WINTER SPORTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22328, 31 July 1934, Page 12

WINTER SPORTS

I ODNDITIONS ;TN CENTKAL OTAGO . Devotees of ice sports in Central Otaga have been making the most of the favourable conditions prevailing inland. Thf bonspiel at'Oturehua oh Wednesday -was believed to be the" largest; yet ,4ield',la New Zealand, a fact-for which the prefcfencer of the' A.Usjtrapau I; 'eurlip,rs : *. largely responsible,4 No curlers were, oh the -ice; at the- Qne vtune. The spectacle f presented, by the players, the large crowd* ofvspectators; and the tartan-clad forms of several pipers, get against a background of glistening Jice and snow-clad mountains, was one which will not soon be forgotten by thosa who saw it. . ■ ~■ : f.',\-'--■"'.'-'-' i ■■'•'-'-.■';-' The Ctturehua iceiSports-Club held it* sports on Friday and. Saturday,.when about 1000 '-people'..were, present.:., The events included some; thrilling-races on skates and ice-hockey, which is'claimed to be the fastest ganie.in the.wbrld." 'A. great deal . of' interest was ;, created, by the appearance' of'ah ice-planV. which in its structure resembled 'an aeroplane and which attained tremendous speed on the ice.. .;.; ■'.. . The L6wer Manorbnrn dam, -on th« Galloway Flat about three miles from Alexandra, was in perfect condition for skating on Sunday, and about 300 peopla were present from the.surrounding district. '•'.-,. ' -.. ,■"•;.-" -' '. '■■ The Australian curling party left Oturehua oh Saturday for Naseby, where they will remain .till, the middle of this week, after which they will return to Dunediri to commence their return journey to Australia. The members of tha party state that time spent, ia Central Otago during the past, week or two has been i the most enjoyable, which they have ever experienced.-•- '•J''- l '~x