post. These pieces are put upon the inner sides in
order not to lie in the way of spiking on the outside bracing, as
shown in Ihe drav%ing.

The planking of the platform is to run lengthwise of the
slide, and ihe jilaiiking of tlie slideways is in 12 feet lengths,
also running lengthwise of the slide.

The posts under the pitch of the slide are lo be placed just
12 feet apart, from center to center, and lloor beams are spiked
upon both sides of tne upper ends of the posts, in order to
make ceitain and safe support at botli ends of planking.

It will be ob-;"rved that the lower part of the slide is not as
steep as the upper. This may be varied to suit particular
cases. It is designed to make the change to level grout d less
: brupt. Of course, when ground can be selected which has a
descending grade, as is almost always the case, just so much

iHmmm.

riiiwrri-HMBima

CONM UrcTINt; A sl.lOK.

it II

o< the Hiructure will be saved as is miulo up l>v tl.e natural
rise of the grouiul.

Tl.e methmi of con.trucHon in very cheap, simple an.i
NtronK, »H't care should be talien that the braces an.i Hoor
beams and posts are thoroi.Khlv well spike.l together. Uv
boardnig u|) around the p„sts of the lower part of tlie level
pan ot the platform, a large room will be atVorded, at a sliglu
additional cost, uhi.h mav be kept war.n, if desired. a.,d
afford a means of shelter or a place for refresh.nenis, as well
as to afford a ph-ee for (he club to store their articles under
lock and ke)'.

h^ ordinarilv favorable lo.alities the cost ought not to exceed
*2SO. which is a liberal estimate. The slide built u]X)n the Ice
durn>g the carnival In Hurlington in the winter of iS8^-'86
not .juite hut nearly as large as that In the accompanying plan.'
cost the sum of $175 comi)lete.

At a cost of $.50, a club of so members, subscribing $c
each would do th. work. And then by selling special privi-
lege Iwdges, or tickets to visitors not members of the club at a
fixed price on certain days, tl>e ordinary running expenses
could be met without further assessment of members.

It is not absolutely necessary that tliere should be a drag on
whlcl> the toboggans are drawn up to the top, but the^' can be
drawn up the stairs without anv difficulty whatever. This is
of^en done in order to reduce the cost of the slide, and as this
is frequently quite an item, it is worthy of mention.

PACKING A cm-TE.

Although the last nail may have becMi driven in
the stnicttiie, and the la.st brace set, the work upon it
IS as yet only half (liiished, for now comes the some-
what delicate operation of "packing the chute" with
the snow that under proper treatment should within
a few hours present an inibroken glare of ice, over

l)v the natural

p, simple and
races and floor

tojjether. liy
irt of the level
led, at a sli|i;lit
f desired, and
inients, as well

articles inider

I not l<> exceed
It u|X)n the Ice
er of iS85-'86,
ipanving plan,

ubscribing $5
{ special privi-
' the club at a
ling expenses
ibers.

I be a drag on
It the^' can be
ever. This is
le, and as this
>n.

CONS llllt riNO A SI.IDK. 6j

wliicli tlic- toboijjraiis mid their loadN ^lioiiM uisli
witliotii tlic slij^luc'st jar or roiijjlincss, ()iil\ with
fxpiiiencc can one licconic a ^^ood " packcv," it rc-
quiriii},' fXiH-riencc to know just how lo liank np the
snosv in liie riuite so tli.it it will tVfczf solidly, and
how to itp|)ly the water so that it will fret'/e
smoothly. The followin*,' is an excellent plan lo fol-
low Cor niakin<r the tonndation of a slide: Mix saw-
dust with ahont an e<pial amount of snow, and put
down as a tonndation about four inches of tiiis
mixture, wettinj,' it a little — not enou«jh to make it
run, however -and allow it to freeze. This will
make the ice last much longer in thawinj; weather
than to put the ice or snow directly on the hed of the
slide, the idea being that the sawdust keeps it from
melting from the mider side at all, antl besides, it
m dves such a smooth surface. An addition of one-
quarter or half an inch of snow will always keep the
slide in good shape, and it will last all winter in any
ordinary weather by takijig fairly good care of it.

