The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-01-13

ZION TOT success.
When he has become sufficiently ex-
pert the whole country and part Of the
air are his. He will forget his early
embarrassments, for he can now COM
mand the most remote spots where ma
ture amazes. The jumper may take
his fier where gaping crowds congre-
gate to witness his feat. There Is
warning shout from an official, giving
the signal at the take-off, and stimuli
taneously blue clad figure flashes
athwart the view. With arms out
spread and swinging windmill fashion
the jumper launches out into space and
bears himself along, landing long
way down the steep incline, the ski
striking the snow with thud. At the
bottom Of the hill the jumper, still
travelling at immense speed. will either
come to dead stop with swing or
glide on for distance and end with a
turn that Is not easily acquired. Many
ski jumpers can clear eighty feet.
while fifty feet is quite meritorious
performance.
The method of ascending snow
slope on skis is thus described: In 60
ing upward the hill should be taken at
such an angle as to insure the maxi
mum amount of possible progress with
minimum chance of slipping back.
Long sliding strides and a press of the
foot should be sufficient to make the
ski adhere to the snow. but II Mt times
There is tendency to slide backward
, the front of the ski should be raised
and brought down with sharp smack
, In going downhill the ski runner
should be as lissom as possible. par
ticularly from the knees. and should
lean forward or backward as the pace
! increases or declines. The skis should
be kept close together.
= FIGURE SKATING
In many resorts Of Switzerland tn,
D hotels have their own private skating
: Kinks, flooded at night to furnish q
crystal floor In the morning, and owe
;, these many seek their skating thrills
: but the large public Kinks furnish tn
q arena for the spectacular exhibition
l, not only Of speed, but of the poetry o
L motion in figure skating and ice waltz
: ing.
e The sports are perfectly organized
y and elaborate programs are arrange
y both for experts and novices. Their
y are clubs that look after the interest
'e of all the sports and provide instrut
tors for beginners. Prizes and trophie
Ct are put up for competition. and health
rivalry is encouraged. and all respon
~ faithfully to the lure Of the-tryst.
- Figure skating is an enticing for
% OF the sport, the fundamental prime
oi pie Of the international style, which
20 universally approved, being the pc
n feet ordering Of the various membe
~ Of the body In manner best calcula
e ed to develop a carriage that is eas
airy and graceful, while at the san
y. time upright and erect. The NOV
~ ments are swinging and supple, y
* designed and controlled. A stiff, n
ps gular or affected movement or cram
ed, spasmodic or exaggerated actio
OK are Objectionable. Free skating is
M variety in which the elements Of q
'a' ure skating are combined with su,
uunCe Steps, piTOuetteS uHu otueT iuON
ments as can be executed by the ski
ers and which may be adapted to m
II steal accompaniment.
,ot All the forms of skating are W
he adapted to women. free skating Al
*. pair skating being much cultivated
he them. AS result waltz skating b
is. become one of the destinations Of t
or ice.
do Curling. Scotia's ancient and roy
be game, has become naturalized
he Switzerland, where 1t can be play
ST. daily all winter.
The Kinks are set In such gorgeoI
De- glittering surroundings and amid 81
,us cloudIess sunshine that they appt
he forcibly to Scotia's brigades, viii
nut have journeyed thither to the gre
IN curling Kinks where the information
re- bonspiels have been held.