Wood, John George, 1827-1889. [from old catalog] · London, New York, Routledge, Warne, and Routledge · leaf 49
pommels, made of wood, and covered, ifdesirable, with leather, should also be placed on the horse, and thehind pommel should be rather higher than the other. A shallowpit, of a few inches in depth, and some four feet square, should bedug in the ofi-side of the horse, and filled with sawdust, on… … GYMNASTICS. 41 Many gymnasts like to have a spring board from which to leap, andI rather recommend it. The board should be made of several nar-row boards, placed side by side, and firmly nailed to stronger piecesthat lie across them. On the centre of the board should be fixed apiece of leather or…
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