New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-10
now THE VARSITY MEN TEAM ~ Eng
LIND.
From, The pnR Mnn Ga-,ie.

,r-rir,rsitv ci,lt trains for five weeks. 4 water.
man would take three months for match blil 'hrh
the University men have mostly been ~ e""h 'S-
crclSr for some weeks before actual framing e",h
mcnccs They rise At :. or earlier take s,h'le
hafhours walk, running perhaps . ' ~, h,t -,
" sprlut bursts. They then com" nome i"f pa,h
ami dressing They breakfast about a. M o, u,-
Gently cooked chops and steaks. something's il.,Io
fish and not more than one egg II any; "o cups
of tea are the outside allowance I" hrihk. otaip
bread /, used. dry toast; AMI they VIM Wy VIII
watcrcrc,s. For lunch a small qnahty oi e u
u,,f stale bread. and half pint of "li aic', fot
J,rn,r rn1>t beef and mutton mot boil"di ana per-
hans fish or poultry on alternate days AZ an extra
conr>r; now and then Jclly or pam pudding -
& IN r,,. and dry biscuits for dessert. Half
past 10 il the latest for bed time NJ th' 'hF'islly
H. r,,yiu,, I. done only IN the afternoon, hnt when
th. ,r.w migrate 10 other training quarters th'y
49,. morning rows ~ we'll. In the early part OF
tr,;ri,,, = GOOD deal of steady running y done after
th ,.,, row 10 gt on suprItuous flesh later on
extra muscle begins Ia supply Ms place aI' VIII
tr,in,J rrrw will tram up distinctly ~ weight To-
yard the last The third week - the crii'al rri"
when men are prone Ia b" weak. bcion new lnn"l"
has replaced TIE "''" "Ni'n '"'" ~ nav -
Tor athletic sports the system Of training origin
,liv approN mated too much Ia that 81 rnnniugi
mon took too severe exercise aud lost then turn ~
sn.,l They - tired Themselves too often man
cannot do his best every day IN pc,r>iuan'sni. ana
If lr j. asked too many questions M MS pI'pdsd
los he answers less satisfactorily when the artiiai
r,, comes on The training for each distance Ia y"
rnn Is somewhat different; the diet u much tho
same IN all eases. but the exercise varies. Runners
rat more mutton than beef the latter II used too
freely makes them too heavy. In other Respects
their hours and diet much the same ~ those OF
oarsIncn \ runner wants no useless muscle 10
carry. A hundred yards runner takes steady walks,
in thick clothing AZ first 10 reduce, hls weight atu
runs his distance ahout tVO or three tnl,s IN mo
dav generally little short Of top spaced tie "sl"c-
tally prctl>.s starts, for hall the battle ls III GET
ting well away when tie word is given quarter
mile man runs distances of 100 yards I" 2h, az 20
per cent of his pace on the majority ol hiS-' -
taking walking exercise; he does not Try ms DIST
against time more than about once week. mllo
runner tries himself less often but gets a'cls-
t,r,nd to his distance aud runs H. or the greater
mari Of IT, daily AT IA fair pace. tlrre-milr man.
while reducing himself inlly, does nor run over s
Ji.t,ncc within AT least week at hIs race, as to
wonIJ not regain his full powers IN time Neyer-
thcless though men thus refrain ilolh INri" ,as
,hosolvrs before the day of the ra'e, they take
rc ~ far 10 extend themselves IA 10 clear tbrr
,,iud - and also To learn where their ioite I's III
whether Ia make their best pace early iatr or az
through the distance for which they Tram hi'',
INST AZ AN oarsman studies style ~ iuhnTr Pr
attention To his gait and 10 his stride 10 inahs IT,
action as effective and little aborious ~ possio''