The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-01
NORWAY,S BIO ICE CARNIVAL.
New Record at SKI Ractng-l, 800 Con.
test ants In Csasting Match.

Christiania, the capital Of Norway. held
It's annual weeks carnival OF ice sports
the first week in February and 1t was the
most successful since the Inauguration OF
the meet In 1870 Thousands Of spectators
gathered from all parts Of the adjoining
country and there were visitors and com
petitors from all parts Of Sweden and Fin
land. The affair was further enhanced 10y
the presence OF the Crown Prince Regent
Of Norway and his two sons:
The sports consisted chiefly OF ski jump
ing, ski racing, skikjoring or ski running
attached 10 a horse On. FEB. me tourney
opaned with a cross-country ski race for
men OF 40 years and upward and a
jumping contest for youths between ~ and
30 The distance Of the race was eighteen
kilometres and was won by Swede in !
hour - minutes Is seconds. Nothing worth
mentioning was accomplished in the
Mex, day the scene changed from Huseby
to Holmenkollen. The jumping track at
this place In most picturesque. IL ~ On
the fall OF hill and surrounded with rlme-
coated and snow-laden pine trees. With an
extreme length Of iso feet the take-of or
.hop' platform is situated about two-thirds
of the way Approaching the hop the
grade OF the track il about fifteen degrees
and in the landing place about twenty
four degrees IL was said that the snow
was In bad condltioh lot ~aPihB' ~ pelhg
hard and granulaiSd
n,he first trial there were 40 cont estants,
only sixty-four keeping their feet after
landing. the best Of these being Ierp Berg
who cleared % feet. Olaf Iandberg made
A lump 81 1902 feet, but fell after landing
and the trial which Was best on record for
Holrnenkollen was declared a foul. The
best on record for ski-Jumpng IL l3< fest
q inches, by Nils Gjeetvsng at Gustad.
MEDIUM. last year.
new record was made in the fifty-
Kilometres cross-cOuntry race held at
Frosn.rssser, on "Wednesday, Feb.
There were hfty-two entries, and out Of
this string thiry-hve started -seven'een
sw.de. aud eighteen Nor~egians tn"
runners were started on singiy. the man
With the fastest time Icing DECLARED tl.o
winner The hrr' man home Was Mari
HoVrlzsn, = Norwegian. aud his time was
4 hour, ~ minutes .soonds, br-akin
all fornsr recoIds The previous hesi
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