Show j f sr F y aj A r y si S i a 4 WIN IN CANADA WHEN BUSINESS AND SPORT SORT ARE AT THEIR HEIGHT 1 1 cox cea tr acted or of auge block of lee jee ree left Ts one of jbv ta chug 11 of t the cold deou special letter HE clear frosty but invigorating winter climate ot of the great dominion has led the naturally robust natives I 1 F originate or to develop certain kinds of winter sports that are peculiarly culi cull arly canadian winter in canada is not the dull season that some people think it is on the contrary it is the busiest and the best period of the year for trade and outdoor out door exercise alike there are no baronial castles in canada in winter however there are ice palaces that are alike the wonder and admiration of all who see them the one here pictured was built in the city of montreal these frost castles are built on a grand scale and are in the main modeled after the historic piles of the old world the huge blocks of ice are first cut out of the river near by and hauled in sledges to the place of building the whole construction st is usually under the direction of a leading architect the ice mocks blocks are lifted into position by swinging cranes A little water is vowed upon the under block and then the che upper one is placed upon it and in a short time they are both frozen firmly together jack frost is the most important workman on the job thus the work goes on and as in days of old when solomon built his temple the whole structure is erected practically without the sound of a hammer or the driving of a nail the main tower is covered with evergreens ever greens and tastily set off by to boggans snow shoes and flags the ice itself is of a beautiful green color when first taken out of f THE XE PALACE the river but it gradually turns paler as the season wears on the palace or castle remains intact throughout the whole winter the ice palace is seen at its best on the closing night of the winter bax carnival then it is lighted throughout with electricity and chinese lanterns whilst from without searchlights search lights glint upon its walls of crystal green the whole creating an effect of extraordinary beauty A winter carnival comprises almost every conceivable game and pastime on ice fee or snow and the grand climax of the program is the storming of the ice palace A battalion of red coated volunteers man the towers and battlements of ice to keep watch and ward another battalion advances to the attack myriads of rockets shot up and amid the heartiest hurrahs hur the besiegers storm the castle castie whilst the bands and pipers send forth any quantity of 0 patriotic music after supper time of course the castle capitulates and the garrison marches out with all the honors of war sometimes the besiegers array themselves in the war paint and picturesque tur esque costumes of the indian braves 0 of f years ago these red devils advance to the attack with war whoop ind tomahawk happily to be cepul repulsed rl as in days of yore by the bolder british hurrah and the still more effective musket nearly every village and certainly all towns and cities in canada now have a curling rink or rinks as the case may be in the smaller places these liese are gette generally rany large wooden structures so constructed that they can be coated to the depth of about a toot foal by flooding every night a fine new sheet of smooth ice fee can be secured almost dally many of the rinks are built on elaborate scale and contain an all the convenience of a wen well appoint ed club As a rule rul e part of the tink rink is siren given up to the skaters whilst another other vart generally the best is set aside for the curlers sport aport of ice yach yachting dachtl tl those who have hare never been on an an im ice loat boat have yet to learn what excitement really means A mile a minute for several miles is i a common run and A 20 mile atre stretch hw been covered in 15 minutes an idi e boat is made up of ota triangular frame e with iron irm runners ciak or skates at each borner orane the skater at he apex of the Ls or br the steria also serves as w ler the law N aset there tote bow mi imi i 1 I ind and the i rudder are ahe alt 1 witla Ml zio I 1 st sa a si 3 ass I 1 A p as fe 0 fa agn M 3 llao 3 t g F A sigr sr iv gr I 1 I 1 N 1 y v I 1 solas very fast but amt almost wn down when blieu it goes at tun fail speed which ia u simply terrific these won wonderful derbut ift ice boft boats are am most easily handled and can be brought to a standstill almost at once aam they are am so light that the slightest breeze drives them alo along and yet they can be worked almost dead against the wind when the rubbers are turned tamed hard down or sard across its as in the illustration the boots boats are kept at a perfect standstill toronto IQ bay leads the world in ice tosti ins the ice boat races there simply take you breath away in more sencw than one one of the best known ice fee boaters in canada Is mr john hanlan hanian brother of the great ned hanlan who sculled his way to fame and fortune ice boat regattas are regularly held and speedy races they are the boats dart away like winged arrows to see a number of ice boats turn turning ing the corner of a triangular course in a spanking breeze every boat with its outside runner oft off the ice fee altogether Is enough to make serious the most frivolously inclined but it Is s quite safe provided the craft is in capable hands and an accident very rarely happens |