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For playground, field, and forest; the outdoor handy book (1900)

Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 71

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uld not sail upon the wind as the Vigilant andValkyrie did, but it could make some very remarkable tacks.4 50 Spring Driving a Kite Attached to a Wagon. A couple of his pupils last summer took a carriage rideon the shore of Long Island, in the vicinity of Arverne,and the nag they drove was a… … Fig. 28.—Wagon Attached to Kite. Fig. 29.—The Double Belly-Banded Kite. rear, in front of which is a long box wherein to place onesfeet, so that the weight can be as low as possible. Thearrangement allows one plenty of room to manipulatethe cord of each windlass by means of a crank and a brake.The…

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