Sporting and Athletic Records

I N T R O D U C T I O N xvii In one Day How done Conditions Distance Miles Yards C YCLING Covered track, paced 545 1300 „ Uncovered track, paced 533 1483 S KATING (roller) Covered track 178 586 R UNNING Covered tiack 150 395 S KATING (ice) Round a track 145 — W ALKING Covered track 127 1210 'I Uncovered track 120 — In six Days How done Conditions Distance ' Miles Yards C YCLING Covered track, paced 1910 1408 S KATING (roller) Going 12 hours a day 804 821 R UNNING Covered track 623 1320 W ALKING Covered track 531 677 S KATING (ice) Round a track 421 — From the above tables it will be seen how far superior in the matter of speed is cycling to any other form of pro­ gression, which is something more than mere conveyance. Compared too with the man on horseback the cyclist and even the runner have certain great advantages—the latter of course in long distance travel only. It is but fair, however, to the horse to remember that heis handicapped by dragging after hima man on a light vehicle—apneumatic-tired sulky, for instance—or by carrying him on his back. At the Quarter-mile with a flying start, the cyclisthas a littlethe betterof matters, but at the half-mile, one, two, three and four miles, the horse is the faster. From there onwards the cyclist wins easily. If to counteract the advantage of the cyclist in