Athletics of To-Day by Graham

ATHLETICS Of our latter - day sprinters the Oxonian, C. R. Thomas has had a vast experience in starting and racing and I cannot do better than describe at first hand his methods. o.. •E HU .. DRED YARD RACE In all ' dashes" the start is of great importance, and that popularly known as the Dap" start is now generally used. It requires a considerable amoun of practice, but ,.; ·hen once roficient a man is certainly faster off the mar ~ than y the older method that was irst used when the all-fours ' attitude was adopted. The method is this. Take up a position behind the line , ·ith body ent so that the hands or corks rest upon the 'scra eh. • lost men star ·i h the left foot in front· there shoul be about nine inches an they should not e quite in the same direct line. At the report of the pi tol the weight of the dy is ung £on ·ard y the kick of the back foot simultaneously the hands are r ed off the track and the 1 ft foo d. p forward with a short sharp slightly to the 1 ft. The ne.· -z8