The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-09
WORK STARTS ON SKI SITE
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II, tbrce scrfinnx If viii be very simple
and probably will consist of a moVeabie
scaffold made OF shutters eight rect Wlde
by 10 feet long, which may be raised or
lowered or the whole jump moved up or
down the hin as is found advisable, as IL
is impossible TO tell at present Just at
what point it should be located. bE
making the scaffold in three sections one
shutter may be used for the beginners,
two shutters may be used Tor those Who
have INDUCED IN jumping to some extent
or the three may he used together by the
expert jumpers. The scaifCld Will be an
ch0red at a point near the top OF the hlll
BY a bar eight inches square.
Thc trees on the Crowell property are
to be cat by men employed by the estate
and this work was begun saturday. men
from the Retreat also viii cut what trees
are ~ he feIlrd on that land. Mr.. Over
ecker viii have charge ot building, Which
will consist Of preparing Il foundation
similar to that of the Dummerston road 10
run from the foot of the hill to the top;
and his experience in road building VIII
enable him To meet any difficulty which
may arise in building the jump. Mr..
CoombS. who has had experience with the
Fred II. Ley Go. in many building pro
ipctS. will be in a position also to see ttlt
the best Of methods are carried out 10
the interest Of the underwriters.
1t is expected that Mr.. Overocker VIII
emnlov from 2e to 20 men and that the
e~rrk will be completed in l. working
days.
comparison of measurements Of the
Brattlcboro jump and those OF the Dart
mouth jump shows that Dartmouth mas a
running space of 30 feet while the run
ming space Of the Jump here Is from 80
TO 300 feet. The BrattleborO hill Is nat
uraI while ut Dartmouth if has been nee
cgsary to build a steel treStle. the Jump
there costing about $1,000. The part
mouth jump * 80 feet long whereas the
jump here is 100 feet. The Lake Iiacld
jump is 1910 feet. The Dartmouth Jump
drops about 100 feet, the Lake Placid
Jump drops about 200 feet and there Is a
drcp Of 26S feet on the BrattlebOro jump.
\ shack eight feet wide by l. feet long
viii be- built near the jump and Il stove
will be set up so that 1t will be possible
to get warm and to make coffee ana nave
light lunch. II is hoped that eventually
a more substantial club house viii be
erected.
The plan now is to cover the course of
the Jump and SOW grass seed there IN the
early summer so aS to make a hnlShed
job.
The winter sports committee is planning
to have the jump formally opened Satur-
day. FEB. /. and an effort IL being made
. to get some of the best ski jumpers Al the
4 country to come here TO compete. Inc
matter a~lreadyhas been taken up with
{ Gubbar Nicholson OF Dartmouth, the IL
year-old boy who Won the international
ski jump of Canada and the United States
at Lake Placid. jumping IFS feet. also
with John Caleto. the intercollegiate ski
jumping champion. and Richard Bowler
Of Dartmouth. son of the physical culture
director of the college, who can turn n
somcrsault on skis.
No beginners will be allowed to use the
jump until all precautions have been
taken to insure their safety.
Much of the credit for the construction
of the Jump i'm Brattlcboro is due to the
efforts of Fred II. Harris, chairman of the
winter sports committee of Community
Service, who is IA expert in the use of
skis and has made many good jumps. Mr..
Harris also was instrumental in the form
alton of the Dartmouth Outing club and
in the introduction of the ski in the ath-
tletic life of Dartmouth college.