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The encyclopaedia of sport (1897)

Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 72

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wards across the line of the bodywith the foot on as nearly as possible thesame level as the knee, traverses the bar in analmost horizontal position, and is then broughtto the ground as rapidly as possible. In themeanwhile, the left leg, with the knee pointingoutward, is brought up rapidly as the… … HuKDLE Race. only an inch or two intervenes between his bodyand the top bar. Hints to Beginners—A beginner mustremember that the hurdle must be cleared ina stride {i.e., he must rise from one foot andalight on the other), and that he must in no casejump it; he will soon discover that jumpingthe…

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