THE GAME OF SKI-ING. By A. H. d'Egville—THE COM- PLETE
BOOK OF SKI-ING. By F. Hallberg and H. Mucken. brunn Mr. d'Egville has produced a serious, lucid little book (Arnold, 5s.) which will be of help, to beginners of all ages. The principles of the snow plough, stem, Telemark and Christiania are explained in simple words, and anyone who follows the instructions ought to have no difficulty in gaining the Bronze Medal of the S.C.G.B. if, as Mr. d'Egville assumes, he is aiming at that objective.
The Complete Book of Ski-ing (Arnold, I2S. 6d.) is more grimly serious. It is an excellent translation (by Brian Lunn) of the standard French manual Le Ski. Every aspect of ski-ing and ski-jumping is treated, including equipment, pre- liminary exercises, diet, hygiene and means of detecting overtraining. An unusual amount of space is given to the technique of walking and cross-country racing. In the matter of tobacco and alcohol, the authors are puritanical, but they are unusually liberal in permitting the occasional use of the sticks as a brake. The ski-mountaineer will detect the bias of the racer in the words " Apart from swimming, mountaineering may prove a substitute for ski-Mg," but neither racer nor mountaineer can afford to neglect this excellent handbook.
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