130 SPORT IN NOEWAY. 



from 80 to 90 ' bismerpund,' the ' bismerpund ' being 

 134 pounds English. But in Sweden they have 

 many different methods ; for an account of which the 

 reader is referred to Lloyd's interesting work on 

 sport. 



Many elks are killed, mostly at unlawful times, on 

 " skie " of which, for the benefit of those of the unini- 

 tiated, I will give a brief description. They consist of 

 two long pieces of wood those made of seasoned ash 

 are best about ten feet long, and four to five inches 

 wide in the middle. They taper in front, and ultimately 

 terminate in a point, being slightly turned up towards 

 the toe, after the manner of a Chinese shoe. I believe 

 they are peculiar to Norway, Sweden, Finland, and 

 Russia. It is the universal method of getting about 

 during the winter : in fact, the tremendous depth of 

 the snow in many places would render any other mode 

 of going on foot impracticable. It requires long ex- 

 perience to be able to manage them properly ; and to 

 be able to hunt on skie is an art that can only be 

 acquired after years of practice. I believe Mr. Lloyd 

 was one of the few Englishmen who was ever perfectly 

 at home on them. To see a practised "skie-lober" 

 (runner) is really a very fine sight. He will go down 

 the steepest places with the rapidity of an arrow, his 

 body slightly bent forward, holding in both hands a 

 staff about six feet in length, the bottom end pointed to 



