The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-23

/ ing home from college for mid
year vacation some families like to
meet at Lake Placid. The Skating
TyndallS,' as Major General Rob-
ert H Tyndall calls his family. and
the Willis Adams family have en-
Joyed these reunions, and DR.. and
Mrs. G. H. A. Cloves have returned
recently from meeting their sons at
this famous resort for winter pas
times.
DR. CLOVES studied the rhvth-
- mically graceful figure skating
at St. Moritz and has been one of
the leaders of a group Of Indian
apolis people who have welcomed
and studied this interesting STYLE.
This group includes Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Wolff, the Eugene MiIIers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Moves. Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin NJ McNally. the
George A. Kuhns. Mr. and Mrs. Rov
c. Palmer and DR. and Mrs. Cloves.
Mrs. Herman Wolff is one of the
foremost skaters in indianapolis.
and during her residence in Chi
cago had The advantage of attend
ing school of figure skating. I
remember The particularly lovely
picture she made one year dressed
in a dark velvet costume. trimmed
with gray FUR. the full skirt billow-
ing about, with her graceful glid-
ing movements FREQ S. Robinson
is another accomplished skater who
takes every opportunity to be on
the ice. as do Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
S. Morris.
One charm of skating lies in the
tact that It brings a family to-
gether in Il sport which all can
enjoy. and it is significant that the
interest of a proficient skater sell
dom wanes. When old timers get
together on the ice and become
reminiscent about the skating at
Broad Cut, 1t calls to mind a state
ment for which Abe Martin is re-
sponsible: 'Tilford MootS. a mem
Der of the Fit and Fifty Club. was
found dead With his skates on"
II
TINE very popular figure skating
Il is the most artistic of all styles.
1t consists of a series of set figures
which are built around circles and
gradually lead up to the waltz.
These figures can be performed also
by couples in dancing position,
called pair skating
1t is claimed that figure skating
was originated by an American
dancing master named jackson
Haines, who thought that grace was
paramount in the skating art. He
went to Europe to demonstrate his
ideas and was promptly accepted, so
that he stayed to teach and never
returned to America. He died in Fin
land and on his monument is in
scribed, The American Skating
King"
Figure skating is especially suit
able for women, because of its grace.
1t requires studied practice and
splendid coordination of mind and
muscle. This style of skating af-
fords delightful social pastime and
is sufficiently difficult to hold in
terest and inspire individuality.
which classed it not only as a pas
time, but as a hobby.
1t is taught in schools as a Sc
ries of carefully planned figures that
must be executed accurately Special
skates are used, which have a run
ner curved on the bottom. and are
entirely different from those used in
racing and hockey.
MYTH establishment of indoor
w Kinks, skating became more
popular. Some one artistically in
clined suggested tinting the ice in
these Kinks, which brought the COM
ment from columnist that black
and blue would be appropriate col
OrS.
The most difficult type Of skating
is called free style. It is done to
music and is used principally for
exhibition. This style is required
for championship contests and the
entrant must skate for five con-
secutive minutes, never repeating a
figure.
A contestant can use his individ-
uality and ingenuity by inventing
his own figures. For example, one
man could cut both of his initials at
once, one with the left foot and the
other with the right.
Skating is a graceful snort.