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Show PASTIME FOR YOUNG AND OLD Swedish Paper Describes Interesting Came to Be Played on Ice Unv , plre Is Needed. A novel and Interesting winter gams for young and old. described as a novelty by a Swedish paper. Is played as follows: Two poles of couvenlent height art erected on the ce; If skating on a shallow pond ibey may be driven through the Ice and Into the ground, but If the water Is deep, boles must be bored through the Ice and the poles 111 soon freexe solidly In them.' A rope Is stretched between the poles at such a height as Is suited to the six of the players or as agreed on to make the game more or loss difficult, and on this are strung a number of pieces of board, A, each having a ring of spring steel, 11, attached to Its lower end. Tbe purpose of the game Is to run at good speed btween the poles and catch a ring on a spoor, each player being entitled en-titled to make a certain number oU runs, and the winner being the oe who ran ditch tbe most rings. I The spears may be maf of broom handles tapered toward the enr and Player In ctlon. with a shield made o tin and attached at a suitable distance from the thicker end (Pattern C). Ti e line Is fastened at the top of one pol a and run through a pulley, D, at the top of tbe otber, thence to a weight r line fastener-Bach fastener-Bach player should start from tbe same base line and (pass between tbe poles at such a spaed that be will glide at least 100 feet on tbe other side of tbe poles wV.hout pushing himself him-self forwsrd by thrf aid of the skates. Twenty runs are ulually allowed each player, or ten playl rs may divide Into two parties, playltfg one agalnat tbe otber, etc. An urt plre will be needed to see that fair plly Is maintained and settle any dispute's that may arise. |
