The sun., 1889-12-22

marked that he was conscious OF running
faster on the turns than on the straight parts,
was dispelled. for. Simply to keen his balance.
he had TO slide around as fnst as he could. The
times times made u the Eaces y on TT this occasion were
In races oyer q half mile whom speed IL not
board floor track is not felt. for the pace Is slow
enough to enable the runnerto stick TO his gait
and over and ali dsSnees o ScSs %sens n one rhees
arsnot much affected by the absence OF raised
cornets. Bicycle races need them very much.
for the angle at which the riders tin themselves
by rounding turns on an armory track have
caused terious iRlls through the wheel slip.
many that the tires OF n bicycle wheel grip The
ordinary board floor as well as they do, being
inclined ht such sharp angles, The main dini-
Guilty in grading corners on board floor for q
bicyeiist would be to make, the place where
grading begins smooth and free from abrupt
70 go so slow that the grading would be use
less. A runner can step over any little unoven-
ness m In @ track, but wheolman @ cannot a..
firm footing for the athlete is concerned, bo
doors. Tho main trouble with these events Is
tnat place Tor the weights to land on, on has to
CAUSED by the missile mss slipping or one EN- made by
an inaccurate thrower will send tho weight out
OF bounds, and III be of metal tho floor will be
games OF the Gaelic Athletic Association at
Madison Square Garden in the fall Of 1883 tho
weight had 10 be stopped, owing 10 the many
times the weight landed on the floor and broke
the boards. Mattresses and plnnks had been
weight to land on. but the mis- missile would go 20 out
Of bounds and what promised be an inter,
now being made snecially for board floor
games; They are simply pird shot packed in
several q thicknesses Of leather and unless they
floor In tho slightest way. Another difficulty
with holding these games on boards is the lack
moasSror IS very expert he cannot tell within
an inch or two where the weight lands. even
1hgh me Ss bS extra ahS has
The most satisfactory way. for weight throw
inc on board floor is to have box OF dirt
ably hard and have tho c9mretitors throw from
the boards into the soil; The plot OF dirt can be
ing done Te psn eoHd
athlete can leap from the boards. in this game
have a soft place to land on 10 prevent Jar
to the knees. The same remarks In regard
IN THIS game All KINDS S umpne WRere
either the boards or mat can, be used for
landing il popular on board floor, qnd the
two inches less in this country than tho record
made out of doors. Rubber-soled shoes are
athletes have tried, very short spikes. Tho
latter are generally barred on account OF the
injury they do to the floor.
During the next three months many indoor
athletic games are booked throughout the
eastern part Of the country, and tho probabili-
ties are that some board-hoor records will be
broken. Athletes feel much more at home. in
floor than they used to. Tho iberality of tho
various regiments in giving athletic games by
allowing athletes to practise nights alter drills
are over. has done much toward developing
good performances at indoor games. and when
1t is thought OF the several fine now armories
now building IN this city. It can be seen that
board floor athletic competitions will receive
much more encouragement in tho future than
they have during the comparatively short in
terval In which they have sprung into favor.