WINTER SPORTS

Evening Star, Issue 23352, 23 August 1939, Page 4

WINTER SPORTS

INTERUNIVERSITY SKNNG OTAGO SUCCESSFUL This year the interuniversity ski championships were held at Arthur’s Pass under excellent snow and weather conditions. Lincoln College had been practising for a few days beforehand, and was joined by teams from Canterbury University College and Otago University. On Friday the teams climbed to the Temple Basin hut, making the journey from the road to the hut on skis. In the afternoon the downhill event was held over a I,oooft descent, starting with a 500 ft descent on a 35deg slope over virgin snow and finishing bejow the hut. Although mist came across several times, for the actual event there was good visibility for each competitor. Afterwards, a slalom course was set by Dr H. Schmidt covering a 500 ft descent, the first half being on a steep soft snow slope, hut the last part being on a well-packed slope. This event was held on Saturday, each competitor having two runs. In the afternoon a Langlauf event was held over a track which started with a long uphill climb, then a traverse, and finally a switchback run. which finished at the start. A second lap was then run. The following wore the results (each team having four members) ; SLALOM. Otago, 100 points (12min 20.9 sec) 1 Canterbury, 90.1 points (ISmin 40.8 sec) 2 Lincoln, 72.7 points (IGmiu 55.95ec) 3 Individual Placings.—A. Borrie (O.), 2min I.7sec, 1; D. Gordon (L.), 2min 40.7 sec, 2; R. Blake (C.), 2min 57.1 sec, 3. DOWNHILL. Otago, 100 points (3min 37.25ec) ... 1 Lincoln, 67.2 points (smin 23sec) ... 2 Canterbury, 35.9 points (lOmiu s.2sec) 3 Individual Placings.—A. Borrie (O.), 45sec, 1; D. Gordon (L.), 46.65ec, 2; A. Patterson (C.), and P. Tuckey (O.), 55.25ec (equal), 3. LANGLAUF. Otago, 100 points (2hr 21min 34.65ec) 1 Lincoln, 86 points (2hr 44mm 20.1 sec) • •• Canterbury, 65.2 points (3hr 36min 54.Ssec) 3 Individual Placings.—A. Borrie (O.), 24min 12.5 sec, 1; A. Cookson (O.), 27min 27.65ec, 2; N. Begg (O.), 27min 45sec, 3. COMBINED EVENTS. Otago, 300 points 1 Lincoln, 225.9 points 2 Canterbury, 191.2 points 3 Individual Placings.—A. Borrie (O.). 300 points, 1; D. Gordon (L.), 244.2 points, 2; N. Begg (O.), 229.8 points, 3; A. Cookson (O.), 228.2 points, 4.