A System of Figure-skating: Being the Theory and Practice of the Art as Developed in England, with a Glance at Its Origin and HistoryMacmillan, 1869 - 266 من الصفحات |
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... possible - Imitation of flowers by turns 137-162 CHAPTER IX . THE SKATING CLUB FIGURES . The number of skaters who can join - Qualities necessary to skate them well - How to commence a figure - Odd man- His position at starting ...
... possible - Imitation of flowers by turns 137-162 CHAPTER IX . THE SKATING CLUB FIGURES . The number of skaters who can join - Qualities necessary to skate them well - How to commence a figure - Odd man- His position at starting ...
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... possible , without showing the trouble it costs . The folded arms and forward slope of the body are abominations in the eyes of the demigods of the Long Water . Into the rival merits of the various schools it is , of course , im- possible ...
... possible , without showing the trouble it costs . The folded arms and forward slope of the body are abominations in the eyes of the demigods of the Long Water . Into the rival merits of the various schools it is , of course , im- possible ...
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... 3 deserves our highest commendation as the great benefactor of figure - skating , because when that was known it was apparent that it was possible to skate in combination with other skaters . And the Origin and History of Skating . 23.
... 3 deserves our highest commendation as the great benefactor of figure - skating , because when that was known it was apparent that it was possible to skate in combination with other skaters . And the Origin and History of Skating . 23.
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... possible . On the next occasion the invitation was to Virginia Water , and seventeen of the members of the Club , including one of the writers , went there . This was during the life of the late lamented Prince Consort . A sudden thaw ...
... possible . On the next occasion the invitation was to Virginia Water , and seventeen of the members of the Club , including one of the writers , went there . This was during the life of the late lamented Prince Consort . A sudden thaw ...
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... possible , without being brittle , and even this brittleness may be in some measure counteracted by leaving the upper . part of iron , while the under side is of the hardest steel . Finally , skate - irons ought to be much more highly ...
... possible , without being brittle , and even this brittleness may be in some measure counteracted by leaving the upper . part of iron , while the under side is of the hardest steel . Finally , skate - irons ought to be much more highly ...
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