The Pedestrian's Record

the pedestrian's record. 41 the two classes perform ; the sprinter must be off the instant the pistol cracks, and then from start to finish must run at his top speed ; and during such exertion there must be no waiting to ease as over longjourneys, one persistent strain must be continued. The lateW. Page Phillips, when running a quarter,lost many of his races by not extending himself sufficiently at the commencement ; he allowed his opponents toget too far in advance, and deferred his rush at the finishuntil it was too late. Many men are guilty of the same fault; all sprints must be raced through as if " the speed of thought were in their limbs ; " every muscle and every physical energy must be requisitioned by a crack sprinter on the day of conquest. Over courses from 50 to 440 yards starts areof great importance ; a bad start, when a man falls or hesitates when the pistol cracks, is often beaten, owing to this accident alone. Slipping or faltering at the start will often lose a man two or three yards ; and this in a short race spells defeat. Attention is drawn to this fact to show how every power of immediate expression must be brought out in order to secure success over sprint courses. For such strain strong men are demanded, those who are capable of running at top speed from start to finish ; a slightly-built man can run at a pace, but he cannot sustain the effects of high pressure at so rapid a pace as a Wood or a Cowie, and consequently he only figures as a front marker, and would be con­ sidered only a moderate sprinter. Long-distance runners arc not the muscular Christians the outside