Track Athletics in Detail (extract)

1 2 TRACK ATHLETICS IN DETAIL lively speaking, for this race is a dash from start to finish. It will be better not to experiment with this suggestion until you have become a pretty good judge of pace. The proper costume for a runner is a light jer­ sey shirt with no sleeves, and china-silk running- trousers that barely reach to the knees. If china- silk is unavailable, cambric or cotton will do very well. Corks may be purchased of any dealer in sporting goods. Working shoes should be made of horse-hide, with no heels, and six spikes in the toes. The athlete should also have a pair of calf­ skin shoes of the lightest possible make for use in competition only. While at work it is well to wear light socks, as these make the shoe fit more snugly; but in a race wear "pushers"; these are made of chamois, and cover the toes from the in­ step downward.