Olympian Field Events

THE )TANDING 1-IIGH ]Ul\IP. 97 Ewry's world's record of sft. s~in. is indeed w nder– ful, but J. Darby's profe ional re ord of 6ft. with his ankle tied, tabli h d at hur h ricket Ground n June nth, 1892, is imply stupendou , and one annat 1 t the pp rtunity pa with ut m nti ning th latt r p rform r' leap of 6ft. stin. after tw standing pring jumps at Wolverhampton on F bruary sth, I8g2. The m th d mpl y d in the ry arly da <H f int r st, I th refor give the folio' tng xtra t from \Valker's "British 1anly E .·er ises" (1 34). ,, TIIE HIGH LE P. " T.Vithout a Run. gs and fe t ar cl d; th kn s are nearly tou h tl : thi<Yhs; th upp r part f th b cly kept traight, i in lin d a littl forward, and the arms ar thrown in th dir ti n of th 1 ap, whi h quick n th impuls , pre r s th balance, and may b u ful in a fall. " In d nding, the body sh uld h rather tnclin d for- \Yard, and th fall hould tak pla e n th fore part f th f ot; f r the dir et d ent in this 1 ap, if n br k n, w uld nd its shock from th h 1 to th and h ad, and might c asi n injury. " T p rp ndicularity in this 1 ap hould b add d lightn , o that s ar ely any nois from the 1 ap hould be h ard. " Thi leap " ith ut a run may be practi d at the h ight : - kn s. f th middle f the thighs. hip . F urthly, f th lo' r ribs." From 11r. \Vall r' h dui it would app ar that they did n t d v ry reat leaps in th early 'thirti s. oinin bacl· t th pr s nt day and onsid ring the n essary attribute of th ideal standing high jump r, G