Wonders of bodily strength and skill, in all ages and countries (1885)
Depping, Guillaume, 1829-1901, Russell, Charles, tr · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 236
the outlay is called for onlyonce or twice during their lives. At the present day the inhabitants of Friesland exhibitthe same peculiarity. Any one who has been among themin the warm season, should visit them during winter, andsee their skate-races, which take place upon the largecanals by which… … SKATING AND SKATERS. 235 the chances of the others by running across their path.The course being sometimes more favourable to swiftprogress on the one side of this demarcation than on theother, the skaters are bound every time they turn to changethe side. The hsts are closed at the two extremities…
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