Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-01
WINTER SPORTS BOOMING
Organization of Club Effected
and officers Elected at Meeting.
Tobogean slide VIII nc Ready for Use
This Weck--CnrnivaI VIII Prob
nbly &c Held from February
10 10 "a

FORMALLY opened on Saturday. Tho men
were at work on the site OF the slide last |
week. and n good start had been made by |
Saturday night
The members Of the Burlington Winter |
Sports club. to the number OF nearly 10,
held an enthusiastic meeting on the roof J
garden of the Hotel Vermont Saturday |
evening. and the clubs organization was |
effected. The following officers were !
elected.
President Mayor Robert Roberts.
Secretary-Harry l.. Bingham.
Treasurer-IIarry $. Weed
Executive committee-Max l.. Powell
l.. p Wood. r. Il. Wright. NJ. c. Rey-
nolds, DIR. G. II. Beecher. C. p. Cowles,
X. C. Smith. II. II. Hagar.
Chairman OF committees were chosen az
follows:
Coasting--Dr. ". Nelson Jackson. as
sisted by ]. j. Enright-
Snowshoeing-C. p. Cowles, assisted Dy
Levi p. Smith
Curling-A. j.. Weddell.
Tobogganing-H. l.. Bingham.
Skiing-L. =. Wood
Carnlval--James +. Burke,
Ice boating-Alexande Miller.
TransportationF. l.. Roberts.
Horse racing-G. T.. Whitney.
Advertising-M. G. Reynolds.
Each chairman will appoint the per-
sonnet of his committee. the number Of
members not to exceed five.
Tho date OF the carnival week will
probably 10 moved back to the week
of February 1875.
| The plans for the toboggan slide in
clude building for the storage Of to-
boggans. small house heated by
stoves, where the enthusiasts can get
warm between trips, and possibly three
or four salamanders. Hot coffee will
probably be served to those who want
1t. especially on cold evenings.
George d. Shervin has displayed his
generosity in the tender of the use OF
the electric lamps formerly In service
in city Hall Park, and current will be
furnished for them. SO that the tobos gan
slide will be brilliantly lighted at night.
| The members of the club with their
families, will have the right to use the
slide without charge. All other residents
of burlington will be charged small
fee for the use Of the slide. 1nasmuch as
It Will cost more than a dollar to slide
very many times. the officers Of the
club think most persons will prefer to
become members OF the organization.
The club had a membership OF about 400
Saturday night. and 1t is expected that
this figure will go up to 1000 in Il few
days.
President Benton OF the University OF
, Vermont has expressed himself as heart
lily in favor of the winter sports move
ment and of the work of the club. and
says that he hopes many of the college
men will join. DR.. II. c. Beechcr is
working actively among the fellows On
the hill. especially among the medical
students.
Mr. Enright has some of the stock
certificates of the old winter sports club
of 1889. as well as other relics or those
days He is regarded as something Of an
authority on coasting in this city, and
was freely consulted in regard to this at
the meeting on Saturday evening
South Willard street. near the vicinity
of the slide. has been chosen as the best
place for the coastlng, and the double
runner slcds will soon be ont at that
point. a number of them are to be found
about town. The hill on South Willard
street Is not steep. but il offers n long
safe and easy slide. and II has the AL
vantage of being near the toboggan slide
where the crowd Is expected to he. The
plan is to concentrate all the sports
including the skating, skiing. curling anG
hockey on or near the Hickok lot,
The use OF all the facilities for winter
sports will he free of charge to peopl,
from out OF town. Arrangements are
now being made to bring parties OF
eXcursionists to this city.
The cehoat men say that the sport
in which they excel has not been as
good in many years as II is at the present
time. The ice is sound and like glass
with no snow on its surface.