The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-18

hungry, and was prepared to serve 800
guests With elaborate, full course dinners
after the event Of the day.
The Great Day.
me great day came, raw and cold in
ene early Z; morning, but soon the sun came
OUT IN all its Wintry ,splendor, the mists
cleared away and a cloudless blue vault
illted Itself aboyetthe hills, while the
snow crystals glittered from the shaggy
branches or the pines and frs. The most
araentsst SKI enthusiast, in his widest
creams could not have anticipated more
glorious day for his beloved sport And
right royalty the people of Christiania
turned out to celebrate. Young and old.
OF all classes and conditions, rich and
poor. me young people, of course, pre-
dominated And If anyone wishes to see
al the healthy, good looking young girls
VI our CITY at their very best, the Holmen-
Kol-day is the day for it. On other occa-
sions our sober northern conditions Of
clinate and environment require dull
coIors and sedate behavior, but on the
f1olmenkol-day the girls all turn out in
tnelr SKI costumes of all the colors Of the
rainbow IN skirt, bodice and cap. The ex-
erclse and excitement lend additional
color 10 the rudy cheek and additional
sparkle to the bright eye.
ana under the fire of these sparkling
70 snow off to the very best advantages
especially II they are on skis, even if the
men s. SKI costume is one universal dull
gray. And even the man who is too old
TO mount the treacherous ski and whose
nalr IS last acquiring the regulation ski
aress color. even he feels his heart beat
! raster as he looks upon all this healthy.
youthful beauty and he thinks of the time
long, long ago, when even he was young and
| Irlsky! About II o'clock in the forenoon
the exodus begins. The electric railway.
"nlch mas just. completed it's double track
up TO the top of Holmenkollen, took about
1o'o00 passengers up. while $4,000 more
"ended their way up the snow clad hills
| IN one continuous procession, interspersed
with a thousand or more vehicles Of ali
| sorts, the fine turn-outs with lverjed
coachmen and fur-clad passengers, the
number ones with red faced hackmen out
| size ana hilarious, crowd of young and
Ola inside About 130 some &c, 900 spec-
| tatofs We're assembled in the booths along
the course, on the ice below and at every
point of vantage around. The booths were
largely filled with Swedes, Danes. GER
mans and Englishmen, all enthusiastic
| over the bright and animated Gene An
Engllshman was taking instantaneous
pictures for a Geographic representation
OF the scene, which will soon make it's way
around the world. The snow at first was
! -. ~ Inv CouulIlou LOT speed and some
phenomenal jumps were made in the first
run. Jumps of 25, 26 and 81 yards were
quite common, and Mr.. Gjolme beat all
Holmenkollen records by making a stand
ing jump of 81 yards. OF course, a great
many tremendous tumbles were also made
put no limbs were broken. And as the
contest proceeded results became less
satisfactory. The snow was too hard
packed and it required a great deal OF
Istrength and skill to manage the skis after
J landing from the jump, especially after
ruts had been made in the hard snow. In
| the second run there was an unusually
large number of falls, even among the
| very best runners. The military men
were particularly unfortunate in this re-
spect, all the red breeched cadets had to
bite the snow to the sore dismay of their
female admirers. AS usual, the Thele-
mark contingent were conspicuous for
their admirable skill and excellent form
BY 4 o'clock the exciting spectacle was
over and the spectators turned to the
animal comforts offered by the dining
I rooms gor lunch rooms Of the big sana-
torium hotel or returned to the city by
electric car, on skis or on foot. Till fa1
into the night, there was revelry at Hol-
menkollen and at all restaurants and
Il places of entertainment in the city the
festivities wera, continued till the small
hours OF the morning.