Track Athletics in Detail (extract)

88 TRACK ATHLETICS IN DETAIL the bar of i-inch pine should be a b o u t e l e v e n feet long. I say the " bar," but it were better to say " bars," for the vaulter will do well to buy a dozen at time, a s t h e y b r e a k very easily. The posts are placed ten feet apart at the end of the runway, which should be made from eight to ten feet wide, and as long as pos­ sible—say fifty feet. Like the high-jumpingand broad-jumping runways, it is made of cinders, rolled down hard, and must be kept well damp­ ened, so that it may be springy. Beyond the posts the earth should be turned over and raked, *o as tomake a soft landing-place. This land­ ing-box is usually divided from the cinder-path by a sunken board running perpendicular to the upright posts, and cross their bases. 1 he costume for a pole vaulter should consist of an entire jersey suit, although many of the best men seem of late to prefer linen trousers. The W. W. HOYT CLEARING 11 FT. 2^ IN.