HOLLER SKATING. (Continued from our last.)

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 685, 4 November 1876, Page 2

HOLLER SKATING. (Continued from our last.)

When tbe outside edge is attained and ■kated with a certain amount of confidence, it should be the »tndy of the fair ■kater to perfect it, m there is nothing, that we are aware of, whioh equals in grace and beauty the swing of the outside edge when skated with straightened knee and upright bearing. The mistake which most ladies make, and whioh man the Iruth of the ourve and destroys the grace and eleganoe of the ' swing' is that at the end of the ourve, say on the right foot, they place the left foot down almott at right angles to it, and so go off on an abrupt curve oa the left, whereas if the left foot be placed alongside of the ri^ht, and parallel to it and the direction of the ourve made by the right continued for a short spaoe by tbe l«ft, the beautiful, graceful, swinging motion of the outside edge will never be lost, as no portions of the curves will be otherwise than trne from start to Enish. The inability to turn a corner is a constant source of falls, and jet it is perfectly easy when the right principle is known. An equal amount of pressure must be put on either skate but on oppoiite sides ; for instance, in going round to the left the weight of the body mnst bo distributed equally on the inside of the right, and outside of the left foot, and the skates will then run ronnd oa a onrre parallel to each other, As a rule, pressure on the aide of £he skats sufficient to oame it to run in a ourve is only applied to one foot, and as the other foot, to which no lateral pressure has been given, will run straight, the feet naturally get entaogleri, t »nd A i»U «a«uei.

another d ffljul.y Jadi-s bare 1B c, o iaa backwwds. Let tbe toe. be turned m a good deal, and (he feet placed en the ground m f.oat of the .kater, and th« weight of the body transferred fir.t to one and then to the other loot. The re•alt will be a progression backwards, and the more upright tha body is m dome thu the quicker will be the progression, as wh»n the body j« upright tbe weight w distributed on both sets of »L«eli equally ; aud this observation as to keep, uig the body upright, and «o oausmg both front and hind wheat* to do th/ir •hare of work, appliea equally to all movement!. When the power of moving in a back* w«rd direction i» atutued, it must b« the aim of tb« skater to dcsimise th« ■took*, and allow the feefio $EZ :«Sh othei m graceful cnive., The foot in making the stroke, will .till be turned In, but, having, accompli.hed it* object, Ti L a > 1^ Btr *>g»>tened and allowed to follow the other, and io on The on m roll backwards can be learned by . lmp l y turning the toea out and walking backward., A. a rule, ladie, try to n.ak« the ftet turn the body, instead of allowing the boJy to turn the feet} andthwi. ahown in their attempt to leara the orots role backward! aior« than in »ny other morement. After aimply walking backward* with tho feeb turned out, the walk .hoald be developed into) a glide on; either foot, care beVn* r» *<> Pl*ce the feet as before, and the body iwung from the hipa fir.t to one mdc and then to the other : for lmtance, while dtaoribmg a curre on the right foot, the head should be turned to the left and the left shoulder thrust back and vice versa when oo the 'eft foot the head and ahoulders .hould be turned to the right. In roller «k»ting, mm other p»»time« requiMng "kill, iomej develop greater aptitude than otfaor., but no t& f ee l " Pair , Of » tt ««»>'>g "ufficient skill to thoroughly eDJoy hewdf, and, we may add, give enj .yment to aMiera by her graceful evoluuons. Everyone •hould atrive daily to learn something new, or perfect aomething old, as it ii the feeling of advancement towards perfeotion, no matter how far distant or hopelew an imaginative «tate of perftction may seem, that gives such a charm to any persnit requiring for its toll attairmant perseverance, energy and