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:'] y B $ i k CLORIOUS WINTER SPORTS IN SWITZERLAND At last we were in sight o5 our goal ind we beheld it in speechiews wonder, while a fecling of exultant happiness be-- # Top left--Ski--kjoring at Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland. . Bottom left--A tailing LYu'ty at Davos (Grisons). creations) at St. Moritz. Bottom right -- Lady Ribblesdale is always a familiar figure at St. Moritz. afternoon of the followink day he troduce "'il_TK;l'f"Eoii'd'i'v' to Ed-- e io o o o hike M TD. Lo n i uU publis or the Shiam!1 Hecald and tw's leading lawyor. _ Mr. d his plan to Mr. Shotts. vh I & oothlva is impos-- having provad it by what 'r"' nself has accomplished, ad-- 1 him to "go to it. Bmoot Worked Quick!y, _Mr. Smoot works quickly. By theo had his bank and legal conncctions and the ehrt1 of the Clob under brepara-- tion. . north, organis-- It was seven o'clock one evenint ml Mrs Smoot arrived in Miam the thriving winter com-- and constantly lncmsir:f hbe dreamed of build-- m:mt' rate track, shaded by and fanned by breezes from 'the Miami Jockey UJub: m gll" Cassidy. who bas start-- ing man is oMcial starter. John 1. Day., America's well known racing aut and writer, is rm!dlnl steward and one of the directors. sUCwaru and VnP 0l BC Un CCLOIE. Mr. 8uoo§ himself, is not a rac-- ing man. e simply went down to Miami} a year or so ago on a vatatinn and what he saw there impressed him so much that he de-- elded that a high--class racing in-- stitution oughbt to be provided for the thousands of sport lovers who P helped make Miami famons. nchting. golf, polo. Jai Alai, ten-- nia and other sports have attract-- ed to Miami the cream in their re-- :ceuu lines.= Now, this winter kings of the turf have their inning. o . With the '+peniag cf the big mil-- lon dcllar race course at Miami, January 15, the eyes of the sport-- ing world--turn to what promises to be America's show race plant. The opening also marks therful-- fllment of the dream of J. M. Smost, wealthy man of Bofalc, who organized and tuilt the new colossal institution for the well known sport of kings. At Miami this winter the kings of the racing world --will be seen, both men and horses. Luke Cas-- m whose n'um hh IWD Dg. gt man-- ager mlflagni goegey Clob; l?. w o #n L nmdih!:_ blue waters of Biscayre B'{' with Miami. he pick-- W directory and * Iisement of the rst National Bank on the cover. BY MARIE FIDIMAER O: Miami in the 'foiiéwhc ieaol h thine The $im: any other liv-- that gan to surge within us. But a few hourshearts and now we stood on the thresh-- ago we had traveled through lcwlandoiold of aworld which we would readily whose cold and desolate aspect !utl-\em'luve credited to another planet had we zn uncopfortable chill through ourinot been so absolutely sure that we were The track is located at Hialeah, a suburb of the dtI of Miami, Ave and a half -'l« trom the center oftbtrd . * It is reached by Ove bo-u'w lonrdn-ndlirocof the East Coast Railroad. SIt.:aud 2. the midst :jl palms .tnhe su --_ surrou D&B, courdg E within sight of 1!-; Bis-- ca; one of the most beautifal ies of water on the Atlantic 1 and is fanned by ocean breezes the Gol.; l-"l"rei:j': which eonst of Florida, mear the old a&b Main. Grand Stand SBeats $,000. l The track is a mile oval with three forihs, *nf, , corand.on8. at Buenos Alres and Havana, both in beauty and specd possibilities. has a seating a yery exclusive affair, accomodateés one thousand persons, Stables have been provided for more than one thousand horses, and the reserva-- tions ptly flled them. The rmng plan of architecture is panish and Venetian. The com-- foaltlon,ol the track is unusual. fiomu'on & deposit peculiar to a, left by some thousands of n:n of a receding sen, On this been o&md train--lonads of marl from the Florida Evorglades mrb{. making a surface smoothb as a table, hard, yet easily yield-- ink to the racer's hoofs. 