New-York tribune., 1902-02-02

WINTER SPORTS AT QUERPc
THE SEASONS GAYETY. AT THE ~,
CANADIAN CITY-ON THE tn.
BOGGAN SLIDES AND AT
SKATING Kinks
SKATING Kinks.

Quebec, Feb. QUAINT old Quebec ~
madam Gibraltar is in a whirl OF exci,.
and preparation for the winter sports - -
Will begin on Monday and continue for -
days These sports would have been bs,a -' Oh
year had it not been for the death ~ O.
victoria, and are expected to eclipse the o.
carnivals of 1894 and 1896. An extensive
gramme of typical Canadian sports has -
prepared, which includes many new fea+,--
The winter has been magnificent one ana =
of the various points Of interest can now - =
at their best.
Quebec puts on furs with the first h1...
wind that comes down from the north .-S
keeps them on until the sudden comm, :.
spring drives away the ice and snow ~
River St Lawrence becomes a sea of ariett-
icenoes and miniature bergs which crush -
grind their way to the Gulf. After a tin,a -
river freezes solid, and the opposite shores s,5
the island of Orleans can be reached. nv ca-i,,.
and icebOat. There are many drives 10 nlaco.
where nature has been particularly genAro,,.
such the Falls of Montmorency To KAnp
House and Bureaus. The streets of the c+
are filled with sleghs, many Of quaint French
design, which go dashing up and down. FLEA
with merry furclad people The young peonls
both men and women. form snowshOeing parties
and tramp for miles over the snow covered hills
They skate in big Kinks, which are ablaze with
electricity, and glide on tobOggans over the We'll
kept slides of DUfferin Terrace.
Then there is the market place. with i1s die.
tinctIy French Canadian flavor. Il is interes1i,,
enough inside but the visitors VIII gaze Longer
at the long lines of berlines the curious sled,
in which the habitants bring their produce 2,
market. Their loads are curious 10 the eyes Of,
a stranger-dTessed pigs frozen so stin tba.
they stand upright in very GfeHke fashion.
frozen rOOsters. that look ready to mount
fence and crow, though denuded Of all save
few tail feathers; white hares. that seem n
want to Jump out OF their skins but too stiff to
move, and trout frozen SO sOIdIy that one ia
convinced that their last leap was taken in ice
The owners. engaged i'll shriH and noisy bar
gaining furnish the lie which makes the pict.
ure complete.
For the coming carnival ar~aneeme7ts A..
now complete The rinks and slides will open
early on Monday morning and visitors will be
welcomed all thu week. The sports include
curling. cross country steerlechases. canoe
races. skating matches, hockey matches snow
shoe races and bowling tournaments. The feat
ures OF the first day include d sliding exhibition
Dufferin Terrace by the Quebec Ladies'
SnoUsh Club in costume an electric car
parade and French opera on Tuesday there
viii be a fancy dress carnival at the Quebec
Skating Rink, and on the following evening the
annual citizens ball VIII be given at Chateau
Frontenac- Visitors can obtain invitations to
this ban without trouble On Thursday even
ing there viii be another fancy dress skating
carnival as well IS 4 srovshoers' contest and
tug-ofwar. at the DIN Hail The sports will
close on February II with dance on skates,
several carnivaIs and a tu-.esque drive, which
will be one Of the most elaborate Quebec has
ever seen.