The boy's modern playmate : a book of sports, games, and pastimes (1890)
Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889, compiler, editor, Dalziel, George, 1815-1902, engraver, Dalziel, Edward, 1817-1905, engraver · London ; New York : Frederick Warne & Co. · leaf 120
lance. When proficient, this is done me¬ chanically, that is to say, without thought or effort, just as is the case in walk¬ ing. In London and other large towns there are “ schools ’’ especially devoted to giving instruction in bicycling, where, for a fee of about half a guinea, they undertake to… … Road-riding is, of course, the principal use to which the bicycle is put, but it is very desirable that the novice should not ride upon frequented roads until he is thoroughly conversant with the management of his bicycle, for it must not be thought that the acquisition of the art of balancing is…
Games · Amusements · Sports · Recreation · Pets
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