11 driven in
ork upon it
s the some-
hute" with
Juki within
)f ice, over

""-""— T'-l— I

CIRCULAR LETTER.

Johnson, Emerson & Co.,

I'rnpriclors a ul Sole Maiuifa'-tiirurs in ihc I'nitcil States of

The "Siv htint" asi "liigloi" T%ii:,

BURLINGTON, VERMONT.

I., I

hasl stMS(jn, wliiih was t!ic tirst for the Toboyiian rati in tliis (.'ountry, th*:
hii.sim'ss, l!i(ni;rh eiuirc'ly new and untried, was, all Ihit js i msiilered, one of re-
markable siieiH>s.

It was not very well known tiiat ihe only rtally ijooil form of tobojjgan wari pat-
ented, and many inanuf.uturers, enticed by the cMplivatinjf prospects of a yood
trade, rushei! into the business and put their various ptoduets upon the market.
Hill, however various tlic desi(J^n>-, each aimed to pr;)duee in his own way the popu-
nlar .'■Af/ /'i7/>f^^';j,''(//^, but invariiiblv Mxiti found himseit plump against an Jnfrinj^e-
ment of th - Miar PateUtH and had to tpiit the field.

The orig-inal ("itar Patent \'as taken <Kit in Canada, and afterward secured
in the United States, It is the "ground patent" ; the lirst one ever issued oa Tobop--
y:ans, and is by virtue of its beini^ a fir t pi}teiity i^^iven a very wide application by
the Oepartment, as aj^ain>t all clainjs that aim t() produce the same results. The
Star Patents and Ilii3;isteretl IVade Mark i;ranled by the United States, are now the
exclusive property of the undc' siirne-i, ami all infrir.,rements will be vig'orously
pro?-ecvdJcl. The 'Mturlini>^top" and ''Hrjys' Own' Tol (fans are also jjatented
and names registered.

The possession of these Patents and Trade Marks gives absolute control of the
otdv [lopular form of Tolioggan';, and we are therefore in a position to give the
trade every ojjportuni! v for a good business.

Knowing the importance of encouraging Clubs» we have lithographed a work-
ing |>lan drawn to \ scale of the most approved form of Slide, together with sp-eci-
fications and osii n;.tei itf amount and cost of material required to erect the same
We have also ,.. 1 a form of Hv-I- 1 ws, or Uules and Regulations, for organiz-
ing and m m.' ,ing l s and Slides.

We have ilso' , less an elegant Chronio Litnogiaph, 2j.xjS inches, designed
!o assist in the uiUion of Clubs. The picturr is a spirited scene ri o.-e of the
largest Club Sliaes in full operation, and full of life and beauty; many of 'he fig-
ures are iVom actual photographs from life, and show the handsome costumes
worn. These gay rostumes against a ground of tleeey snow, and th : brilliant ac-
tion of the whole (d'ture, will attract instant attention wherever e\l jhited. Sam-
ple liliiograph will be sent to any address by A. (i. SPAI-.DIX(J i& BROS, on re-
ceipt of 25 lents.

Boy8' Own" Toboggans vs. Sleds.

While th;; business witli Clubs is for the his/her priced Tobnjifirans, it is very
sure lli;il the ;fre;it i)0''ul;irity of our llOYS' Own Tonor.GANS will make the de-
riiand for them in pi.ack oi' Sl.F.ns very lar(j;e, and a supply should be provided for
earlv to sei-ure prompt delivery. We h;i"^ made preparations for a lar{re business,
but It is not tmlikely that the liOOM UKiy exceed our prepjiratioiis, and late orders
mny be diilioult to fill.

We have arrani>ed with :ileii>nrN. A. tt. MPALDIIVC* & BROIS.. <'f 2)1
'Iroadway, New York, and loS Madison Street, {'hicago, for the exclusive s.ile of
these ToOO)fi{ans, and orders from dealers should be sent dirLCtto them.

