The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-12
MAN LEADS PHYSICALLY.
No Animal to Compare With Him in
| Feats of Endurance.

Last Saturday in a bicycle race al
London an English rider named Green
made the astonishing record of fifty miles
in 1:56:45 As. His average speed for the
entire distance was almost exactly 2:2C
to the mile, a faster rate than any rider
had ever attained for single mile only
four years ago.
Even now the most wonderful feature
of this great feat of endurance and
strength is the slight difference between
the, average time for each mile of fifty
and the fastest mile ridden under like
conditions either by the same man or by
any any other athlete. There has never
been a mile ridden in d race on bicycle
in any country in less than 2:05 1t is not
probable that the hero of the record
breaking ride just reported from London
has ever gone mile in less than Z:lO: II
is evident, therefore, that he had ridden
the mile of the fastest time he has ever
made in a race for single mile, and the
difference between the average time for
every mile of q. fifty-mile race. was only
about fifteen seconds, or Is per cent more
than the best record ever made for a
single mile by any rider in competition.
It need hardly be said that any such
endurance in speed is entirely unknown
among. the lower animals which move, or
land. 1t is very doubtful, indeed. whether
there is bird that can fly for two hoTrs
at a speed so nearly approaching Its
greatest pace for two minutes. Horses
and dogs are utterly incapable of approx
mating such sustained speed. No ante
lope or deer could live through so tire
mendous strain. Neither could any vol
or fox maintain so nearly. his best pace
for a mile through n steady run OF ftty
miles. AS for many quick and poWerIu
BEASTS of prey, like lions ana tigers me, oneS
for more than a short distance. Inc os
, trich exhausts itself in a few minutes Of
running at it's highest speed:
These comparisons are only one more
illustration of that fact that man, al
though much written down as an animal
by thoughtless or ill-informed persons, J:
in many respects the superior, mercy II II
feats of strength and endurance. OF al
the living world. He is not able 10 ieaG
in many single tests, but II a great an
round athletic contest could be arranSsS
for all animals, represented by the pes
Individuals of every specie, man WoIIC
surely win against all compeutors;; o Idnt
would outrun him. Others Woulo pe .;I
him in carrying and lifting we1ghts' SUI
others would outswim MIN. inc Inou
KEYS would easily defeat him in climDlns
None could match him in throwing: Noht
could go 50 many miles in a week OF :. :
month. only the apes e end few V iiyint
creatures could climb rope as ne Coul !,
! The animals which could beat MN III l,
: high jumping could not keep up III 5u t;.
other contests In wrestling ana nghtilnls IN
where man is often considered least aoi'
to hold his own against the beasts
Sandow would be more than q ND mat sci, - ~.
many creatures commonly ue ,stirai,, ,,,;
Formidable, the man being ent,reY un
armed The grand average would certain
" give man the first place. ri
The truth is that there are many ny am y
mails powerful in muscles ana aple ;o :
a are not to be compared to man in th n
capacity of their hearts and lungs ~ II
proportion to their size Th ed,IItne 'o q
III and his bodily equipment. merely II
matters of strength, skill and prolo 2Ib01.
exertion. is the best known in the Whole
animal world.-Cleveland Leader.