The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-01-31
Recent Occurrences Of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark, 81
LIVELY SPORT IN STOCKHOLM
3kating Rink at the Athletic Ground
Furnishes Entertainment
for Hundreds.
SWEDEN,
Stockholm.

The Athletic ground Qdrottsparken)
III Stockholm offers during these brisk
winter days most lively and
picturesque scene, with a skating rink
IN it's midst, on which hundreds of the
general public perform their evolu-
lions, while the masters of the art
skillfully execute their figures within
the space reserved for them, where
sometimes a couple ofhockey teams vie
with each other in skill and supple
ness Of movement. But skate sailing
holds a higher place in Sweden than
in any other country Of Europe. The
sport is nowadays carried on through
out nearly the whole of central and
southern Sweden, the heavy snowfall
in the north of the country preventing
its exercise there. 1t may thus be
said that Stockholm is the center for
this branch Of sport also. There ex-
lists in the capital a very active skate
sailing club, which arranges collective
trips, issues ice reports every Satur-
day. and so on. In the skate-sailing
matches last year there were once as
many as no competitors, who started
simultaneously along a great ford,
which runs for miles within land. Ice
yachting is another kind Of ice sport
which is much in vogue at present.
Tee yachting clubs, too, exist in Stock
holm, and one can see their yachts
rushing over the frozen surface Of the
''Storavartan,' a. large ford in the
neighborhood Of the city and the chief
place of resort for the members of
the clubs. The construction of ice
yachts is continually being brought
nearer to perfection and the same may
be said Of the skill of those who
handle them. 1.-THE society for the
promotion of skid running arranges
every winter great national COMPETE
tons. as we'll as local meetings in the
vicinity of the capital, where first
class skid hills are arranged. There
are great number of skid running
clubs in various parts of the country
and these, too, arrange club matches,
so that, altogether, more than one hum
fred competitions in skid running take
place every winter in Sweden. These
matches are of a magnificent descrip-
ton and awaken feeling of the
greatest wonder in those who have not
witnessed them before, especially
when competitor is seen to make
bold spring into the air from some
projecting point and come to the
ground about thirty three yards from
the starting point, after having fallen
Through a height equal to that of a
two story house.
Count Rosen has now begun his
term of Imprisonment at Langholmen.
He seems to be in good spirits and
has attracted attention among his
guards because of his genial and win
ming ways. He is fond of gymnastics
and takes lots Of exercise in his CELL
Christmas at Langholmen is always
dull period and the count seemed ter
ribly depressed. Two or three of his
nearest relatives We're allowed to see
him for a few minutes Christmas day.
He receives exactly the same food and
the same treatment as the other pris-
oners
Church dedications are not as COM
mon in Sweden as they are in Ameri-
ca. There are many places that do
not have church dedication in Il
hundred years or more. But the town
OF Falun had one on the first Sunday
OF December last. The dedication SER
mon was preached by Bishop Lovgren
and the music was furnished .by q
musical organization of the city, con-
sisting of 500 voices. In the summer
OF 1902 the work was begun on the
erection Of the new temple, the build
ing cost Of which amounts to 200. 600
crowns
George Skanberg, one of Stock
holm's leading actors, died very sud-
denly from heart disease about two
weeks ago, aged 40 years. During his
entire theatrical career-a period of
twenty years-he had been connected
with the Dramatic theater and won
a reputation for himself which many
Swedish actor would we'll envy. He
possessed an excellent figure, a mag
nltcent voice and rendered his parts
IN free natural way and proved him.
self an actor according to closest
definition of that term.
Ex-United States Minister w. w.
Thomas sent as Christmas gift a
beautiful silver loving cup to J. f.
Elfstrom, of Aspes, bearing the fol-
lowing inscriptions: Hearty thanks
for ten years services on the glorious
Fjells-Christmas, 1906" For a mum.
Der of years Mr.. Elfstrom has been
Mr.. Thomas guide during his long
hunting trips in this section of the
country.
Johan Kindborg, the landscape
painter, died in Stockholm Jan. 4 after
few days illness. During the past
Ave years he had made wonderful
progress as an artist and had he lived
to complete the work he started would
undoubtedly have taken rank as one
Of Sweden's greatest painters.
Crown Princess Victoria spent the
holidays in Berlin. She is in II,
health and has been so for MANY wears
The crown princess will snand tho ro