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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 685

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arn to sprint he runs through the full half-mile occasionallyhe will develop a spurt at the finish. Here, as in the quarter, the runner shouldtake more or less of fast work, according ashe is suited naturally to the distance. If thehalf seems a little too long for him, he shouldlengthen out his… … THE LAST LAP OF THE ONE-MILE ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP RACE, JULY 5, 1902. Runners, in order from the left: Hawtry (came in second), Shrubb, Barker (third), Gay-Roberts, Bmks (first at finish). Time, four minutes sixteen and four fifth seconds. New British record. This snap-shot was taken on the last…

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