Respectfully,

JOHNSON, EMERSON A CO.,

BnrlinKton « Varmonti

8c Co.,

I States o£

«T.

in tliis tnuntry, th*.*
>nsi(lereii, one o£ re-

of toboj^gan wari pat-
prospects of a y^ood
ts upon the market,
is own way the popu-
against an infriny^e-

ml aftiTwartl secured
ever issued oi Toliof'-
wiile aj)plication by
J same results. The
eil States, are now the
i will he vigorously
IS are also patented

bsolute control of the
lu"is.ition to givt: the

lithographed a work-
', together with sjieci-
red to erect the same
;ulations, for organiE-

txjS inches, designed
scene rZ o.'c of the

iity; many of 'he fit^-
handsonie costumes
and th: brilliant ac-

ver exhibited. Sam-

\U; * BROS, on re-

B. Sleds.

'ohojifirans, it is very
s will make tlie de-
loiild be provided for
for a iarffe business,
ions, and late orders

•I & BROS., of ^41

the exclusive sale of
ctto them.

AGO.,

:toii«V«rmont.

•Star Patent" Toboggans.

Bri.fly«'?r,i;;'ir S'^.^L'^'^t- """I-^rTT'^" =* goodTobo^ean. anyhow?-.
..ess, combined with s rc^, X Zeed ■ mfl,Vh7n°H«*''*''' h Vi''''-" ^f "'="<^y. '" »!'rinKi-
.nf; to, and recoverinif fr m con let wWh fn ' '"«'' "'* V-^'^^ °' 1'"'^'*'y yi<='lJ-

under ffreat speed. ' ''^"'* """''" surfaces of ice and snow, when

t..e '^ty^l!!Zi::^f^^;^,^;;:!^^:;^l^^^ and permit

broken w.-.s wl," Iv Josf II n. '"''Ptfe:-'" could not "stand the racket "ai'id once
wh.ch permits » bJ^'^'.-aJt'to" be':;erov^edrdrept::;^b^;V!.:;^^ '■"""^•^ '"'

SPECIAL NOTICE.

fact:;erTof \he^;rr„" * C" '^,r|.^^^^^ .„« sole pronrietors and n,a,m-

larly, in anv f.>, u. I., lessen the frS,n,lTnif°.*-'*^''".^ '.T"'" "'^ '*''"*'• ''"'' I'^'icn-
.nakin;. orUealin^ in TcZt.'1'an wi rshtt^ f^^^^^^ "'' ''''"'-'^ "'^"

-. -t.ce is «ive„ that all su^?^;^^:!-;;^;-fi'^--s- '^1^:1^:1?^

■IobiI;^l;^tJSi;^'{l^S;;er:i:''l^';^Ld!^"""'f in shaped, slat or furrowed
ALSO TAKE NOTICE.

Jn".!' Vtf us?V:;";fnr".V T^ ;;Xdr "-? r U"'"=? states ...er. paten,
hi^^,ited by_,aw,an.l^,_^^Uf'm^^r^^^^ hVp'roSedr^"" """"=" '' ''"'-

A 6 foot Star Toboggan weighs only iTlb^ and isa^narvelTrstrength

5V, v«»xvAuu. 841 Broaawny, JJBW TORS.

] M

"STAR PATENT" TOBOGGANS.

The "Star Patent" Toboggan has been from the first the acknoweilgeJ stand-
ard, simply because it is constructed with an understanding of the requirements.
The essential features of the oricinal patent (the first patent ever issued on Tohotj-
gans) were, a 1 obo^gan made of slats, and the slats shaped to lessen the frictional
surface The old Indian form was perfectly flat on the hearing surface, formed of
one or two pieces of thin wood, and besides lacking the requisite strength and
lateral resiliencv, it offered the greatest resistance, or frictional snrface to the
snow. This is (rue of all flat Toboggans.

We ask especial attention to the new method of adjusting the side rails, which
is patented.

No. O. THE "STAR" EXPERT.

with Patent Steel Shoe.

This quality, which is our best, is made in two sizes only. The Toboggan is
made of rock maple, of selected, kiln dried material, highly finished. It consists
of seven slats, oval shape on the bearing surface, three of whichare slightly thicker
than the others, and these arc provided with a patent steel shoe.

