The Pedestrian's Record

the pedestrian's record. 43 finish will often exhibit lesssymptoms of distress than his brother athlete who has just won his quarter. There are some who can sprint well, and at the same time can run a middle distance, such as a half- mile,in very quick time. L. E. Myers is anexample of this form, and others will present themselves to our readers' minds. As there are three distances openfor competition, namely, sprints, from 100 to 440 yards ; middle, from 500 yards to three-quarters of a mile ; and long, from 1 to 10 miles, so there arc three distinct classes of runners who put in an appearance at these respective distances ; each class requiring different preparation, not so much from a dietary point of view,as in the amount of exercise to be taken ; but both the one and the other should do sufficient work by walking, running slightly, and gymnastics, so as to bring health and muscular development; and until this is attained, it is unsafe for any athlete to com­ mence strict and regular practice, which is necessary to insure success at our race meetings. The first consideration for a trainer to recognize is the con­ dition, constitution, build, and health of the person he is about to prepare for the lists. As runners come from all classes, various presentments are met with: from the university undergraduate tothe worker from the mine ; the one, most likely, has been brought up from his infancy in the lap of luxury, whereas the other has fought from his babyhood with hard times ; drink or excesses of any kind may have injured the systems of each ; but the former is more likely to