Young Austrian Joins' Local Motor Car Company 85 Miles an Hour Down Mountain Slopes 'A modest young man, Robert Otto Urbach, recently arrived in Shanghai from Ameria, joined. the stall of 0 Local frm of motor car distributors, trid has sstled down to. earn his Living tu the city. Bven his friends not mow that he is the chem lon speed" skier "of the United Biates. "He achieved the" amazing seed of #5 miles por Rob, terminal peed, or the speed at the cad of the io" metre course, and. averaged 56 miles "per hour when breaking. the Fecord on the slopes of Mount Raialer Inst year, "Urbach risked his nec. In Imaking ihe attempt, as the weather the time way the worst possible The fog was 0 thick that Me could hot even see his hand. But for the Biverse conditions, Urbach might fally have broken the world record 72 miles per" hour, or his own record, made on the Austrian slopes of 084 mulles per hour pounds, was worn by Urboch for his Special equipment weighing 75
Fecord breaking trip down the moun: tain side. On his Back wes stropped Mreomilned sack to out down wind stance, and ffleen pound. weights Were "attached to." och Bchlewing such speeds a8 80 miles per four of course, the skier docs not Ste" the "oraitary" supports. touches down low and" hangs on frimly. to. two handles xedon to the skis. On the right ski fs fixed a speedometer" worked by" Uny. pro: Deller, "Urbach's equipment also in-Sluded a crash helmet and. visor.
The young Austrian learnt his skiingon the slopes around: Viena, and Blarled at the age of ten In 1033, fre won the Junior Skiing Champion: Ship at Kitebuehel, Austea, covering the "ying mile" at an_ average of Goa miles. per. hour." In 105. be coached. the. English International cam, which included the expert who taught the Duke of Windsor how to sk
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