Cinder Path Tales

HOW KITTY QUEERED THE « MILE " I HEAR itwhispered every nowand again that thereason a probable winnerdisap­ points is because he is drugged. This is why that quarter on which Tom White had a mortgage goes to an inferior man, and because of this Jack Lewis, who was yards better thanhis field, is beaten out inthe run- in of the "220" hurdles. Now, I am prepared to say, after a longer track experiencethan fallsto the lotof most men, that inalmost all suchaffairs the fault is with the men themselves, whohave either not done their work, or, more likely still, have overtrained and gone stale. Indeed, Ihonestly believe that in ninety- nine cases out of a hundred the best man wins because he is the best man, andthe rest of the field lose simply because they have not the legs, lungs, heart, or courage necessary to bring them in first. There is mighty little " hocus-pocus" business in amateur athletics, andthe atmosphere of the cinder-