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Author : John Kerr
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ISBN 13 : 9781871048315
Total Pages : 440 pages
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Download or read book The history of curling written by John Kerr and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Kerr
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Total Pages : 478 pages
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Download or read book The History of Curling written by John Kerr and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Kerr
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781290900140
Total Pages : 496 pages
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Download or read book History of Curling, Scotland's Ain Game, and Fifty Years of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club written by John Kerr and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author : John Kerr
Publisher : Rarebooksclub.com
ISBN 13 : 9781230010137
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (11 download)
Download or read book The History of Curling; and Fifty Years of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club written by John Kerr and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ...in the north, to which pilgrims came from far and near for illumination in the "word " and the mysteries, and for instruction in the art. Farther north, again, the Duke of Athole was setting an example to the Scottish nobility, as his successors have continued to do, by taking a personal and sincere interest in our national game. His Grace, it seems, was the inventor of a new style of curling which is thus described by Sir It. Broun in 1830: --"The late Duke of Athole suggested a new mode of curling--viz., upon skates, and with long poles forked at the end. The player fixes this upon the handle of the stone, and then retires ten or twelve yards from the tee. He next swiftly pushes it forward, humouring its motion, and having his eye fixed upon the object to be aimed for at the further end. When the stone reaches the tee he gives it the requisite impulse. This is described as an elegant mode, and makes a highly interesting game." Cairnie remarks on this (Essay, p. 59): "Vanting the skates, ahd with firm footing, this contrivance may be introduced with advantage, if This new plan does not seem to have been accepted to any great extent by curlers, who do not generally care for fanciful deviations from the orthodox methods, but we are inclined to think that the bent-down handles on many of the old stones that have come under our notice, as in the collection at present to be seen at Blair Castle, indicate that the Duke's plan had been tried in a good many places, and more especially with the old implements that were at the time falling into disuse. In the year 1815, Thomas Dick and William Patullo, two pilgrims fromAlyth, got the " word " from Blairgowrie, and on their return home they initiated...
Author : John Kerr
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781528362658
Total Pages : 482 pages
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Download or read book History of Curling, Scotland's Ain Game, and Fifty Years of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club (Classic Reprint) written by John Kerr and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of Curling, Scotland's Ain Game, and Fifty Years of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club IN view of the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club in 1888, a Special Committee was appointed at the Meeting of the previous year to consider what should be done in the way of celebrating the Club's Jubilee. Among the suggestions sent up in the Report of this Committee, and adopted by the Club, was one to this effect That a Literary Committee be appointed, with powers, for the purpose of preparing a sketch of the Royal Club's history during the last fifty years. Of this Literary Committee, the Rev. John Kerr was appointed Convener, and the preparation of the volume was thereafter entrusted to him to be carried through under the Committee's supervision. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : John 1852-1920 Kerr
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ISBN 13 : 9781362752653
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (526 download)
Download or read book HIST OF CURLING SCOTLANDS AIN written by John 1852-1920 Kerr and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Kerr
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781015547728
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Author : John Kerr
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Total Pages : 540 pages
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Download or read book The History of Curling and Fifty Years of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club written by John Kerr and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 : 9781295989911
Total Pages : 490 pages
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Download or read book History of Curling, Scotland's Ain Game, and Fifty Years of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club - Scholar's Choice Edition written by John Kerr and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-12 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Richard William Cox
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719025921
Total Pages : 328 pages
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Download or read book Sport in Britain written by Richard William Cox and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Scottish History Society
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Total Pages : 312 pages
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Download or read book Publications of the Scottish History Society written by Scottish History Society and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Publications of the Scottish History Society written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sir Arthur Mitchell
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Total Pages : 314 pages
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Download or read book A Contribution to the Bibliography of Scottish Topography written by Sir Arthur Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard William Cox
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780714652504
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (525 download)
Download or read book British Sport written by Richard William Cox and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume three of a bibliography documenting all that has been written in the English language on the history of sport and physical education in Britain. It lists all secondary source material including reference works, in a classified order to meet the needs of the sports historian.
Author : Richard Cox
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135287147
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (352 download)
Download or read book British Sport: a Bibliography to 2000 written by Richard Cox and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume one of a bibliography documenting all that has been written in the English language on the history of sport and physical education in Britain. It lists all secondary source material including reference works, in a classified order to meet the needs of the sports historian.
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Total Pages : 1036 pages
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Author : Sir Walter Grindlay Simpson
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Total Pages : 258 pages
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