Tobogganing on Crooked RunsLongmans, Green, 1894 - 278 páginas |
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... competitors . Although it is not yet nine . o'clock there are many ladies among them , whose bright summer dresses and parasols present a curious contrast to the winter mantle of snow and ice which is spread over all the country round ...
... competitors . Although it is not yet nine . o'clock there are many ladies among them , whose bright summer dresses and parasols present a curious contrast to the winter mantle of snow and ice which is spread over all the country round ...
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... competitor will be displayed as soon as he has finished his course . On a crooked run like this it is impossible for ... competitors and the order in which the men will start for each course , this order of starting having been decided ...
... competitor will be displayed as soon as he has finished his course . On a crooked run like this it is impossible for ... competitors and the order in which the men will start for each course , this order of starting having been decided ...
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... competitor , flushed with excitement and panting from the exertions he has gone through , has had time to pick himself up off his machine the flag - man has called out his time , having read through his telescope the figures displayed ...
... competitor , flushed with excitement and panting from the exertions he has gone through , has had time to pick himself up off his machine the flag - man has called out his time , having read through his telescope the figures displayed ...
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... competitors starting after one another at minute intervals ; and their times being taken by two watch - holders , one at the start , the other at the finish , by means of two watches set exactly together . The first International Race ...
... competitors starting after one another at minute intervals ; and their times being taken by two watch - holders , one at the start , the other at the finish , by means of two watches set exactly together . The first International Race ...
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... competitors of various nationalities started , and the race resulted as follows : — Name Nationality Total min . sec . P. Minsch I G. P. Robertson Swiss Australian 9 15 3 C. Buol Swiss 9 51 4 C. Palmy 93 9 53 It is curious that a race ...
... competitors of various nationalities started , and the race resulted as follows : — Name Nationality Total min . sec . P. Minsch I G. P. Robertson Swiss Australian 9 15 3 C. Buol Swiss 9 51 4 C. Palmy 93 9 53 It is curious that a race ...
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TOBOGGANING ON CROOKED RUNS Harry Gibson,F. De B. (F De Beauchamp) Strickland,Lady-Tobogganer Pré-visualização indisponível - 2016 |
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Alps amusement ANDREW LANG artificial run bank Battledore Battledore and Shuttlecock beginner Bobsled BOBSLEIGH brake Bulpett Buol run C. J. LONGMAN Church Leap CO.'S STANDARD competitors course course Cresta run Cup Race curve Davos difficulty Digby Jones E. A. FREEMAN English Essays fall fast course faster Fastest feet finish Freeman Gibson Grand National Race Graubünden grooves H. W. Topham Haggard's H. R. HISTORY ice-run Illus Illustrations International Race Klosters course Klosters road Kulm Hotel ladies Lake run LANCELOT SPEED last corner learnt length Library Edition LONGMANS & CO.'S M.A. Crown 8vo machine Minsch Name Nationality pace pegging Pontresina possible practice punting R. A. PROCTOR rakes ridden rider rode round Shield Race Shuttlecock side sitting position Skeleton-framed snow speed sport spring runners steel steering straight stroke swing Swiss Symond's Cup thing tions toboggan racing trations turn Village run vols watch weight winter yards
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