Olympian Field Events

TilE LOH IIURDLE . 117 It is a g od thing to balk th s les of one's sho s and then run ov r two r thr e flights of hurdl ; the progress [lnd po ition f the fe t may thus be obser ed. If the hurdl r is tall and is running ' ell, it will be found that the last stride b fore the hurdle is taken will be a short one. Thi serv s a g od purp se in allowing th athl t t gath r the body a little as he puts forth the ffort entailed in flying the hurdl . D dy, arm and leg muscl all play an imp rtant part in the game. It is therefore not enough f r th hurdler to merely train n th tra k and ov r the f nces; he mu t also g in f r a urs f e.· r is s ' hich will build up the back, 1 in and abd minal mu les. The lympian Rul f r th 4 metr hurdle ra , and th Am ri an Athl ti ni n I ul f r all di tan s giv n h r und r, tog th r \ ith • nglish A.A.A. for 30 yards and 440 y ard 1 vel Th hurdles m th g round, ' ith tit r MERI ~ ATIIL , TI · :\Io, r R LE (Hwrdles). Diff r nt h ight , di tan and num er of hurdl may b 1 et d f r hurdl rac . In the 120 yard · hurdl ra , I hurdl ach hurdle to be ft. in. hi h. Th y hall b pla d 1 yards apart,' ith the first hurdl IS yard di tant fr m the. tarting point, and the last hurdle IS yards bef r th . finishing line.