D. O. C. of New York

ON JANUARY 23, which was the last week-end before the current warm spell and drouth, about 20 stalwarts (both sexes) of the DOCNY went up to Manchester, Vermont for the New York City Inter-Club Races that were held on Bromley Mountain that week-end under the gracious auspices of the Manchester Winter Sports Club.

Most of the New York clubs entered at least a member or two in both the Slalom and Downhill events, both of which were won by the Amateur Ski Club team, individual honors being taken by their T. Clement, former Williams Ski Team captain. In the Downhill Rip Collins and Marve Chandler were second and third respectively, Dick Hube 12 th, John French 16th, E. Foley 18th, M. Annabel 26th, Harry Gilmore 28th, and Eiesint, R. Rocker, B. Moyer and R. Smith came in along the line up to 48th place if you are interested. At least we have the statistics.

On a team basis the Amateurs were first with 1051.5 followed by DOCNY 1074.0, German Ski Club of New York 1262.6 and Skidreiverein 1363.2. Collins is thirsting for blood and is muttering about a return match, somewhere, sometime. Chandler apparently doesn't feel that there is anything wrong about being trimmed as he went up to Graylock the following weekend to enter the Eastern Championships with Durrance, Hunter, Wells, the Germans and a few others who know a thing or two about the sport. This time he tangled with a tree halfway down, suffered a mild concussion and finished last but at least didn't have DNF added to his name which is more than Ed Wells can say. Incidentally, the last half of his run, which he doesn't remember, was the best part of it because, as he explains it, when you are unconscious you are the perfect skier. You have no fatigue, no nerves and no brains.

Other than the foregoing there is little or no news from this sector. No snow trains have kept us lesser gentry at home but Bob Cleary has departed with his wife Pens£ for his customary two-week bankers holiday in Hanover and points north. However, if Hanover is blessed with a good coating of snow this next week there will probably be a good many New Yorkers on Oak Hill over Washington's Birthday week-end.