Chapter I: Front Matter

HIPPODROME SKATING BOOK, by “Charlotte”

To CHARLES DILLINGHAM, ESQ., TO WHOM I OWE A DEBT OF GRATITUDE FOR MY
AMERICAN FAME, AND TO WHOM ALL SKATERS ARE THANKFUL FOR THE
STIMULATING INFLUENCE HIS ENTERPRISE HAS HAD IN REVIVING INTEREST IN
AMERICA IN THE GREATEST OF ALL ATHLETIC PASTIMES, THIS LITTLE VOLUME
IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED,

COPYRIGHT, 1916,
by
THE HIPPODROME SKATING CLUB
NEW YORK

SALUTATION.
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HIPPODROME SKATING BOOK
PRACTICAL, ILLUSTRATED LESSONS IN THE ART OF
FIGURE SKATING

AS EXEMPLIFIED BY

“Charlotte”
Greatest Woman Skater in the World

PREMIERE IN THE ICE BALLET

NEW YORK HIPPODROME

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FIGURES
ADVANCED SCHOOL FIGURES
PAIR SKATING AND WALTZING
EXHIBITIONS AND COMPETITIONS

PUBLISHED BY
THE HIPPODROME SKATING CLUB
770 SIXTH AVENUE, NEW YORK

“CHARLOTTE.”
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CONTENTS.

Chapter

1— THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT, Skates, Shoes, Costumes, etc. Page 11

2— Correct Form of Skating Page 15

Illustrated Page 17

3— Outside Circles, forward Page 18

4— PLAIN CIRCLES, Inside Edge Forward Page 22

Illustrated Page 22

5— OUTSIDE CIRCLES, Backward Page 26

Illustrated Page 27

6— INSIDE CIRCLES, Backward Page 30

Illustrated Page 33

7— CHANGE OF EDGE; Forward; Outside to Inside Page 34

8— CHANGE OF EDGE; Forward; Inside to Outside Page 36

Illustrated Pages
36–37–38

9— CHANGE OF EDGE; Backward; Outside to Inside and Inside to
Outside Page 40

Illustrated Pages
40–44

10— THREES—Forward and Backward Page 45

Illustrated Pages
46–47

11— DOUBLE THREES Forward Page 49

12— DOUBLE THREES Backward Page 53

13— LOOPS, Forward Page 55

Illustrated Pages
56–58

14— LOOPS, Backward Page 59

Illustrated Pages
60–61

15— BRACKETS Page 63

Illustrated Page 65

16— ROCKERS; Outside Forward and Outside Backward Page 67

17— ROCKERS; Inside Forward and Inside Backward Page 70

18— COUNTERS Page 73

Illustrated Page 74

19— The Advanced School Figures Page 75

Illustrated Page 76

20— Other Important Figures Page 77

Illustrated Pages
69–72–83

21— FREE SKATING Page 79

Illustrated Page 80

22— Pair Skating Page 81

23— Competitions and Judging Page 90

24— Skating Ponds and Rinks Page 92

“CHARLOTTE” starting the right inside edge forward.
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