DAY IN THE ALPS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 192, 31 August 1937, Page 3

DAY IN THE ALPS

-Presi AsBociation. )

Springboks Find Atmosphere Invigorating NOW BACK IN TRaiNING

(By Telesraph-

TIMARU, Last Night. r If thero is one part of their tour which the Springboks have tlioroughly -enjoyod it lias been their visit to iMount Cook. Though they wero away from Timaru less than 36 hours, they claim that they have had a wonderful . xest and dcfinitely feel they have benefited by their short sojourn in the invigorating atmosphero of the Southern Alps. About 26 member3 of tho party left Timaru on Sunday morning, Teaching the Hermitago in. timo for lunch. Dur|ng the afternoon they undertook short walks within easy reach of the Hcrmitage. Football was complotely forgotten. and overy member of tho party set out to have a thoroughly enjoyable time. Those who knew tho alpine region smiled somewhat vrhon they ob.eerved the steps taken by some of the visitors to fortify themselves against 'the extremo cold which they had been Jed to believe in the North Island -would greet them should they pay a .visit to the mighty Cook. Sweaters, woollen scarves and heavy overcoafs irere most conspieuous, but during the ffhole period of their visit the alpine region was bathed in glorious sunshine, ind several members of the party con»idered.that the coldest spot on the trip was Fairlie, 50 miles from Timaru. This morning the visitors taotored out to the Ball hut. Here they found themselves in the heart of the Alps and they marvelled at the Majesty of tho lowering snow-capped peaks. Also housed at the Ball hut were parties of ■econdaTy scliool boys and girls who set out to give the visitors a royal welcome,. mnd it was not long before an unofficial snow-balling test was in progress. The Springboks found tho going much more dificult than muddv football j fields and cheerfully acclaimed the girls1 winners. Some of the party found their way to the famous .Tasman glacier,.but the majority made the shorter jouxney to Ball glacier. TEe. visitors returned to the Herjoitage early in the afternoon and arrived back in Timaru this evening. 'Jt was originally intended to stay at Mount Cook until to-morrow, bt it was eonsidered this would seriously curtail the time at their disposal for training ifor Saturday 's Test. F. J. Green, of Otago, who lives at .Timaru, has been xequested by the New Zealand selectors to go into camp. for training with tho All ' Blacks for the Second Test. ■ ■ j