Miller, Claude Harris, 1875- [from old catalog] · Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 242
s you gain speed. In jumping with skis an abrupt drop is necessary.For the beginner a few inches is sufficient. Thestart is made by coasting down an incline, and justbefore the take-off is reached, the runner assumesa crouching attitude and then straightens up quickly,maintaining an erect attitude… … WINTER SPORTS 223 The various forms of coasting with toboggansleds and bobsleds are all well known to boyswho live where there are snow and hills. A sled canbe steered either by dragging the foot or by shiftingthe sled with the hands. Sleds with flexible runnershave recently been introduced and are…
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