Athletics

ATHLETICS. care being taken tohave them exactly paralleland correctly placed. In order to retain themin position they ought to be connected by other (sunk) boards with the " take-off." There ought to be a large L squareto take the distance after each leap; this is measured from the rearmost heel- cut. Unless the loam of the pit be properly prepared it often breaks away several inches behind the actual mark. After the jump is duly registered, the ground is re-raked and smoothed for the next competitor. In handicaps the best man is of course scratch, the others being allowed feet and inches according to merit, and their starts are added to the actual leap made (the handicapper who makes the worst man scratch and penalizes the others does not know his business). Thus, ifin a handicap A. Duffer (4 ft. 3 in. allowed) jumped 18 ft. 2 in., his score would be 22 ft. 5 in., and if the scratch man jumped anything over this, say, 22 ft. 6 ins., he would beat A. Duffer. These remarks apply to anyform of competition, which depends upon the distance accomplished, such as putting the shot, throwing the hammer, high jump, etc. HINTS ON THE LONG JUMP. By J. L. Greig, President Cambridge University Athletic Club, 1889-90; Winner of the Inter-'Varsity Long Jump, 1889 (21 ft. in.) and 1890 (22 ft. 7^in.); Hurdles, 1889 (16^ sees.) and1890 (i6| sees.). The first thing that the jumper should see to is that the pit is moderately soft, and that the place upon which he has landed is dug up before he jumps again; this is especially important if the pit is composed of some firm material, otherthan the ordinary earthand sawdust. It is