The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-25
TOM STEWART WINS M0LLER
 CUP SKI RACE
Rude Edges Out Hunter ds Juniors Hit Days
 Fastest Clip

Juneau Ski Club President, ex-ski trooper Tom Stewart took the Mol Ter Gold Cup off the shelf Sunday by a clear-cut victory in the Senior Mems Class A race, feature event of yesterdays ski racing program and highlight of the local ski sea- son.
 Though Stewarts time-3 min- utes, A seconds-for the approx imately one-mile course, was un- challenged by other competitors 1T the Senior division, it was how ever, closely pressed-if not better ed-by two Juneau High Schoo lads who finished one-two in tht Junior Class A race.
 The Juniors ran a course approxi- mately 40 yards shorter than that cruised by the Seniors and Jin Rude, Junior winner, covered the slightly shorter distance in min utes, 4O.6 seconds Buddy Hunter runner-up in the Junior event, was timed in 3:41.2
 Other Winners
 Front finishers in the four other events on Sundays race program were.
 Senior Men (Class B)-Ralph
 Randall
 Junior Men (Class B)-Jim-
 mic Trueblood.
 Women (Class A)-Bonnie
 Randall.
 Women Glass B)-Dorothy
 Evans.
 In the Class B Women's event was race within a race. Two oi the competitors were also running as the only Junior Women's en- trants. Mary Thibodeau, finishing third in the "B", captured sec ond medal for taking the Girls race from Pat Oakes.
 Timely SnolU
 Timely snow, falling on the heeE of a Saturday night of pouring rain, lifted skiers' spirits from gloom to gladness yesterday. By noon enough new snow had fallen to as sure good-though slow-racing.
 The Douglas Island ski trail, ice sheathed during the early part o! last week and considered just race able" upon examination Saturday had its hazards hidden by the lasi minute snow to such extent thai more than two score racers of vary ing degrees of proficiency compet- ed without a personal accident Some competitors dropped skis un- der the pressure of speed but came cut unharmed; only time lost. Free Wolf, competing in the Class F Senior Mems face was the only en. trant who failed to finish. A brok- en binding set him on the sidelines
 Petersburg Tean
 A team of four racers from Petersburg. three men and one wo- man, added an inter-city flavor tt four of the events on Sunday program Burger Rian, veteran O many years of jumping and racing competition in Pacific Northwes ski centers, competed for the Mol. Ter trophy, which has been won b, riders from the shrimp capital il previous years. Rian made strong bid to again take. the big gold DO back to Petersburg, finishing in tht No. 4 spot His son, Burger, Jr. was the No finished in the Jun. for division Class A race.
 Andrew Wikan, one of Peters burg's "old country skiers,' nov well past the mid-century mark made his threat in the Class F race for Senior Men. finishing il fifth place.
 Competing in the Class A Wo imens race was Petersburger Damn. Snyder, who captured the third prize medal in that event. Tn, Petersburg contingent arrived her Saturday aboard halibut boat pi loted by the owner, Martin Enge Also in the party, but not compet ing in the races were Andrew Will kan, Jr., and Petersburg schoo teacher.
 Dinner Last Eue
 ccJ-oD.'o mS?' .... ... --.. The host Juneau Ski Club enter. tained it's out of town guests Sun. day evening at a dinner in thu Baranof Hotel. Though impromptu the dinner in honor of the Peters. burg racers was well attended.
 More than a hundred spectator brayed yesterdays adverse weathel for onlookers and were treated tt spills galore as well as some ex' cellent skiing. She spectators pick. ed vantage points lining the course from the last steep chute pitcf down to the finish line at the lowel end of the cleared area at the foo of the jump hill.
 Thrilling Program
 Sundays events, run off on thu dot and following each other II close order, made for a highl, entertaining and thrilling program that was voted by most onlooker to be one of the best ski tourney ever run off here. The wind-ul