'The grandstan key club, ndmlahmtuloo bn?fdln':c and pad-- doch" aro a otfunlflfornd eong{:u '. after all still living on old Mother Earth. White as far as the eye reached, pure white, with myriads of tiny crystals overlooks every bit of the track. It is elevated to a height that prevents those standing in front of the T'uuhund from interfering with the vision of those occupying grandstand seats. C T tht, uts gm 16 Among the racers early quarter. ed in the stables at llau were many well known throughout. the country, shipped by owners whose advance -- representatives ,,placed their crnrml on the llnn\f plant. Several owners, who had first ship-- nd only one or two horses decid-- , on arrival, to ship more of their strings lmmedhklg. inclod-- Ing thoroughbreds now at. Havana, tracks. 'Amon" the hendline racers now at the Miami track is Wise Coun-- sellor of the Ward stables, who beat the French race borse afln- ard, and is pouibl( the most wide-- ty known horse in America; an-- other star in lg'uuwflun. wbnt the Em ¥, and with U -- )ubh?:.m aro W. and lgl'n AL. MWith In in mt.&lE o ike Car] Sicidemenn 40 scattered over the great expanse, glit-- tering like fAawless diamonds in the glorious sun. Above a sky of the cep-- est blue, its hue yet accentuated by the tea o) 9 Sie Todn i uie P chotrealr B c Top right--Latest style (Och Juana and Jefferson Park liraehs" would oo tolertled. S Among the well known refiisumd are "liflhf J Callahan, Clarence Kam :':d * .g:f,Ag"g" Clémeo o s y Shuttinger, E. Keough, C. Lang, 11. mt. van Parke und. others whose names are cqually well known. x C an cmd 9 4 mb Te eaniee then gradually scattered bere and as their trail climbed higher, stood glorious array the Christmas trees of the great outdoors. With inimitable ar-- tistic skill nature had transformed every fAr and every pine tree into a vision sug-- gestive of fairyland and we had to ad-- mit to ourselves that mankind would in-- deed do well to carefully follow her in the matter of such decorations. At a first glance our village seemed to|. be quietly_slumbering under its blanket of snow, but the hustle and bustle and lively chatter which greeted us as we} idrew up at the railroad station dispelled all such doubts. Bob--slcighs, toboggans, snow bicycles, skis and similar apparatus with which humanity "keeps moving" on )tbe snow nowadays were unloaded in} great numbers. Friends and relatives| had come to meet some of the arrivals and polite hotel employecs took care of the others. All types and nationalities seemed to be represented among this joyous crowd thronging the station, but there was a marked difference between the newcomers and the already setiled visitors, While the former were nmiostly men and women attired in heavy sombre| looking traveling costumes, showing| signs of fatigue from the journey behind them, the latter's countenance, whether it belonged to young or old heads, seemed to vibrate with youth and en-- ergy, while their colorful and oftimes izarre costumes offered a rare .fl"' tunity for fashion and character y. Mr. Smoot, who nv:flruoo'l supervision to every de of the track :'ndd ?u:l:.inl A announ a rm Miami meet would be along the M&l:l that nona of It has been pointed out long ago that gaily colored clothes are conductive to! joyful moods and a survey of ithis brightly attired crowd certainly seemed to justify this theory: 'There may be a visitor here and there who, for some} reason or other, adheres to conservative' hues and styles, but even these sqem~f ingly "quiet" guests display a vivacity illd a joy of living which can only be' described as the natural effect of the' )tonic air of the Alps, of the perpetual| sunshine and the glorious scenery, : > ; Since winter has become the geason} "par excellence'" for all true lovers of the great outdoors, it has become the ambition of every Swiss mountain resort situated over 3,000 feet above sea level' to establish and maintain ice rinks, to--| boggans and bobsleigh-- runs and 'ski--' jumping platforms,"the marvelous af)d} oftimes totally--udusual features of which | render the different sport varieties all! the more fascinating and thrilling. | ~-- 'Think of & skating .rink of 40,000 square yards, where every recognized or |novel form of ice sport is seen at its best! This wonder--rink, the largest in Europe, is at Davos, in the Grisons and it is known as a favorite meeting place of