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Many attending the opening day had to walk two or three miles when crowds of four to five thousand people came to watch exhibition leaps of the Flying Eagles Club from Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The longest jump of the day was recorded at 110 feet. The following day Steve Egeness thrilled an estimated two thousand visitors with a jump of 142 feet. | Many attending the opening day on February 15, 1942 had to walk two or three miles when crowds of four to five thousand people came to watch exhibition leaps of the Flying Eagles Club from Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Included in the audience were 250 enlisted men from Savanna (Illinois) Ordinance Depot brought to Dubuque by special train by the Dubuque Chamber of Commerce. Special cars were attached to the Milwaukee railroad's ski special to serve Dubuque residents and others. An estimated forty jumpers were expected to take part in the activities sanctioned by the National Ski Association and conducted under the direction of the officials affiliated with the Longview Ski Club. Adding additional color was the choosing of a "ski queen" from fourteen contestants. The entire event was broadcast by [[KDTH RADIO STATION]]. (1) | ||
The longest jump of the day was recorded at 110 feet. The following day Steve Egeness thrilled an estimated two thousand visitors with a jump of 142 feet. | |||
See: [[SKIING]] | See: [[SKIING]] | ||
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"Two National Champs Among Classy Entries," ''Telegraph-Herald'', February 15, 1942, p. 29 | |||
[[Category: Athletics-Skiing]] | [[Category: Athletics-Skiing]] | ||
Revision as of 18:57, 7 April 2018
LONGVIEW SKI JUMP. This site, located three miles north of Dubuque along Peru Road and near FOUR MOUNDS, featured a 300-foot slide constructed on the north side of the steep bluff high above the Sullivan farm. Estimates of 225-foot jumps were made.
Many attending the opening day on February 15, 1942 had to walk two or three miles when crowds of four to five thousand people came to watch exhibition leaps of the Flying Eagles Club from Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Included in the audience were 250 enlisted men from Savanna (Illinois) Ordinance Depot brought to Dubuque by special train by the Dubuque Chamber of Commerce. Special cars were attached to the Milwaukee railroad's ski special to serve Dubuque residents and others. An estimated forty jumpers were expected to take part in the activities sanctioned by the National Ski Association and conducted under the direction of the officials affiliated with the Longview Ski Club. Adding additional color was the choosing of a "ski queen" from fourteen contestants. The entire event was broadcast by KDTH RADIO STATION. (1)
The longest jump of the day was recorded at 110 feet. The following day Steve Egeness thrilled an estimated two thousand visitors with a jump of 142 feet.
See: SKIING
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Source:
"Two National Champs Among Classy Entries," Telegraph-Herald, February 15, 1942, p. 29