Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-19

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ed of them. This
NJ should be done grad
" Tally. otherwise there
will be soreness and
stiffness that IL likely to cause disgust after
the first trial.
One to two miles. two or three times a
week, at an easy gait. should in a short
time get one in condition so that at the end
Of that distance he will feel no fatigue or
evil effects from his exercise On the OF
cays-that is. the DAYS one fails to take q
run-he should t42s light exercise with
dumb bells or Chest weights, 80 that the
whole body may be in a condition to stand
the strain that mas be put upon it.
In the commencement Of your exercise be
very careful not to overdo the matter; al
ways stop with the feeling that you could
60 further without firing.
In making your regular runs one Of the
best ways is to jog along until well warmed
up and then try a dash for twenty or
thirty yards, slow down for a hundred
yards or 30, then another dash. and
| in this way You will soon have your wind
| in fine condition and will feel no shortness
Of breath after q burst Of speed After
getting 30 far 1T you may then pick out the
specially for which you seem most ftted.
| be II long or short distance running, hur-
ding or hammer or weight throwing.
In all ordinary competitions dieting need
not be the course Of torture such as Is gen
orally supposed necessary. No man need
| eat that which 10 disasreeable to him. A
man that can't eat rare meat may have his
| we'll done and vice versa. No man need
starve and work himself to death In field
sports.
| eggs nicely cooked and palatable. Eschew
rich pastry. buildings. sweet stuffs and the
like. although rice. tapioca- plain cake IN
| moderation will not cause any Ill enects.
Vegetables that agree with you may be
article Of diet It IL better that you should
| eat It. as IL will work less harm 70 the
digestive powers than the desire for 1t VIII
TO your nerves.
| liquors, as they give false stength. and
their seeming good effects are but tenn
| porary. Tobacco should not be used, as IL
interferes seriously with the wind: cape
| cially cigarettes, which are generally in
| hailed to the detriment OF the lungs. How
| ever, IL one has been accustomed to the
| steady use Of tobacco. q few whiffs two or
| three times a day will work no material
harm, but should only be used when the
| nervous system seems to demand IL.
Battle regularly, using luke-warm water
| In preference to cold, and sponge instead
ing to the system, and Is as bad an evil as
overwork Once a week 10 plenty often for
the use Of soap or the tub. and should be
done as quickly as possible. Dry quickly
and rub on with q rather coarse towel
Should you be DO placed that your bath
must be Of cold water. give the body in
drying a brisk rubbing, until you can feel
the blood circulating freely throughout the
body.
Go to bed early. say, not later than 1880.
and At the same time each night II possible.
and get full eight or nine hours, sleep
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training for any event. And one thing the
novice must remember-do not overtrain.
for staleness il worse than being under
trained and soft.
sprfnting.
BY sprinting II meant q dash at full
speed, every muscle strained until the
! distance IL covered. The distance most
commonly covered IL 100 and go yards.
In training for events of this character
tum. with the start being the most import
ant OF all things. That Ia at the crack Of
the pistol or other signal you are OF and
moving at your best speed. Very few per-
sons will use the same start. but you
that suits you best and stick to II. The
general start Is with the left foot on the
line with the right foot back from eighteen
forward, and the right back, 80 that upon
the signal you may lunge forward. right
hand and right foot together This forward
movement allows you to catch your stride
should be a small hole in which to rest the
right foot, 30 as to prevent your slipping
as you take your forward lungs.
The outfit consists. for eprinting, Of q
sticks. to be grasped in the hands. and a
pair Of spiked running shoes. The shoes
will give you the advantage Of about four
seconds in q hundred yards. The whole ruin
L. a. hx- her.e to- ~.
shoe as possible. which will give you the
necessary push or. The swing of the arms
should help every stride. One OF the
reasons that running is such a favorits Is
owing to the fact that you can find men Of
all stages OF physical development, though
as a rule small men, not heavily muscled,
have proved the fastest One thing should
be noticed in running short distances, and
that is do not try your full distance at fun
speed too often. Once q week is often
enough-never more than twice. A week or
ten days before entering into competition
yourself by giving him few yards start
50 that you may tell how you are as to
form.
Throwing the hammer and putting the
shot lie almost wholly a class Of work that
engages the attention Of men of heavy
physique, whose Drawn and muscle allow
them to toy with the 56-pound weight or
send 16-pound hammer whirling through
the air.
The Amateur Athletic Union rules are that
the hammer, with q four-foot handle shall
weigh sixteen pounds. and be thrown from q
circle seven feet in diameter. The hammer
may be any shape. generally round or pear
shaped. The momentum is given by rapidly
spinning around, and when the greatest
impetus il gained the hold on the hammer IL
loosened q kind of push being given at
the last moment calling into play the mus
cles Of the back and loins. As the hammer
Is swung around the same way the thrower
spins II Is the same principle as IL II were
attached to the circumference Of q revolving
circle and at the moment OF delivery to
centrifugal force causes the hammer to
fly OF at q straight line. Mr.. James s
Mitchell has a record OF las feet and some
fraction of an inch.
In shot-putting the main point IL not to
employ mere arm work for the propulsion
of the weight. but to get the impetus from
the spring and half turn OF the body. The
common and accepted method Of doing this
Is as follows: The putter as he IL called
stands back Of the circle, with the weight
in his right hand and the body balanced
on his right leg: then the right half of his
body IL shot forward. arm, body and mus
Giles moving In unison.
Hurdle Racing.
Hurdle racing Is to the spectator one of
the most popular II all the trials OF out