The shoe is of steel, and by an ingenious invention requiring special michin-
ery, tlangcs are turned into the wood in such a way that no bolls, screws or rivet.s
are used anywhere along the bearing surface, and makes the most perfect thi g of
the kind ever invented.

PRICE LIST.

7 feet long, iS inches wide, each $12 uo

6 " •' 18 " " " 1000

No. I. THE "STAR" STANDARD

Is made of rock maple of kiln-dried and selected material, and is thoroughly firsl-
class in every respect. The first four sizes composed of se* n slats, and put to-
gether in the same manner as llie " Expert "; also oval shape three of which are
thicker than t ;e others, trimmings nickel plated or polished brass.

5 feet long, 18 in. wide, e.ach $S 50 | s f^-'t long, iS in. wide, each... $5 Jo

7 " " iS " •• " 7 50 4 " " 1^14" " " ... 400

6 " •' IS " •' " ft 50 I

A. G. SPAU>INO & BROS..

108 Liadlson Street, CHICAOO. 941 Broadway, NEW TOBX.

-(<
3

(ij

DGGANS.

e acknoweilged stnnd-
; of the requirements,
ever issued on Tobotj-
to lessen the frictional
■inij surfiicc, fornu'd of
equisite strength and
ctioniil snrfacc to the

ig the side rails, which

PERT.

nly. The Toboggiin is
fini<-hed. It consists
lichitre slightly thicker

I. SHOE.

uirinK speciiil michin-
bolls, screws or rivets
: most perfect thi g of

.$12 oo
,. lo Oo

«DARO

ind is thoroughly first-
e- n slats, and put to-
C' three of which arc
brass.

in. wide, each.

. 400

idway, NEW TOBX.

Ho. 2. THE "STAR" SPECIAL

S feet long, iS in. wide, each. ..$; oo

S feet long, is in. wide, each. . . .»io oo

« " " is" " ;; ;;;: g^

No. 3. THE "BURLINGTON" TOBOGGAN.

trill

7 feet long, iS inches wide, each

'• " " IS ■• •' ' .. $S so

5 " " iS " " >« 4 JO

3 SO

No. 4. THE BOY'S OWN.

m„drrf's'i,ii:^';?owe:Cr'.';,f g?.^'i%SdT«o:i rc!ii^'%^T'"'"i '^'''"'«''"- »«-

patent slotted rave or sde , lU; .ml has h. om, v •■*"'' ''^'•.""Kly '"-Kle with the
'ightness,add will be a C,.;,st'„a"s Pa^iEiV^inost SLsi?^^^ ""^'^''''^ «"''

«....* t __ «

4 feet long, each

J <• 11 II

108 Madison Btreetfc^cfS.^^"™** ^ S?^^",.

. <xxuAuu. 841 Broadway, NEW TOXX

,$J JO

. 2 OO

TOBOCCAN UNIFORMS.

BUkNKET SUITS.

■ LA l''^ '

**'■- iII''"'"t« 'ir^^ Complete, i-onsistin^ of Cont, Knee Tants,

A'^ rt Toque (or Knit Cap), Stockings and Soiks,

Sash and Moccasins.

' •■ "• Each.

Hfltp- — ,„/, 'CS^SitSk No. I. Best Quality $iS oo

W koo^k. No.a. 3d " ",°"

JlhimV " *.X-Sk N0.3. 3d " >*>«>

" "^^ V BLANKET OOATfl.

UjllK 3Bfm, ) Each.

n I ! 'Mi ^l^Ja^ ' / No. I. Best Quality $>.1 5"

"/JHtfrfOBSfV y N0.2. ad " """

I/My W^^^y ^°'^' ^^ " ^°°

ll!W\.^^i^ BUIMKET PAMTS.

«»i»#nr#»4 No. I. BestUu.ility $650

No. », ad " 5™

No. .3. 3<i " ♦'»

f//, A^ A TOQUES (or Knit Caps).

„, ^^., No. I. Best Quality $» <»

'w l^a W No. 2. 2d " '5°

////vMvi No. V 31I " ""

£^J\ No. 4. 4th " SO

"^g-r:^-^ SASHES.

,, , . « No. I. Best Quality *' <»

^ai^ . .^ No. 2. 2d '• '5°

No. 3. 3d " '°°

BTOOKINOS.

