An 18 mile zo-as-you-please walking competition that took place in Hobart recently was from Hobart town to the (op of Mount Wellington and back. Soon after the start took place a snowstorm came on, and of the 39 competitors who started about one half dropped out of the contest. Shorily after the first half dozen had arrived at the winning post, it became known that one of the competitors lad died about. hail-way Lame on the return journey, whilst another was missing. Search parties were orgazised and set out in the snowstorm, but not till the following morning did the search come across the missing man, who found frozen to death. Medical evid-at the coroner's inquest on both the victims was that both bad died from heart failure due to over "exertion. "The sflicials who were stationed at the top of Mount Wellington had an experience the frozen hard long before the competitors had reverse of pleasant. Their clothing was reached that stage of the contest.
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