Athletics of To-Day by Graham

R '.'.'I. 'G in the qu r er-mile to mal·e the pace for the first lap in the ile. Very of en the uarter-milcr who had ne\' r e.· ended his xercise eyond th dis– tance was so impro •ed by daily going vith the mile men a lap or e n half a mile, th" t on the day of the sports it , ·as oun tb t he , ·as etter than the men \'ho ha eater him cfore at the qu. rter-mile. ne instance occw-red la cly of a man who was third in the · niversity quarter-mile who , ·, so improved y this longer practice that he :vas pu in a he last moment, and , ·on the quarter-mile in the Inter– L ni ·er i y 'ports. ce over the last 1 art i every hinlT. It i \'ery hard lo get a substantial lead at the start , hen every one is fresh ut half-way do ·n the traight, , ·hen e •ery nc i ·.·– hau ted a little strength is rather more lh n useful. This doc no 1e. n that one is o en ircly acrifice pace for staying PO\ ·er. One very often sees a. quarter-miler who on former occ. ions ha been run • , ·ay from at the start and who has yet ut do \'n his opponents in grc. t lyl • in the straioht try the same tactics when he has not 1 ivcn so much lime to hi re1 ar, tion. The 1csul is a failure. If one i not at one' fit c t condition 1 1s to keep well in the front ran!· · ·F