Above-Dr P. H. Wood receiving the cup from Mrs F. W. Furkett. Miss Good, winner of the Ladies' Slalom, is on the left. Below-Winners of the Men's Cross-country Run: From right Dr Wood (first), Messrs R. O. Page (second), C. H. Williams (third), and R. Murie (fourth).
Above-All Ready for a Long Run: Start of the Ladies’ Three-mile Cross-country Race, which resulted: Miss Sloman (Wellington), 36min, 1; Miss Brown (Christchurch), 39min, 2; Miss Blundell (Wellington), 42min, 3. Below-Keeping Happy: A daughter of the snows on her sledge.
THE PRESENTATION OF THE CUP AND SOME OF THE PLAY. In the morning of the first day the championship run was held over a course of 14 miles from a point on the Tasman Glacier opposite Malte Brun. Dr Wood, of the Victoria Ski Club, won the race in one hour six minutes. The principal event on the second day was down-hill over the Bail Glacier. It was a magnificent race, with Dr Wood winning from start to finish. The order of finishing of the first five was: Dr Wood, E. C. Ferrier, R. C. Murie, R. O. Page, F. Drewitt. By annexing this race Dr Wood won the Hermitage Championship Cup. -Green and Hahn, photo.
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Otago Witness, Issue 4039, 11 August 1931, Page 38
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203Above-Dr P. H. Wood receiving the cup from Mrs F. W. Furkett. Miss Good, winner of the Ladies' Slalom, is on the left. Below-Winners of the Men's Cross-country Run: From right Dr Wood (first), Messrs R. O. Page (second), C. H. Williams (third), and R. Murie (fourth). Above-All Ready for a Long Run: Start of the Ladies’ Three-mile Cross-country Race, which resulted: Miss Sloman (Wellington), 36min, 1; Miss Brown (Christchurch), 39min, 2; Miss Blundell (Wellington), 42min, 3. Below-Keeping Happy: A daughter of the snows on her sledge. THE PRESENTATION OF THE CUP AND SOME OF THE PLAY. In the morning of the first day the championship run was held over a course of 14 miles from a point on the Tasman Glacier opposite Malte Brun. Dr Wood, of the Victoria Ski Club, won the race in one hour six minutes. The principal event on the second day was down-hill over the Bail Glacier. It was a magnificent race, with Dr Wood winning from start to finish. The order of finishing of the first five was: Dr Wood, E. C. Ferrier, R. C. Murie, R. O. Page, F. Drewitt. By annexing this race Dr Wood won the Hermitage Championship Cup. -Green and Hahn, photo. Otago Witness, Issue 4039, 11 August 1931, Page 38
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