The skater's manual, a complete guide to the art of skating; with rules for plain and fancy skating; hints to beginners; sketches of the skating clubs and ice-ponds of New-York, Brooklyn and Jersey City; rules and regulations of the Central park skating-pond; fashions for ladies' skating costumes; together with four interesting matter . ing can be. Ashas before been stated, the earliest form of skatethat is known consisted of bones attached to thesoles and heels of boots. In Holland, however, a i8 The Skaters Manual, flat piece of wood, almost without any particularshape, shod with iron, and f
The skater's manual, a complete guide to the art of skating; with rules for plain and fancy skating; hints to beginners; sketches of the skating clubs and ice-ponds of New-York, Brooklyn and Jersey City; rules and regulations of the Central park skating-pond; fashions for ladies' skating costumes; together with four interesting matter . ing can be. Ashas before been stated, the earliest form of skatethat is known consisted of bones attached to thesoles and heels of boots. In Holland, however, a i8 The Skaters Manual, flat piece of wood, almost without any particularshape, shod with iron, and fastened to the foot care-lessly with strings or straps, was the first kind ofthe modern skate used. This was gradually im-proved upon until a definite shape was produced,somewhat resembling the sole of a boot, thus : The iron was gradually reduced in width, until itseemed as if the first used had been turned edge-ways. Some persons assert this occurred by acci-dent, the maker of the skate not understanding theway to put it flatly on the wooden sole ; but for thecertainty of this statement we can find no writtenrecord. Whatever may have been its origin, theedgeway plate continues in use, as being the meansof swifter motion. The following illustration willconvey some idea of the old fashioned skate alludedto, fastened to the boot:. The Skaters Manual, 19 IMPROVEMENTS IN SKATES. In the early mode of making skates, and even atthe present time, a number of straps have beenused as fastenings, crossing and recrossing the footto such an extent as to cramp it and stop the freecirculation of the blood. This has been found tobe a great inconvenience, as the foot becomeschilled, and pain ensues. To remedy this, a broadflap of leather has been substituted for the forwardstraps, the flap passing across the upper part ofthe toes and the lower part of the instep, and buck-ling at the side of the foot. The heel screw of theordinary skate seems to be a source of annoyanceto many, therefore anoth
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