Walker's manly exercises: Containing rowing, sailing, riding, driving, racing, hunting, shooting, and other manly sportsWalker, Donald
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Walker's manly exercises: Containing rowing, sailing, riding, driving, racing, hunting, shooting, and other manly sports
Walker, Donald
Athletics; Sports
RUNNING 37
Position in Running 38
Action in Running 38
Respiration 39
Moderate Running 39
Rapid Running 40
Feats in Running 41
Effects of Running 41
LEAPING 42
The High Leap 42
Feats in High Leaping 42
The Long Leap 44
Feats in Long Leaping 44
The Deep Leap 45
The Deep Leap backwards from a rest on the hands 46
VAULTING 48
Oblique Vaulting 48
Straight-forward Vaulting 49
Leaping with a Pole 50
The High Leap with a Pole 50
The Long Leap with a Pole 54
The Deep Leap with a Pole 55
BALANCING 56
Position and Action in Balancing 56
Turns in Balancing 57
CARRYING WEIGHT 57
THROWING THE DISCUS 60
CLIMBING, in all its divisions 64
SKATING 69
Construction of the Skate 69
Dress of the Skater 72
Preliminary and General Directions 72
The Ordinary Run, or Inside Edge Forward 73
The Forward Roll, or Outside Edge 75
Figure of Three, or Inside Edge Backward 76
Outside Edge Backward 77
The Back Roll 78
Dangers of Skating 80
Treatment of Drowned Persons 80
AQUATIC EXERCISES
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