international champions and virtuoso skaters. A considerable number of workmen are employed to keep the rinks in order; the ice is Aooded every night and is scraped and polished in the morn-- ing before dawn with practically <the same minute care that glassworkers be-- stow upon plate glass. If space permits, the rinkg are d¥vided into different sections; one for skating, ene for hockey, one for curling and an-- ether for mirth provoking general games, the "gymkhanas," as they are called. If the rink happens to be of smaller dimensions, there are invariably others nearby to accommodate contest-- ants in various ice sports, At night these glassy surfaces are more and fnore 'becoming the ballroom:of modern youth ;and what is more picturesque on a clear Mr. Smoot, who is 48 age, and a native of well known throughout States, ©He is a man o fairs, who has achi im l'n the Nort:; . No# p_ or national Dh ratie mittoeman _ f " York, i chairman of the board of _ Mounta'n lakes "Li" ecads s ago were isturbed in their pears-- ful slumber :-vo become transformed into buze racing arenas where finest thoroughbreds compete in a# vi* riety© of contests. f Tobogganing, too, that veteran. of snow sports, which can be enjoyed to a certain degree without any puvm perience, is at its best on runs of intricacy. To the uninitiated 1 would counsel--don't wenture on ancy't"pmu.' runs" at first; try a few slopes before, and when you have acquired sufficient skill to make,. your descent on those withow: upsctting your vchicle or that of your neighbor, then you are ready to graduate for a regular run» and* later again #for one of those thrilling "scien-- tihcially prepared" courses of whish variety the Cresta at St Morits forms the climax. winters night than >_| 'This world--famous toboggan run is three--quarters of a mile long; it has a drop of 514 feet and enables an average spced of 45 miles an hour and a maxi-- wum speed on the f#stest part of 80 miles an hour. 'The slope of the ground changes every few yards. . Leaps or rud-- den depressions which cause the machine ;to leave the track and skim through the air before touching the ice again are in« troduced, so that the whole course pro= 'vidn one thrill after the other. Lovers of the social form of toboggan-- ing, i. e., bobsleighing, have unsurpassed opportunities for this sport in Switzer= land, and every place is making ¢fforts to beat his neighbor with longer and more ingeniously constructed runs. Ne matterewhether one happens to sojourn in the Jura, in the Valais, along the Montreux--Bernese Oberland line, in the Bernese Oberland proper, in Central Switzerland or in the Grison highlands, tobogganing and bobsleighing and ex-- cursions by sleigh are always such suc« 'cessful and delightful pastimges that out« door enthusiasts will xttdly travel thou-- sands of miles in order,to enjoy them at their best. ~ocs To insure such ideal sport conditions, the snow must necessarily be deep and walking tours into the realms of those many exquisite nooks and side valleys would become a physical impossibility were it not for the ski. Every lover of nature, if he visits the land of the Alps in the winter, makes it a point to learn ski--ing with the shortest delay possible,. Ski--ing, too, has its thrills! Roads and frozen lakes lure the ski--kjorers, those super--efficient skiers who let them« selves be drawn by a swiftfooted horse, Capable instructors are always available and upon attaining a certain profciency in this sport, which generally requires but a few days, the unique charm of the season of white with its magic influence on body and mind fills one with a hap« piness and well--being which mere words cannot adequately describe. x" and ski--jumpers, those dare--devils whe from a scientificallyyeonstructed Jumping platform leap into space to regain terta firma some 120 fett or more below the starting point When --watching theso perform 'nces a novice usually stares in amazermen -- at these would--be suicides, expecting. 1 tragedy with each leap. But there are hardly" any mishaps to record during a -- sntite season, for winter 'm strength+ _ hq human body arid stea shattered nol.o 4 ©B Mr. t A% i