New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
'SnappyD Days Is
Tourist Toast
ToNewEngland
New York Rotary Club to
Visit White Mountains
in january and Enjoy
Sports at Winter Carnival
Resorts Expect Influx
More Than 100 Hostelries
Open in New Hampshire,
Bay State, Maine, Vermont
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BOSTON, Dee. ie-New England is
planning for a record invasion during
iss winter sport season. The New
York Rotary Club, under the leader
shin Of its president, Robert Hatch,
viii be IN the White Mountains during
January and President Charles NJ.
Hood, Of the Boston Rotary Club, Is
planning a similar winter carnival Tor
his members.
MANY private parties are planning
outings between Christmas and the
early part Of March and the Appa-
laehian Mountain Club, which has
many members in New York, Brooklyn
and Philadelphia, has Ave winter out
irgs planned in New England this sea.
son. The widespread advertising OF
New England done by Denny b. Goode,
OF the Boston Chamber OF Commerce,
last year. coupled with the efforts OF
the Boston & Maine Railroad, each
publishing fine booklet on winter
sports giving lists OF hotel accom-
nodauons available this season, has
made New England a rival Of Switzer-
land. Each place has It's own specially
IN the way Of sport attractions ana
many OF the more important resorts
combine many features
The New England railroads are
making substantial reductions IN their
fares for winter tourists. over lVO
hotels and inns are open Tor winter
sports I'm New Hampshire, Maine, Yer
mont and Massachusetts,. Dartmouth
College has established great winter
sports center that attracts hundreds
OF visitors monthly who make HAN
over a base while enjoying sports m
the vicinity. Skibobbing IL enjoyed
at Woodstock, VI, not FAR away sno
q ski jump has been erected Dy Dart
mouth students at Hanover!
last season one OF the great carnival
features Of the White Mountain season
was an Eskimo dog race Of lbO miles,
starting at Gorham and leading
through Berlin, Dixville Notch % Cole
brook. Lancaster and Whitcfleld. One
OF the competitors was Mr.. Arthur
Walden. Of Wonalancet, with his world
famed dog team, including dogs for
merly belonging 20 the late Commo-
doro Peary.
Winter carnivals we're arranged at
Gorham, Berlin and North Conway,
where nearly 200 members Of the Bos-
ton Chamber Of Commerce held four
day outing, headed by Governor Cox
Of Massachusetts,. This season many
of the towns In the north country are
arranging earnlvals for the enjoyment
Of the local people and visiting sports
men.
The sports to be enjoyed In New
England include Zee and rink skating,
snowshoeing, skiing, skijoring, ski
bobbing, hockey, curling, fishing
through the ice in the larger lakes
FOR bass and pickerel, ice boating, light
harness horseracing on ice and snow
tracks. tobogganing, sled sliding, sleigh
ing and mountain climbing.
Hotels in the sports belt usually sup
ply toboggans, sleds and sleiehs, tackle
for fishing through the ice and fur
robes. while some even provide skis,
but many prefer TO bring their own
accessories. Bethel Poland Springs
and Portland are Names principal
winter sports headquarters. and in Ver-
mont Arlington, Barre, Barton, Bran
don. Burlington, Canaan. Chelsea, Ches-
ter, East Dorset, Newport, Montpelier,
Northfeld ST. Johnsbury, ST. Adams,
South Royalton, Springfield, Stowe,
Waterbury, Wells River, Windsor and
Woodstock are all catering TO the win
ter tourist. Massachusetts, offers in
the Berkshire Hills Pittsheld and Will
Jamestown and near Boston, North Ac-
ton and Kendl Green have inns open,
while Greenfield, Northheld and Ber-
nardston are also among places where
sports are featured.
The Granite State heads the list
and may be classed as the true Switz-
erland OF America. White Mountain re-
sorts Of Bemis, Bartlett, Berlin, Cole