Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-03-08
A NoyIcE's STYLE.


From an instantaneous photograph
the air and clear the stick with a regular run.
ming high or broad jump style Both feet 60
over together, and some even 60 90 far a. to
land on both feet, which would stop all their
momentum, and they would have to com
mence running again from almost dead
stand. Unscientiac and wasteful as the style
shown In the second picture is, 1t would be
long time before novice could even do a.
we'll.
The third picture shows how the average
novice clears hurdle. The probabilities are
that he has jumped from his right leg, aud
any one can see what little method there Is iI
his style as compared with the jumper in the
first illustration. He will land ON two feet.
Novices, not being able to bend their legs
In such q way as to clear the hurdle close,
and being afraid Of striking the obstacle and
hurting themselves, generally make 1t point
to get over it safely, no matter how they do
it, nor what the consequences are, % far as
running is concerned, when they land on
terra firma. Before trying hurdling they
can run more or less well, and the fact that
they must take the hurdle at full speed makes
them unusually timid In regard to striking 1t.
There probably is no living person with ath-
letic propensities who cannot slowly leap an
obstacle feet inches high, but to clear il
when running at full speed is another matter,
and that Is what frighteus novices and makes
them assume such ridiculous positions when
trying the game
The best way to learn hurdle racing Is TO
commence by practicing easily over the low
hurdles, or II 2 feet 6 inches Is too high to
jump with confidence try something still
lower. The only trouble in jumping a low
hurdle is that little style is necessary to clear
"A u 4 L.. A.. Al. T. a
inch or higher obstacle and clear it slowly
for style, getting just enough momentum
from short run to carry ones self over it.
After while, IL this Is continued, the athlete
will feel at home, and he can put little
more speed in until he gets up to the regula-
ton foot 9 inch race and use three strides
between the hurdles, which will bring the
same foot to leap from at each hurdle The
high hurdles are put 10 yards apart, which 10
considered distance which the majority Of
athletes can take in three strides II four
strides are used between them different foot
will be used at zach hurdle, and five strides,
which would avoid change of feet, are too
many to be used for speed.
The best record for the 100 yard 5 foot Q
inch high race is 10 seconds, made in England
by several amateurs. The American record
is l6 Is, by A. A. Jordan. This length Of
race and same number Of hurdles, each on
foot lower, has beenrdone in IA 3-5 seconds BY
A. F. COPELAND. The go yard 2 foot 6 inch
high race record is % rs seconds, by A. +.
COPELAND and Herbert Mapes. COPELAND holds
the 800 yard, 10 hurdles, 2 foot q inch high race
record Of 81 3-5 seconds, and L. Il. Myers, the
great quarter mile runner, holds the 40 yard,
10 hurdles, 2 foot inch high race record OF
l minute, SO seconds. COPELAND, in the
same distance, same height, only twice as
many hurdles, has done I minute. AS sec-
onds.
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