^No. I. Best Quality Hose *' So) j, ^

No. la. " " Socks > VS )

No.s. ad " Hose • 00 / , j^

No.aa. " " Socks So |

N0.3. 3d " Hose 75 (. ,00

No.3i. •' " Socks sot

Note.— In Tofc-ogganing a pair ol long Stockings are worn with a pair of short
Socks which are roUtfd over the Moccasn.

MOOCASmS.

No. I. Best Quality *' So

We can furnish our best quality of suits in the following colors: Bhick and

Orange, Blue and Red, Gray and Blue, Gray and Bed, fawn and Bed, Cardinal

and Black, While and Red, White and Blue. In our Second and Third qua ity

we can furnish Gray and Itluc, Red and Hlack, White and Blue, White nd Red.
Clubs desiring special club colors i.i.n, ly ordering m sufficient quantities, have

special colors mule 10 order. , i.,. u j » .u i,i..„i,»>

NoTE.-Thc color mentioned first denotes the color of the body of the blanket,

»nd the second mention, d color is the stripe; as in case of Blue and Red— Blue is

the principal color, and the siripe is Red.

A. O. SPALDING & BROS..

108 Madison Street, CHICAGO. 341 Broadway, NBW YORK.

RMS.

[TITS.

Cont, Knee Pants,
ings and Soiks,

Eacb.

$jS 00

, 2i on

iS oo

OATft.

Each.

$1.1 5"

lo oo

S 00

ANTS.

, $6 50

5<»

4 00

it Caps).

$1 00

' 50

I 00

5°

$2 00

• 50

... , I 00

*' sol $,01

::::::: '^1 -s"
::::::: Pi ■-

with a pair of short

$3 5°

r colors: Bhick and
and Kfd, Cardinal
and Third quality

e. While nd Rud.

icnt quantities, have

)ody of the blanket,
lie and Red— Blue is

wav, NEW TOSK.

PUBLIC TOBOGGAN SLIDE AND ICE SKATING PARK,

AT CHICAGO BASE BALL PARK,

OOKNKK THKOOP^AMD^HABRISON BTBEixS.

wi.,t'!;5;^p;.!fpT.°hte"o.^"t'c:rnl;rrr™ffli,^

»i.oo; 20 Tickets, $3 50; Season Tickets" $5 ol,' ^''■"''«'"" '" Hark, 2Sc. ; 5 Tic'kets
nndlven."!}?"' '''"' "'" "' '" '^'"' " ^'«'^'- '-^hU. and will he open day

No. 4 Snowshoes, size, 10^^x36 Inches ,
fj°-45i " ii>^x36 "

No. 6 " ^ •

Racing «

size, 1 1^^x36

One of the favorite win-
ter sports of the Canadians
is Snowshoeing. The ap.
pended cut illustrates the
manner in which they are
used. We are prepared to
furnish customers with
Snowshoes, which for
lightness and excellence
of workmanship, cannot
be equaled by other man-
ufacturers.

Price
Per pair.

$4 00

5 00

6 00

7 CO

5 00

9*t Broadway, ITEW YOBK.

SpaldiDg'3 Peerless Club Skates.

No. o. Spiilding's Peerless Club, Lever Clamp, best

hardened steel, plated and. polished $S oo

No. I. Spalding's Peerless Club, Lever Clamp, best

hardened steel, nickel plated 4 oo

Spalding's Peerless Club No. 3.

FOR LADIES.

No. 3. Spalding's Peerless Club for Ladies, Lever Toe
Clamp, Heel Straps, best hardened steel, nickel
plated $4 00

A. G. SPALDING & BROS.,

108 Madison Street, 241 Broadway,

CHICAGO. NEW YOBK.

ikates.

Ho. 3.

^er Toe
, nickel
$4 oo

oadwayt
E3W YOBK.

ACME PATTERN SKATES.

Made by The Samuel Winslow Skate Mfg. Co.

