The book of athletics and out-of-door sports .. (1895)
Bingham, Norman W[illiams], jr., [from old catalog] ed, Cumnock, Arthur James. [from old catalog], Bliss, Laurence Thornton. [from old catalog], Martin, Willard Shepard, jr., 1868- [from old catalog], Dwight, James. [from old catalog], Bancroft, William Amos. [from old catalog], Cracknell, Ralph. [from old catalog], Hart, Hugh S. [from old catalog], Munroe, Kirk, 1856- [from old catalog], Fenton, David Wakeman, 2d. [from old catalog], Skinner, Charles M. (Charles Montgomery), 1852-1907, Graham, John. [from old catalog], Garcelon, William F. [from old catalog], Palmer, Julius A., jr. [from old catalog], Rose, Harry E. [from old catalog], Black, Alexander, 1859-1940, Townsend, Malcolm. [from old catalog], Bloss, Edward Bluell. [from old catalog], Talbot, Charles R. [from old catalog], Sutphen, Van Tassel, 1861-1945 · Boston, Lothrop publishing company · leaf 122
y seven.This enables the runner to spring or take offalways with the same foot. Few men, however,have a long enough stride or sufficient enduranceto enable them to go through all ten hurdles, takingonly seven strides between. Eight strides demandof the runner the ability to take off equally… … I20 THE BOOK OF ATHLETICS. Whether in flat-runnino- or hurdhne, it shouldalways be remembered that a race is won at thefinish. There the supreme effort should be made.It is a frequent mistake with novices to stop run-ning a yard or two from the finish, and many a racehas been lost in this way.…
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