Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 516
weak rider is therefore at a disadvantageupon a road course, although his skill may beeven superior to that of his more athletic op-ponent. For this reason, and because the sur-face of a road cannot be controlled to the sameextent as can that of an ice course, toboggan-racing on roads is not a… … English steel, the various parts being stronglyriveted together. Upon such a course as the Cresta run it isnot only too dangerous, but also next to im-possible, for more than one rider to descend ata time. The racing, therefore, is judged entirelyby time. Each tobogganer breaks or connectsan…
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