No. 5. Cast Steel Runners Pcroair*. ,r

No. 7. Hardened Steel Runners, extra finish." •• ' ^l J,
No. 10. Hardened Steel Runners, nickel plated " 300

AMERICAN CLUB.

gjjjjj

„.,.»T''^'''°,'^^,'*'y'^ '^ ,°^ ^^^ ^^^ quality, with welded, tern-
clamps ^ ^^'''^^"' ""'J '^'"^'J «'eel loot rests and

Sizes, S,Syz, 9, ct'yi, 10, 10^, II, ii>^ inches.

No. I. Blued, price per pair t, r,-^

No. 2. Nickel Plaled, per pair *^ °^

No.o. Cast Steel, per pair .'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.['.'. 2^

A. G. SPALDING & BROS.,

108 MadiaoQ Street, 341 Broadway,

CHICAOO. NEW YOKK.

1 •*•■ —

JPALDINOSV

Amime Spoim

.'. rKLBTir " RIBS —The aim of the various manuals or hand books constl-

tiitJ! •' A/' •rirr.v will h)i to iilucatc the rcailurs in eai h |i.irllciilar game or

s|iori hi', V .n.iy he intercstfil. A lon({ lYperitnie in sporlint; inntters

indni ■ !i(.;i<.! lat thoroturli tk'Nciiptions, acioiiipaniL'd liy the nucess.iry illu»
tr.itir;, -, '1*1 '(\)M ■ H(tse who, hy force of circunistanci-s are ileprivetl of the op«
|ii'rtiin!U'.>i -liif . ■ practical instruction or accurate knowleJ>{e, t> become pro-
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authority on I; — 'aP, ami onlv complete llase Hall liuide pub-
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pionship ^ain.s the champio'ship records of the Northwestern
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No. a. SPAIiDINQ'SOFFIOIAI. LEAQUB BOOK.— Containinir the only

otiicial aver.i^es and 1-ea^ue in.itter, as furnished by the Secretary

of Nation il I.eaeue lo

No. 3. SPALDtNO'S ILLUSTRATED HAND BOOK OF PITCHINQ
AND FIELDING.— .\ work containing instructive chapters on all
the litest points of [ilayinif in Base U.ill IMlchintf, includinif curve
pitchinif, special del ve y, strategy, headwork. speed, throwinif,
balkinif, etc., with new rules f ir pitching and fielding, and catch-
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No. 4. SPALD-NO'S ILLUSTBATBD HAND BOOK OF BATTINa
AND BASE BUNNINa.—Containmg special chapters and illus-
trations on scienlillc batting, position, placing; the ball, sacrilice
hitlinir, home run., base hits, new baiting rules, Ihcart of running
the b.mes, ' tc. The onlv book of the kind published 3$

No. 7. SPVLDINO'a ILliUSTaATBO FOOT BAt.L HI7LB3 AND
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In er-L'oll vriue Asso^-iition 10

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Illustrated articl 9 for beginners, and the new rules of the National
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over fifty illustr.itions, showing each inovemciit, iind has more in-
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a list of ioocom'iination figures, rink rules, programme fur skating
eontrst , I'oio rules, etc 2^

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history of tlie game, with full instructions for proper and scienlirte
use of tlij hill and mallet, as practiced by skilled plavcrs; also the
"Aineri -an links <)f l.oo^e and Tight Croquet," as .-idopted by the
Nat onal t.'nMpiet Congress. Fully illustratetl 10

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INQ, AND MANLT SPORTS.— The most practical instruction
book ever published; contains over 350 illustr.ations on Boxing,
Wrestling, Fencing, Clul) Swinging, On nb Bell and Gymnastic
lixercises. Athletic Sports, Swimming, I tc 25

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TBAININQ.— We have collected together the nilesof all sports
iracliced in the civilized portions of the world which are published,
together with articles on the various methods of traininir 35

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m:<n, the author has lieen eminently successful in all parts of the
country in teaching his most valuable of all systems of physical
trainiu',' for tlie symmetrical develop nent of tho'body. This'little
manual is the rtrsult of his years of experience 50

No. 16. THE TOBOOOAN. A new book just out contain* much interest-
ing matter on Tobogganing, including plans and specifications for
build'ng Slid s, llvHaws, etc., for organizing Cluhs, and Rules
for Governing Slides , ,, 25

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