ICE SKATING

Stratford Evening Post, Volume I, Issue 499, 22 July 1932, Page 2

ICE SKATING

.—o SEVERE FROSTS AT TIMARU It Is only c n very rare occasion a that ice skating can be indulged in ■within easy reach of Timaru. This •winter, however, the frosts on several recent occasions have been so severe that ice of considerable thickness formed even on running water, hut where the water was still the thickness 'was much greater, says the | Tlmam P wtLrfDuring the Hast few days thrii ev&fli.Mgs were not very young whf a formed in the chan, nels in town piid before eight o’clock the water «i panjt })f these was con. verted into solid masses of ice. The ponds in the Gardens were covered by a relatively thick coating of ice, especially where the sun did not strike the surface till late in the day It was still early in the day when the "small b*>Y” and his grown-up brother found their way to the gardens to take part in what was expected ta b* an exhilarating pastime But even ice under such conditions has its limitations. One boy in par. ticular Will have reason to remember the occasion. 'ln (he highest spirits, he 'was »skatingi aer'oss the pond, oulte oblivious of any danger, his only- ambition being to Outdistance his? companions in speed and skill. But fills gyrations were brought to a sudden halt when the ice gave way beneath him, and he found himself standing in the ice.cold water His companions hastened to his relief, and he was hauled m to the Ice.’ F The aggregation of youthful enthusiasts, however, proved too great: the ice again gave way. the youthful skater again touched the bothem, but in this instance was in good company. Terra finna was soon reached, .and then haste was nmde for waiting bicycles, and home, when welcome Changes of clicthes brought comfort t 6 a wet, mud.covered, and bedraggled youth. | j 1 |