Show WINTER SPORTS ON THE GREAT LAKES Probably no winter sportsmen are nrc more favored by b the cold weather gods than those thosa dwelling along the shores of ot tho the great lakes Their Ice Ico sport sea season season season son begins early carl and ends late Skaters curlers hockey players skate sailors and those who sire are experts In ht fishing through tho the Ice lee whether with line or spear aro are seldom at loss lOBS for means to enjoy their favorite recreation Spear SpearIng SpearIng Spearing Ing for eels through tho Ice Is a time timo honored pastime that provides consid considerable erable excitement Lake Latta Michigan Is a favorite resort of oe thousands oC or sportsmen Its long stretches of glassy Ice Ico arc are seldom s seen deserted defier led There Is hJ ono one danger on this lake however and that results from tho the detaching of or sheets of or Ice Ico from tho the main body and the of or the detached sheets out Into the tho open water Skaters and lao ice yachters are arc sometimes caught In this way WU and their lives en endangered endangered Sometimes lives have havo been beon he on lost This happens when wh hen n the wind changes and blows strongly oft off shore when havo have to use due dc caution Trotting and pacing contests are frequently held on various parts of Lako Lake Michigan and on other lakes l In the middle west In tho the cast east Lako Lake Cham Chum Champlain plain Is the center of or Interest t In this form of ot sport aport Years ago ngo before beCore pneumatic sulkies trotting and pacing races were con contested contested tested as ns tho the uninitiated likely suppose they thc should be ue with sleighs Nat Naturally Naturally enough If IC tho the Ice avero very glare glar horse and rig were apt to make tho the turns broadside on To prevent pre nt sluing some one conceived the tho Idea Id 11 of or attach attaching attaching ing a Il operated by a n sort of o foot toot brake to tho the runner Somo Some of oC the tho theold theold old timers still HUll uso use tho the sleighs and recently several races were held heldy I f tom it C 0 YV lf v l f fc Sc tI tIk y c k AJ AJi i f i if f yv i tIt r rr rICE t tc t Jh f w H v t o I lJ it c J I d v t C 1 1 f 17 l lw i 1 r P w 4 I 1 I 4 l t a 1 1 f f rot ICE TROTTING RACE ON LAKE MICHIGAN |