New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-03
MIDWINTER ADJUSTMENTS.
SOME FAvoRITE PASTIMES OF ATHLETIC
YOUNG WOMEN.
ICE YACHTING. GOLF AND HUNTING FIND EN-
THUSTAsTIc DEVOTEEs-sPORTS AT
TENDED WITH DANGER

Prominent among midwnter sports is ice yacht
ing ard the small adjacent rivers afford most de-
sirable advantages for this fascinating amuse-
ment. It is. however. accompanied by more or less
danger. and frequently serious accidents happen
These do not the least deter athletic girls from
INDUCING in the pastime whenever opportunity and
weather conditions permit.
Down on the Shrewsbury River, in the vicinity
Of Red Bank, the enthusiasm is boundless. Canada
the upper Hudson and the lake regions all have
their devotees but nowhere there more fervid
lovers Of skating and ice yachting than are to be
found In the landlocked bays OF the quaint and
historic old Shrewsbury River. One Of the young
natrons of Red Bank who is expert with iceboat
IS Mrs. Emil French who is a leader in all ath-
letc sports
The costume suitable for iceboatng is the same
for skating. only with additional wraps of fur,
as the body is inactive and the blood is not circu
lated as it is while skating. A reasonable and sub
stantial costume for either pastime Is made IN
Oxford gray golf cloth. the double-faced variety,
which has gay plaid lining. The skirt is cut in
The regulation bicycs length and 6en n5a it Are
short Jacket may be lined with fur or quilted
close fitting. Women should be overcaTefui in re-
gard TO underclothing. Warm, soft undergarments
Frills and furbelows should be relegated to the
skating Kinks where occasionally costumes OF me
described Is made OF an olive green Sedan corduroy
is finished with tabs of deep turquoise velvet en-
6roiaere ed IN pearls TIE fur Trimming Is Sa6e
with white curled quilts.
The fox hunting season in the schuylkin Valley
is now al its height, and many Southern girls are
expert horsewomen and ride with the hounds.
There are about thirty hunt clubs in this region.
and they have packs OF from half dozen forty
hounds There foxes this season than
ever before it is said. and in the hills around Val
ley Forge they have grown bold that they come
about the farm buildings in broad daylight and
carry off the poultry
Among prominent American girls who have ac-
Quired distinction horsewomen are the Misses
Letter, now in India, and particularly Miss DAISY
guished herself the great wild boar hunt. or
pig sticking, arranged by her host Sir Bindon
This is SAID 10 be the most exciting sport in the
world put II is rarely that women indulge in it.
ter 9 f and me ouRts small pony of the polo pat
fnced hunters According to reports Miss Daisy
men. She got several lunges at bears. and finally
a wounded ana enraged animal endorsed one Of
with cool head and steady aim drove her snear
the shoulder. just "'iilu
Basketball is a favorite winter sport with atb-
letic schoolgirls, and frequently the enthusiasm
displayed on the part of the spectators would do
credit to gathering OF baseball 'rooters" Cos
tunes for basketball players comprise sweaters
Dioomers, belts. stockings and caps Anv and oil
coiors enter into the combinations: sometimes
however, the entire outfit will be of black and g.
black and white. and again with the cans ha1ts
and boomers in black while stockings and sweat
ers are flaming red A variation OF colors ena-
pes the specsators readily TO distinguish the OPP
BasketnaL. however Is fraught with almost
the West, Miss Myrtle Montrose, now les in "a y
critical condition from fractured skull the re-
Tg Of ri with the young women the
As for golf, the sun is never too fierce nor the
wind too cold to que the ardor Of It's enthusias
Al ali winter resorts It is pre-emineny the chosen
sport and women's handicap tournaments are the