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elaborate ceremonies, the committee will
present the queen with an Elgin wrist
watch. Her attendants, the matrons of
honor, will be presented with beautiful
birthstone rings.
The first activity on the Sunday
morning sports program will be cross
country race, starting from the ski slide.
A course will be mapped out along the
the Moose lake read with a circular
route established to return the con-
testants to the starting point. Entries
for this event are now being taken by
Helmer Olson, chairman of the skiing
events. Suitable prizes will be awarded.
At one o'clock the official opening of
the ski jumping tournament will take
place The frolic queen will flag down
the first rider as the meet opens. In
addition to record list of local riders,
representatives of ski clubs from Vir-
GINA and Haley will compete for the
list of prizes offered. Prizes will be
awarded in three classes of competition
with the addition of prize for the
longest standing jump and for the
youngest rider on the slide.
Immediately following the ski tourn-
ament, at 2:30 o'clock, dog derby will
be held on Harvey street. Only dogs
harnessed singly will be entered and the
course will extend from the South Sla-
vonic Catholic home building to the
skating rink. Three prizes will be
awarded in this event.
A tug-of-war will follow the dog races.
Picked teams from the Oliver Iron Min
ing company and Zenith mine forces
will be adverSaries. The rope will be
extended through a huge wall of snow
and the winning team will have to pull
their opponents through the wall.
A major attraction expected to prove
popular with local skating enthusiasts,
will be presented at the rink following
the tug-of-war The services of Frank
Sullivan, Miss Mary Girl and Miss
Jennie Ahlen, Duluth experts, have been
secured for the exhibition. The per-
formers are considered as the best in
the northwest and many new and novel
stunts are included in their program of
fancy work on the blades. A record
crowd is expected to attend this highly
specialized exhibition.
At 3:45 O'Clock a series of races for
men and women are scheduled. Races
in the 100, 200 and 440-yard dashes will
be held for Junior men and women and
100, 200, 440 and 880-yard dashes for
the senior men and women. The diff
ferent events will be judged on the point
system and registrations for the races
are now open at the skating rink with
George Rhein listing the entries.
A broomball game between the Duluth
Missabe and Northern employees and
Ely policemen is scheduled for the open
ing activity on the evening program to
commence at Z o'clock. At 7:30 hoe
key game is listed between the teams
entering the finals in the city champi-
onship playoffs. The city champion
ship will be decided by this game.
Another new feature to be initiated
here will be held at o'clock when the
visiting fancy skaters will stage bull
fight on skates. Frank Sullivan is the
author of this new entertainment which
has scored hit in places shown this
season The committee on general ar
rangements, who have investigated the
act, pronounce it scream from start
to finish.
A hockey game between the Ely
pucksters and a visiting aggregation will
complete the evenings sport program.
Negotiations are now under way to
secure strong range team as opponents
for the Ely champions. Manager Jack
Poshak has several top notch teams
bidding for the honor of meeting the
Ely skaters. Community skating to
music from the simplifying system will
conclude the days program.