WPCNR PRESS BOX. By John F. Bailey. October 7, 2003: The White Plains Ebersole Rink scheduled to open for the season this Friday October 10 will be delayed for a week and a half due to an undetermined leak in the rink's icemaking system. Rink maintenance crews discovered the leak when the ice was frozen for the first time last week, said Debra Clay, Deputy Commissioner of Recreation and Parks Monday.

Clay said the Department of Public Works is calling in Arctic Air to troubleshoot the system to discover the source of the leak, and said she expected the rink to open by October 20.

She said that ice skating classes and group lessons scheduled to begin next week were expected to be made up during the skating season.