The Standard., 26 décembre 1908, samedi 26 décembre 1908

[" lar ILLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATED wee Che Standard.= + VOL.IV.No.52.MONTREAL, CANADA, DECEMBER 26, 1908.171 ST.JAMES STREET.Noted Swiss Toboggan Run at St.Moritz Which Could Be Easily Duplicated on Mount Royal ~~ TE TI x HE RN es RS FE Su fn an ha - add al 0 la ccm.DE CANADA VERSUS SWITZERLAND IN WINTER SPORTS\u2014The end of the \u201ccresta\u201d toboggan run at St.Moritz, Switzerland, showing a tobogganist turning a rise corner at a speed of nearly a mile a minute.This run is considerably over a mile in length, but it is usually covered in less than two minutes.It winds in and out through the forests and around the hills in a most picturesque manner, and finally ends up in the valley seen in the illustration.For the purposes of safety, a toboggan is not started until its predecessor has covered the course.The sport is a particularly exhilarating one, and is participated in by members of the royal houses of Austria, Germany, etc.Switzerland Like Canada is Home of Many of the Most Enjoyable and Invigorating Winter Sports A TT ETT RR Ta tT A I OL YT eg A ry ; .Rat EYN WEL EE ar ue MERE WHERE THE ALL-CANADIAN CURLING TEAM WILL PLAY\u2014A quartette of open-air rinks at St.Moritz, Switzerland, which are used for curling and skating purposes.The surrounding scenic panorama is especially beautiful, the forests of pines standing out in bold relief against the mountains covered with snow. THE STANDARD, MONTREAL, CANADA.À Flashlight LE ANNE THE VISIT OF THEIR EXCELLENCIES TO MONTREAL\u2014Scene on the floor of the Montreal Board of Trade on the occasion of the recent Charity Ball.NU NN NN SSL NAS NN and around them are grouped the members of their suite and prominent Montrealers.\u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014.THIS IS THE OLDEST ORGAN.In the Baltic Sea, 40 miles from the mainland, lies the (Swedish island Gothland, early Gothic architecture.In Wishy alone, the chief town of the island, with a population of 8,000, may be studied what remains of no ten churches, some of which date from a Mecca for students of less than | Ne An the eleventh and twelfth centuries.The oldest of them is the Church of the 1Toly Ghost, completed abcut 1016.Professor Hennerberg, director in a German music school, and especially interested in the study of mediaeval organs, visited 59 churches in Goth- land, and in a little village called Sundre came upon the remnant of what is unquestionably the oldest known organ in existence.The case alone has survived the fret of seven ares ENN \u2014 centuries, the holes for pedals and manuals are placed as in modern instruments and ireide one ran see the chamber for the bellows and judge of their adétion; the exterior is adorned with paintings dating from about 1240.When this ancient instrument could no longer serve its original purpose it was used as a sacristy, and for the safeguard of holy vessels and vestments was kept in careful repair, hence its excellent preservation to our day.TE me em wm sd RE A ae sl ARE CANADIAN VERSUS SWISS WINTER SPORTS\u2014The Archduke and Archduchess of Austria as they looked on the occasion of the opening of the International Curling Bonspiel at Celerina, St.Moritz, Switzerland, Feb., 1908.A SUGGESTION FOR WINTER SPORT LOVERS IN CANADA\u2014The bob- run at St.Moritz, Switzerland.ending together.min.56 secs.In some places t by the bob-sleighs and toboggans is terrific, Such runs could easily be constructed on Mount Royal.sleigh run and the \u201ccresta\u201d toboggan These \u201cruns\u201d start from different points, and wind in and out of the forests, hey parallel each other, as shown in the first illustration.the course, considerably over a mile in length, being covered in 1 The speed attained NN NN ms Their Excellencies the Governor-General and the Countess Grey occupy chairs on the dais in rear of th (Flashlight photo by Arless, St.Catherine Strec An PE NN e dancers t West.) Picture of Their Excellencies and Prominent Montreal Citizens at the Charity Bal A HEIR TO GERMANY\u2019S CROWN ON A BOB-SLEIGH\u2014The Crown Prince of Germany starting on a bob-sleigh run from St.Moritz to Celerina in the Engadine Valley, Switzerland.zerland.\u201c Know it is good for you.\u201d Shakespeare (Pericles.) 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