Athletics of To-Day by Graham

III RUNNING So much import nee :v s a ached to fleet ess of foot among th ancients that by common consent the \ ·in er of the o e s duim race-abou 200 yard - as held in higher estee than the other successful competitors. On one occa ion at the Olympia ames, the s ge Chilo .'pired ·it joy hile embracing his son vho h, d just been crm: ·ne , ·ith , ·il oli ·e after \ ·inning bat even . The whole a sembly at the Games made a oi t of attending hi funeral. Englishmen are more phlegmatic, nor ii deed is it c.=pec e of the parents of s ccessful sprinters to sho such a depth of feeling. \t the same time it must be ackno, ·le gcd th, t a mong the reeks it i::, sprintin r h, t has the hol of th hearts of the British public. he reason is perhaps this. The , ·riter remember the sister of i r, famou as h 6