WINTER SPORTS.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20916, 25 July 1933, Page 14

WINTER SPORTS.

I 4 j SKI CHAMPIONSHIP I MEETING. | PRELIMINARY RESULTS. ir« (SPECIAL 7 ' TEE (UK) THE HERMITAGE, Jafr* Conditions were almost as .w j r they could be for the J. championship sports which hfn 3 day on the Ball Glacier. The fl£| i,' events were run in brilliant ml d shine with no wind and the li in excellent condition. Dovmhiß*feE V for novices and beginners wto»3| to-day, the championships to-morrow. About 40 pcrscma ttagjjg | 0 parts of New Zealand are at man Chalet, among their number j several prominent skiers, some who are usually at thif ® are waiting for the New ZijjS| championships next month befaqyUL H. Elworthv. of Timaru, mL the best exponent of ski-ing in tkjES minion, and J. Robertson, of AlKftfiji who has had remarkable SBBeqgjK the North Island, are expetirt""m night. It is stated that thf« w® : 'S the first time that Elworthy aaAftS ertson have met in official enSE tion. They were together in BSS land under the tuition of well-known expert A big PVtPfiK up on Friday-, and another Twelve of the first party west mwm up the Ball Pass, led by Mr E. ley. Leaving the Chalet at 7JB**l5E terday, they made good time -IS journey back. Another parly all the day practising, the begtaanjS ing remarkable progress. Tbr MHK' improved accomodation at tilt djS is being remarked by all wltt jE here at previous meetings* rS Although there was a great dajlw rain in the last fortnight, thick within a few hundred jMapil the Chalet, and there has beealnS sunshine every day since ttajß party arrived. The meeting HfrjjP tinue until Thursday. Booking fciap Aorangi ana New Zealand cjaw iMfr ships next month are heavy, ■Kit- | large number of expert slrifrt aSsi , pected at both meetings. -IfaE [ The results of to-day's naH.^|K \ DOWNHILL RACE. BEtanSr \ (WOMEN). Miss S. Manchester 1 ChristdMtiflflH.'s. Miss J. Wilkin (Christclunss^^®j| ' DOWNHILL RACE, 11 I'll IllTliML ' (MEN). .WR . F. K. Cameron (Dunedin) ; F. Chisholm (Auckland) jlijsKf' R- Bolton (Christchurch) ; DOWNHILL RACE. BOSKM! <: WOMEN*. Mrs Gordon Rich (Christcharris) " ■ Miss J. Wilkin (Christchurek) «jjS§' : 1 Mrs G. Perrin (India) •s*l DOWNHILL RACE HQVMV (MENK W ■ G. Hunter-Weston (TefcapaD jSiafc' L. L. White (Auckland) Dr. Gorton Rich tChristdnnrclA 4^^!1