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Rink, Davos XV. Skating-Rink at Mürren XVI. Skating-rink at Château d’Oex “She Lies” (colour) Facing p. 98 XVII. Curling At end of Chap. III, between pp. 114 and 115 XVIII. Curling at Mürren XIX. The Three Kulm Rinks XX. Ladies’ Curling Match, St. Moritz “Achtung!” (colour) Facing p. 116 On the Cresta Run (colour) Facing p. 122 Tailing (colour) Facing p. 126 XXI. The Building of the Cresta—“Battledore” At end of Chap. IV, between pp. 128 and 129 XXII. The Top of the Cresta, St. Moritz XXIII. Starting on the Cresta XXIV. Church Leap, Cresta Run XXV. Church Leap, Cresta Run XXVI. “Battledore” Corner, Cresta XXVII. Crossing the Road, Cresta XXVIII. Near the Finish on the Cresta XXIX. Bob-run, St. Moritz: In the Larch Woods XXX. Rounding Sunny Corner, St. Moritz Bob-run XXXI. Bob-run, St. Moritz XXXII. The Straight from the Bridge, St. Moritz Bob-run. XXXIII. St. Moritz Bob-run Ice Hockey (colour) Facing p. 122 The Telemark Turn (colour) Facing p. 156 The Jump (colour) Facing p. 164 Ski-joring (colour) Facing p. 166 XXXIV. At St. Moritz At end of Chap. VI, between pp. 166 and 167 XXXV. Practice Slopes, Montana, Switzerland XXXVI. A Slight Mishap XXXVII. Ski-jumping XXXVIII. Ski-jumping, Montana, Switzerland XXXIX. Veterans of the St. Moritz Ski Club XL. A Practice Ground At end of Chap. VII, between pp. 190 and 191 XLI. Crossing the Road on the Cresta XLII. Top of Klosters Run, Davos XLIII. The Start, Schatz Alp Run, Davos XLIV. Bobbing on the Schatz Alp Run, Davos XLV. Skating-rink at Villars XLVI. At La Bretaye, Villars XLVII. “Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind” The Ice Carnival (colour) Facing p. 194

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