. The street railway review . Canadians have the reputation for being enthusiasticin all sorts of out door sports. Whether it is the bracingqualities of the atmosphere that urges them to seek enjoy-ment in the fields, or whether it is an inheritance that hasbeen handed down from the times, when bolde knightesand faire ladyes used to find pleasure in tournaments,is not exactly known. The reader can take his choiceas to the cause, if he doesnt lose sight of it in the con-templation of the sports themselves. Winter sports areof more interest to the people of the States, because theyare so differe
. The street railway review . Canadians have the reputation for being enthusiasticin all sorts of out door sports. Whether it is the bracingqualities of the atmosphere that urges them to seek enjoy-ment in the fields, or whether it is an inheritance that hasbeen handed down from the times, when bolde knightesand faire ladyes used to find pleasure in tournaments,is not exactly known. The reader can take his choiceas to the cause, if he doesnt lose sight of it in the con-templation of the sports themselves. Winter sports areof more interest to the people of the States, because theyare so different from their winter pastimes, than the sum-mer sports, which are similar in both SKATING CARNIVAL VICTORIA RINK. the frost to get out of the ground. A few blocks to thenorthward is the court house, and next to it the city hall,which cost $120,000. Opposite the city hall is the oldgovernors mansion, or Chateau de Ramezay, which wasoccupied by the French and English governors, andwhere the articles were signed whereby the French gaveup their right to govern Canada. In the rear of the cityhall and court house is Champs de Mars, the old paradeground. Near the convention hall is the Grey Nunnery,a large hospital and nunnery, which has 139 nuns, 37novices, and 500 inmates. Sohmers Garden on the Notre Dame street fine, in theFrench quarter of the city, is a pleasure resort that appa-rently does a good business. A variety show or concertis the attraction every night. There is a large pavilionopen at all sides, except the stage, while outside is amenagerie, crystal maze, Armitage-Herschell ridinggallery, and booths where miniature lotteries hold forth. Sleighing is the mos
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