Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-03-16

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the air and clear the stick with a regular run
ming high or broad jump style. Both feet 20
over together, and some even go SO far as to
land on both feet, which would stop all their
momentum, and they would have to com
mence running again from almost a dead
stand. Unscientific and wasteful as the style
shown in the second picture is, il would he a
long time before a novice could even do as
we'll.
The third picture shows how the average
novice clears u hurdle. The probabilities are
that he has jumped from his right leg, and
any one can see what little method there is in
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 a way as to clear the hurdle close,
and being afraid Of striking the obstacle and
hurting themselves, generally make it a point
to get over IL safely, no matter how they do
IL, nor what the consequences are, 50 far as
running Is concerned, when they land on
terra iirma. 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 it.
There probably is no living person with ath-
letie propensities who n slowly leap an
obstacle 3 feet 6 inches high, but TO clear it
when running at full sped is another matter,
aud that is what ~frighter- novices and makes
them assume such ridiculous positions when
trying the game.
The best way to learn hurdle racing is 10
m by practicing easily over the low
hurdles. or II 2 feet 0 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 10 clear
IL, and IL might be better to take q 2 foot 8
inch or higher obstacle and clear il slowly
for style, getting just enough momentum
from a short run 10 carry ones self over II.
After a while, II this is continued. the athlete
will feel Mt home. and he can put a little
more speed in until he gets up 10 the regula-
ton 3 foot q inch race and use three strides
between the hurdles. which will bring the
same foot 10 leap from ut each hurdle. The
high hurdles are put 10 yards apart, which is
considered a distance which the majority Of
athletes can take In three strides. II four
strides are used between them a different foot
will be used Mt zach hurdle, and five strides,
which would avoid q change OF feet, are too
many to be ussl for speed.
The best record for the LOO yard 8 foot Q
inch high race IL 10 seconds, made In England
By several amateurs. The American record
n 10 Is, by A. A. Jordan. This length Of
racs and same number Of hurdles, each one
foot lower, has been done In IA 3-5 seconds by
A y. COPELAND. The 90 yard Q foot Q inch
high race record is % rs seconds, by A. r.
COPELAND and Herbert Maps. COPELAND holds
ths80o yard, 10 hurdles, 2 foot Q inch high roc
record Of 81 35 seconds, and L. X Myers, Tie
great quarter mile runner. holds the 40 yard,
10 hurdles, 2 foot o inch high race record u
I minute, I So seconds. COPELAND, IN ths
ane distance, same height, only twics -
many hurdles, has done ] minute, ~ 80
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