Show Icy Downhill Run Faces Ski Aces j For Sat Saturdays Saturday ur Sun Valley Rage Race By Dick Io 1 SUN VALLEY Ida March 25 25 An icy fast downhill r run n will open the annual HarrIman cup races Saturday with some of the worlds world's top ski racers starting in the Mt Baldy downhill dash Teams from the tile U. U S. S France and Canada are entered In the annual classic which will conclude Sunda Sunday with the slalom competition An international atmosphere covers this Idaho resort as the entry list contains racers with ith experience experience ex ex- experience in Europe South AmerIca America Amer Amer- ica lea and the U. U S. S Sun Valley is crowded with spectators for the week end display and an excellent show is in store Salt SaIt Lakers Defend Titles Defending mens men's and women's champions Jack Tack Reddish and Suzy Harris both of Salt Lake City will try to take home the large I trophy for a second time but the I competition will be the toughest I II I yet et Frances France's representatives have been training hard on the Olympic run downhill course after victories at Aspen last week Georges Panis- Panis set Jean Pazzi Henri Guy de and Desire LaCroix LaCroix LaCroix La- La Croix make up the French team in addition to Lucienne Schmitt Couttet French women's champion and w winner winner of or the North American women's title last week Besides Reddish in the American side will be Olympians Barney McLean Steve Knowlton Dave Faires George Macomber and Gene Gillis Other entries from the U. U S. S will be TonI Matt Yves Leon Goodman and several several several sev sev- eral others Already the ent entry list includes 48 men and 27 women in the two-day two ski classic Canada will be led by Harvey Clifford Olympic captain Pl Pierre Jalbert John Clifford and Emit McCullough l 0 I Twins ins Lend lead Women In the women's division competition competition competition compe compe- will be exceedingly heated Rhoda Eaves and Rhona Gillis formerly the twins from Montreal Canada lead the feminine feminine feminine femin femin- ine field alon along with Americans Andrea Mead Suz Suzy Harris Paula Kann Sally and several several sev sev- eral others The steep slopes of Mt l Baldy have ha been icy the past few days and a lot of excitement Is Js in store for the many spectators gathered for the annual affair The downhill downhill down down- hill course drops vertical feet In two and one-half one miles mUes with plenty of steep pitches and bumps to trip the speeding Johnny Litchfield assistant di director director dl- dl rector of the Sun Valley Ski school will be chief of course for both the downhill and slalom events A gate 60 slalom will test the racers Sunday A jumping exhibition will be beheld beheld beheld held Saturday at 3 pm p.m. when Petter Potter Hugsted Norwegian Olympic Olympic pic pie champion and Art Devlin Americas America's top Jumper juniper will perform on the meter 40 Mountain Mountain- jump |