Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-01-16
NOVEL SPORT IN MINsFso,,
ski Turning by scand;n,,
Jumping Nearly 100 Fa.,

There is no one who can an,,..
the exhilarating sport of Ski rn pp,rcas
its fullest measure but native a Ss y
dinavia. To him it is the national a'aa
a mode of conveyance. The nv als
treatment that stiTs the sluog;sS' s I,
and brings sparkle to the eve ran ana o y,
to the cheek. Here in the No,p
where so many Scandinavian Nv
sport has become an establis.ss
and every one who has seen tbe az.
feats of some gayly dressed runns. l
pair OF skis, looks forward with Z.
est toward the coming winter wba- 4
hills are buried in snow aud tbers /.
other opportunity of seeing the snor:
dulged in. There is ski assoeias H..
this city with about Fifty members h.
bered among which are some Of tIsl.
runners In the country. Last Feb,n's
grand tournament was held IN !,
hills at Kenwood, which proved l,
successful. After the tournament a
quet and reception was given al Tpr.
Hall. The tournament proved "a -
cessful that it was decided to bon..
other one this winter on larger al
One of the largest and brightest biIl, +
Kenwood has been secured, which M
a course of nearly half mile NJ
will be begun OF once to clear AWAY 4,
brush and trees, and rs soon as suffice.
snow falls two jumps viii be made M
tournament will be made some timersa
month. Handsome and valuable pr,-
and medals, including q 7risaas 6sim
will be given, and the tournament Y
be open to Minnesota, Iowa, and DsE
tn. 1t is expected that over 400 ski M
ners will be present. Among them NJ
be .he famous Hemmelstred brother
Hedemarken, Norway, the chanrm
ski runners and jumpers of the word
Michael Hemmerstledt, one Of ib|
brothers, was present at the toulsansl
last winter and made jump Of seyspt,
two feet His record, however. ma
in Norway is ninety-fve feet, the ones
jump ever made in the world. Thea.
tests at the coming tournament wllus
sist of running, jumping, and iast m.
ming on the flats. There will ais, b
contests for local runners alone. PsIs
Brensholm won the handsome TrBW,
badge last winter. This will have b
come up for competition again IN d.
coming contests.
In the old country, and even in pry
of this, skis are used to travel with 4
in some places where the snow is var
deep and the hills steep it would he 4
most impossible TO travel without then
Experts can traverse the highest bill:
and the rockiest ravines on their skis Il
the rate of about seven and eight nia|
an hour. Mountaineers and peaala
in Scandinavia use them almost entrsy
in travelling about the country ItkwI
novel sight to see in some inland len
hundreds of these peasants come in b /
do their trading early in the morning
on skis.
A novel contest will occur here d
soon as sufficient snow falls. Fom d
the ablest runners in the city will sar
from the Tribune office at midnight %
skis for an overland trip to La Cross
Wis, distance of 141 miles. They m
TO make the trip in tVent!
eight hours without stopping or resting |
All four men are experts on skis, ODD
are confident Of making from siI |
eight miles an hour. One Of themkE
old sailor, and he states that then |
no danger of their getting lost as ilsT
will have a compass with them. Srs
Of the men have ever Travelled theri
before, and the country is eahIal
strange to them.
One incident which tends to shoE 2
what practical uses the ski can be uhli
I'd, is the fact of DIR. Nansen, crossing
Greenland, the inland ice, from y.
east, with five picked Norwegian a
They landed with skis on III
eastern coast Of Greenland on July
and after q perilious march Of forty-iW
lays arrived safely at Good Hope. ~
Sansen is 81 years old, and conservad
1t the geological museum Of BeFga
Norway. Minneapolis Tribune