Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-25
ICE AND FIRE.
FAIRY SCENE IN AN Ics: PALNCi
a Snnw-Si,ce Steeplecbase-Hundrad CT
Torches Glitleri3G Among the
Mountain yrcsS

a Snnw-Shce Steeplecbase-f.undrad CT
Torches Gl;sleri3G Among the
Mountain Trees
Montreal Dispatch to the World
The second day of the carnival has been
favorable in SO far as the weather and at
tendance are concerned. Il has been
sufficiently cold without being so bad as il
was, though as write there are signs OF =
thaw. = " January thaw" is always to
be- looked for in the last week OF the
month AID would be disastrous Eow-n.
deed, in tho simple process OF construction
the ice walls OF the palace havo packed SO
much that it is alarming TO think how
| they would vanish in mild day or in
rain storm.
Curling has been resumed on the ranks
upon the s.. L,GFrence, opposite the har-
| bcr commissioners BUILDING, each rank
being 2G0 feet By 100. The bonspiel will
| be brought to 3 close tomorrow, and it
seems altogether likely that the clubs
from Western Ontario will carry OF the
| honors.
The hackmen's drive in tho afternoon
was rather an interesting occasion, about
3OO sleighS turning out, many drawn by
four hourses and some by six. The car
tors OF Montreal cau parade d very cgedi52-
/ VIC iCe VI duNt htIoSS, 50 tltU tEc
procession was sufficiently attractive,
| though. OF course, not to be compared TO
q coaching club turnout in New York or
a meeting of tho Tandem club here in the
"earIisou days.
The American visitors found moro to
amuse them III the snOwshoe steeplechase
in tie afternoon. The COURSE was from
the 4lcGill college gate, ut the fo05 o.!
| Mount Royal, up the side of the hill to g
point about !. mile bayOnd the Pines. o
local landmark that Mantrcalers il New
York will readily recognize, and back. GA
ordinary occasions the course is Over the
mpuntaiD, finishing in 4 suburban village
on the other side, but by providing q
| course with turn the spectators weIo
enabled to see the competitions as they
streamed oil and as the struggled home.
A snow shoe race Is always a pretty
sight, as the runners, cold though the
weather may te, turn Out in caps, Jerseys,
tights aud trunks, giving {: gay appear
ance to the field, ws.:ch is enhanced by
the dazzling whtencsS OF the snow. The
course is very fifty framed, with above the
mountain with its trees from gray to
sombre green and its villas and terraces,
and beneath upon the lower levels the city,
with its masses OF 10 ifs, many ot t:icn, ot
tin and flashing like silver IN tue
rays OF the uli:iVintcr sun, and
away below thai again the w ite river
with riffs OF blue where the waters
have not Jet frozen, AID, oldest OF sights,
a railroad train putting across upon the icc,
| while another gees snOrting through TIC
Victoria bridge, it's jets cf steam ana
smoke curling out into the frosty ;at0,oS-
phcre like the breath OF some imprisoned
animal. Aroura the starting field and
high up th. sides OF the hil hung the
crowd CT white coated snow shoers and
muill3d spectators. at the word the line
Of gay color broke up with a Kaleidoscope
| change as the competitors w"Ha racing
away up the hillside .':;l gradually .alli1y
int Indian file as the more RAPID forget.
a!Ioat! and were l;s5 20 view among tbs
| trees. Once the men were of tho most
prudent ct the spectators set Of for hon c
and dinner, without waiting iol the finish,
the element Of personal interest in the
compctitcrs being IackinS ior all th2
| strangers.
l. the evening The inau ;ura'i3n OF U;lG
ica-pal!cc, deferred from last night tool:
place. The tOrchiight procession, com
posed OF the members Of tIo different
sncw shoe clubs ia their uniform o:
blanket coat AID leg5;nss, with rcd, green
or other worS5ed caps with taasals depend
ent, WAS very pretty. The cip:,i we're
dra"n up around the Domi,;nn square,
where the palace Stands, AMI after dis
charging sal;tos OF Roman candle;
marched off up the MOUNTAIN 'nad, form
ing long. undulating trail oi spark ling
lights, that would perhaps have been mole
Impressive had the uisi,t been darker.
The e-palAce is lie up hy tie electric
| light, the eifacJ OF which il heightened, by
the myriad facets o! the ce-b!ock
| through which it shines, 50 that from j
di5tauce the building looks like Il ,;T.;,a,
heap OF jewels dropped upon :. sheet oi
crystal.
T&o feature which has most completely Y
captivatcti our American visitors, ami par
ticularly those trc'l New York, has Oecn
the tobog ogsaning-possiJiy i,cclu % il ca
bc participated in diiectl,- ais. fur tbs
spice Of danger "Eicl. leuts ii such d z"st
There were many spells Oh ;t,a hill ycS.er-
day. aI:d there arc reports O.! siiac movie. :
having fractured ar,os or lags.
A s. citizens COMMITTEE" among whose
members are many o. our most prominent
merchants attend daily as the Slide and
voiu to act as stccisT1en. A funny
incident is said to have happened ti:i; after
! neon. When Il member Uf the committed
had brought down a cargo Of \ ericIiS oIl
hts tCb"-Gan one of the gentle an passsn
gers was SO pleased with his rapid desc, mt
that ca reaching the terminus he offered
the wealthy steer5man Il tip of half dol
lar. Ot course it WAS refused to the sur
prise Of The party offering it and lie felt
mortified on discovering his ulintent!u1ia!
insult OF course apologies settled the
| matter.