Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-01-09
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THURs1AY NiUiENlSe, JAN, 9, IsC2.
AFrw Hrsrs 70 sKATrhs.-we and in
tho New York Post 3 very long article
upon skating ss q science, which contains
sOms very valuable suggestions for skAt.
srl, no matter how little they may know
Of the sri, or to how great a proficiency
they msy have STAINED. The following
rules, for the guidance Of amateurs, will
doubtless be found servioeable
RULE l.-Put on your skates while sit
ting on some spot whore your feet over
hang the ioa, or else kneel with one leg on
the Ice ITSELF and then strap the opposite
foot. Don't let your stFap-snds dsngle
about or they viii throw you. II you
have not q hole mado for the heel-pin, out
with your gimblet and bore il. A short
strap, with buckle a. each end, is recon-
monded as convenient splieer if strap
breaks.
RUIZ 2-stand up, assuming the third
position in dancing, ths right heel in the
hollow Of the Left foot Pisoe your weight
on your right foot, and press the inside
edge Of the left foot into the ice Push
with tho lefl foot, which Is Immediately
lifted from the ice and brought parallel to
the other, and you viii shoot shead q num-
Der Of feet. Repeat this, and after getting
accustomed 10 il alternate It with the
right You will soon be able to get on.
10 skate backward is usually The next at.
tempt and, therefore,
RULE -First stRnd still, and then
place yeur right foot we'll in advance, the
zoe turned inWards, the weight principally
thrown on the left foot With the right
foot describe semi.oirole on the ice, and
you will move backwards a few inches, re-
peat this movement with the other foot,
and you win shortly fnd yourself ct some
distance from where you started. A little
practise makes the effort easy and success.
ful.
Thus Tar the amateur has unknoWingly
been praotieing with the inside edge Of
his sksts, but II is the outer edge on which
the greatest exploits are performed. A
good skater is said to look with contempt
on the inner edge Therefore We have This
additional
RULE 4-Mark q circle on the ioe oi
shout eight feet in diameter, and place
some object say q penny, at its centre, tC
mark il distinctly. Stand on the outside
Of the circle, the right skate upon the line
With the outside edge firmly pressed into
it and the right shoulder turned towards
the centre. In this position push yourself
on tie line with your left foot, going &
the right with your right skats on the line
60 round several times, carrying the bead
well over the right shoulder; next con.
tinue il ct full speed, and endeayor, il
doing 50, 70 cross the left foot over the
righL A tumble OF two wiz occur before
this feat eaa be accomplished. But Ehen
il is, then reverse the order Of your going
and try your skill with your left foot. The
outside edge is then an fat aeeOmPh.
The following extract from Theodore
WinihropG pOsthumOus paper, Glove and
Skates, in the JAnusry5number Of the
Atlantic MOAihly, disOourssS pleasantly ol
skating as fns art;
aPluek is the first; it always is the frsI
quality. Then enthusiasm. Then ps.
tieucs. Then pertinaoity. Then q fine
aesthetic fseulty-in short, good taste
Thed an orderly and submissive mind, thai
can consent to aot in accordance with thC
laws Of Art. Circumstances, too, mus
have been reasonably favorable. Tina
we'll known skeptic, the King Of tropies'
Bantam, could not skate, because he has
never seen ice, and doubted even the exis
tenee Of solid water. Widdrington, aftel
the Battle Of Chevy Chaoe, could not hsVl
skated, because he had no legs-pOOr fel
loWl
aBat granted the ice and the legs, then
you begin in the elastic days of youth, wher
colds do not sting, tumbles do not bruise
and duckings do not wet; il you have plucl
and ardor enough to try everything if yoI
work slowly ahead and stick TO it; if yoI
have q good taste and 8 lively iBveatiR6Rh;;-;; :;
yoa ara nan, and not -sr-IS66eF; then, /
fns you may become skater, just as Wit
--sglddi power and with equal pains you ma
pat yosr grip on any kind of greatness"