Bredin on Running & Training

THE GOVERNING BODY. IOI incurred by so doing, would find, if he sold all the prizes he had won at the expiration of this time, that he was considerably out of pocket through his practical fondness for athletics; so that in respect to the value of the prizes gained, it would be less expensive to purchase them. One of the most popular presidents that either of the 'Varsities have had during late years promised to devote his Saturdays to running at athletic meetings in London and the provinces, as a protest, on his part, against the modern abuse of the term "pot-hunting," but he was unable to do so owing to his employment occupying so much of his leisure that he was not in a position to afford the necessary time for training purposes. The A. A. A., in defining the difference between a professional and amateur, states that "an amateur is one who 1as never competed for a money prize or staked bet," etc. If the governing body really wish to put a stop to betting, without interfering with the right that each individual has of speculating with friends and acquaintances, they could define a "staked bet" so as to prevent athletes from personally and openly dealing with bookmakers, by making it a punishable offence not only to back themselves, but also to back any other competitor at athletic sports. However, my experience with regard to the amount of gambling that takes place at athletic sports is, that it is very much over-estimated. Owing to the rule that all open betting must be put down, no bookmakers of any standing attend sports with the object of carrying on their business. Respectable men would naturally object to run the risk of being ejected from