Show ON TIE SKIS novel sport now r popular in the northwest 11 JUMP die 1116 nitis Co orsono Il hundred undred and tareo hect anti and 11 Ioco econ mc ski le leap ap ng ne of lion a isec orl ord or a n tri beek ciny iso be the thrilling ot of a lating daring young yo P norwegian flying down the sido side of a know inow com hill on oil lits his slender skis wit with h iti swiftness ii afan of n arrow r booting off the edge of it precipice S 1 0 0 feet high sit sailing aig through tho the nir air fei t tired 1 as 11 a statue before the mow wm wai again hanin alad lail ding as aj lately and allut allu t 01 lightly its it uril was the scene M t no that recently catlett called forth the enthusiastic thusia plaudits pl audits of it 11 big crowd of transplanted planted non Nor emen temen at I 1 aed ed wing minn P VI Z I 1 J shi bl J running was not a novelty to them for nearly every nian in the crowd was wai in it expert lough long lamps they had n before in america anti anil 1 in I faraway norway but tbt gleat gi cut leap that young r lad juba made from yon yen precipice into their midst was it leap tho the like of which I 1 had bad not been swen seen dui ing nil all the centuries that the lard hardy y norseman norsemen Nor semen had been perform inz ins wonders on their great snow skates leaps of CO or 70 fet feet had often ben been dc and mikkel mikhel a 1 brother of thorger Thure cr bad cover erl feet at lied wilif mg in winning thereby the of the te u norbil orld tor far ski if aping but thorger feat constituted a new record the I 1 hemmestvedt brothers bi tire about 30 3 years of ageana have been in Anic rica N tn t n yeat they had a national reputation aa ski i liners and leaders leapers I 1 in I 1 ay and have frequently performed before the king and quen queen and at the iho annual tournament in mikkel and thorger anh on tile dingli prize several times and in they performed the extremely difficult fent feat of gliding a great wit hand band ir ill land with ligat east leaping 1 71 feet frolin abd tbd precipe pie pi cipe or edze casc of it snow know iliff and as gracefully ns n s n pair of swallows having once loo loosened ened the firm hand clasp from stait to finish sy antho on thackis tha skis or chees as the norse men dalf them is ii probably as old ns as acir norway itsell the skis are simply great inow skates of pine oak or white ash ansh from 8 to 10 feet long G inches ido ide und I 1 inch thirl thick they turn up it at tile lie end somewhat like tile the runners of a fulcd aled and are fastened to the feet by tn ig digs or straat bu arranged that the ski runner may easily shako shake them off lih his fart if they are running away with him the remainder of tin the inexpensive ski out outfit fit consists condit of fill an ordinary snows snowshoeing or tobogganing toboggan ing big cost costume and anda u long steering stick with a ball near the end to prevent its penetrating the snow too far fair the uses this stick to propel lim hemelt hi melt if along the crust cruit to steer or to put on brakes v shen hen lie is Iss shooting booting dow n n mountain side sida anti and to balance lim elt as he makes the grand flying leap through the air that may break a n record or a neck deck according to the skill or awkwardness of the ski leaper the first ski organization ever formed in america was the minneapolis ski club Ns which lich carne came into being about 13 12 years ago there are now dow many clubs throughout the northwest and they have formed a national association which aich hous holds a tourney every year t tho lie snow fall all I 1 is hw y anti and the cru crust 4 thick it is this thick crust particularly that tIr olm a the tha bhole hole northwest into a gigantic skating kati ug rink and tho the ski maniet para paradise diw the northwestern ski tournament this year Is for feb 11 at lied wing minn 11 X A I 1 I 1 I 1 i 0 o skater nerses SAIL the main events in it aki tourney are long distance anti anil leaping great peed speed is made during the runs and the brothers have often co coven d nearly nine miles an all hour several years ngo there alic re wasa ans a great ski race in ili england gland and alio winner covered miles in lebs than 21 hours rest included skate salling sailing is another winter sport that in popularity some kimeng time ago a lazy skater id d that by holdau holding h his overcoat ov en so that hat t it v would present a larro largo to the wind ho he could glide iong along tho iho ice tit at a rapid rate without skit iniz ill iiii coat was N virtually a very crude sail the ly lazy mans next thought was why not dot geta get it sail roil und ana make a regular lea ice yacht of io milt eif lie ho matil made the sail bail was delighted with its and thus the new sport port 7 of skate sailing miling was vas tany any boy can make it a good sail mich huch its as is il shown shonn in ili tho the picture in this article by the expenditure of cry ry little kiino and 1 cotton duck will do vr ve for chef all proper and liht light bamboo liim boo rods or any light atif ICE will maken m ikc i i ery cry acceptable frame it if tho the dosice deares dc tires to hail against the wind lie he can do ho bo by holding the sail 1 I at different angles toward tile the breeze find and his zigzag courso will finally take him back to tile place front from m lich lie started I 1 scudding studding scud ding becom the wind wilid alac llac hadea n beaters anti and skate sai leri are popular wherever the liw sport port is ii in N ogue aa llly lr 11 Et Toll |