SURFING ENJOYED

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18585, 20 December 1934, Page 2

SURFING ENJOYED

• •' '• DUKE AT LYALL BAY " /■ ( ’f ... ;• adept with the bqard. v.; r : U_JHAPPY SMALL BATHERS His lirst venture in soil bathing in Neiv.‘Zealand was made by the Duke of Gloucester op Tuesday, \yhen His Koval Highness found' an opportunity during the afternoon to slip out to T.vall Bay, for an hour ot recreation niter the strenuous engagements which had occupied him since his arrival in Wellington. Induced by another hot day to find a wav to cool off, the Duke left Gov ormncQt House übou t- o nj car. Thy Duke was at the wheel, this being the second time he has driven in this country. At the teach tne Duke ana C aptain \ K. W. Curtis undressed in the Lvall’ Bay. Surf Club 's pavilion, the other mepibers of the .staff not entering the water. The news that the Duke had unexpecfcdly arrived spread quickly aiming ,a. nmubpr, .of children and a sprinkling- of older people who were about' oh the beach. As His Royal Higltnes? .entered ,s}ie watpr yvith a surf board under one arm, he was the centre of an excited group of youngsters, who appeared to find his presence there too wonderful, to be true. Small bathers readily mndi' way for the tynketyml itycerqd him lustily as he plijitgcd into;' the sea. ' . A line surf was running, m from Cook Strait, making ideal conditions for the use of boards. The Duke •waded out to where the waves were curling head high for breaking. Ho showed himself an adept at shooting the breakers, to the delight of trio, children splashing near by. So greatly did the Duke enjoy the watorp that ho stayed in for nearly half att hour. -This was something of an endurance test, as Ly.all Bay and other ocean beaches fronting the Strait are known even in summer as much for the coldness of the water as fo,r the majesty ot the surf. ~ ■ . „ ’. fke Duke's bronzed athletic figure stamped him as a Lover of out-dooi life and proclaimed him a hero-prince in the'eye* of ty? yTithful, admirers When finally tfc Duke, emerged to dress, he was again surrounded, n> cheering boys and girls. His Roya Highness bestowed smiles on them all, happy to have been gmopg the child-, ren as' oiie of themselves..