Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-14

| New England this winter will be
Switzerland transplanted. Winter
| sports and the facilities for their en-
| joyment are being developed in nor
| thern New England as never before
The Boston & Maine Railroads an
| nual booklet winter in New Eng
| land" issued this week, combines
| with a description Of New England's
many natural attractions for sports
on snowy Fairgrounds, the details OF
| winter sports accommodations at zoe
| hotels.
! This is the largest number OF
! places providing accommodations FOL
winter sports followers in the decade
since these booklets were first is
| sued. 1t is an increase of Is per cent
over the number of places listed IL
! the Boston q Names booklet las
year, which was the largest number
up to that time.
In capitalizing New Englnad's win
tiers for health and sport, New Eng
land communities in several in
stances are making a permanent in
vestment. At Claremont, n. H., anC
at Greenfield, Mass, a survey made
by the Boston & Maine shows, the
| communities have joined in the effort
| to populariZe play in the snow by
erecting substantial steel ski-jumps
| sal to rank with the best in this
country and Canada, together witt
| other facilities. In each of these in
stances. the new ski-jumps will be
! central features of winter sports car
| nivals which promise to become an
nual features-Claremon the first
] carnival of the season on January
| 20-22, and Greenfield'S on February
| 1912.
! The carnival list, still incomplete
has as one Of its headliners the New
England sled dog roces at the Man.
sion House, Poland Springs, Me.
January 1929, with six teams al
ready entered. The big feature OF
the sled dog racing season in New
Eegland, the annual international
point o-point race. is to be held
again from Wolfeboro, n. H, to
Ashland, n. H, to North Conway, n
H., and return to Wolfeboro on Feb
| ruary 1912. Several of the crack
| Canadian dog teams which are en-
| tered for the big Quebec champion
ship on February 21-23 will reach
| North Conway two weeks earlier to
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| bitches.
Augusta Carnival
Most of the winter sports centers
have weekend carnivals scheduled,
and there is an increasing number
which have championship or other
events listed.
The Sixth Annual State of Maine
Winter Carnival. which features the
annual Interscholastic Winter Sports
Association competition for the
schoolboy snow and ice champion
ships will be held in Augusta, Feb
ruary 3-5.
To date, the list as compiled by the
New England Affairs Committee of
the Boston Chamber of Commerce
and other sources, includes:
Jan. 20-21-Newport VT, ski
tournament.
Jan. 21-22-Claremont, n. H, win
ter carnival.
Jan. 2S-29-Bellows Falls, VT, win
ter carnival.
Jan. 2S-29-N. E. sled dog races,
| Poland Spring, Me.
Jan. 29-Salisbury, Mass, winter
carnival.
Feb. 3-5-Augusta, Me-, Sixth An
nual State of Maine Winter Carnival
Assn championships.
Feb. 35-Berlin, N. H.. ski jump
ing carnival.
Feb. 4-5-Rutland, VT. winter
carnival.
Feb. 4-5-Williams College winter
carnival Williamstown.
Feb. University of Maine
winter carnival, Orono, Me.
Feb. 5-6-Canadian snow shoers
tournament, Manchester, N. H.
Feb. 5-S-Manchester, N. H, win
ter carnival.
Feb. Colby College winter
carnival, Waterville. Me.
Feb. 10-11-Littleton, N. H. winter
carnival.
Feb. 1O-12-Wolfeboro Ashland
North Conway, N. H., 3-day point to
point races of New England Sled Dog
Club, with winter carnivals at sever
al of these places.
ter carnival with interstate cham
pion ski Jump.
Feb. II -Bowdoin College win
ter carnival, Brunswick, Me.
Feb. 1112-Norwich, VT, intercol-
legiate winter carnival.
Feb. 11-13-D ar m u t h College
winter carnival, Hanover, N. H.
Feb. IL Springfield, VT, winter
carnival.
Feb. Il Bates College winter
carnival, Lewiston, Me.
Feb. 14-15-Rumford, Me-, winter
carnival Estate of Maine ski cham
pionship).
Feb. 1s-1s-N. E. States ski cham
pionships, Brattleboro. VT.
Feb. 1S-19-New Hampshire Univer-
-Sx--
Feb. 19-21-Laconia, N. H., winter
| carnival.
Feb. 1s-22-Wilton, N. H., winter
carnival
Feb. 20-22-Tilton Seminary winter
| carnival, Tilton, N. H.
Feb. 21-22-Chester. VT, winter car
| nivaL
Feb. 22-Dartmouth children's car
| nival, Hanover, N. H.
Feb. 22-Windsor, VT, winter car
| nival.
In addition, plans for winter carni-
walls, with the dates dependent on snow
conditions, have been announced by
Auburn, Me-, Bangor, Me-, Bethel, Me-,
Brunswick, Me-. Lewiston, Me-, Port
land, Me-, Keene, N H, Meredith. N.
H., Newport, N. H., st. Johnsbury, VT.
Stowe, VT, Morrisville, VT, jefferson
vile, VT, Hudson, Mass, and at Ash
burnham, Mass.
Increased Interest
This early and increased interest in
New England winter sports is due to
the popularity shown last season. to
the opportunity for health and relaxa-
ton which is being pointed out by
physicians and other, and to the oppor-
tunities for recreation and relaxation
which have been found in picturesque