The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-06-28
eAps PHYSICALLY.

..,mal to Compare VIZ"
Anl"'' ~ Endurance.
.,r in n bicycle race at Londoi
English rider named 9 a =. : a;ins a !,
s MS average speed for thu
~ ~ ,;.,once was almost exactly
flfs - and 20 seconds to the mile, Z
n 81 s,t ct than any rider had ever at
N ~ tor or a single mile only four years
the most wonderful feat
w. s.h;s Great feat of endurance anc
:. IN Is the slight difference be,
u n the average time for each mile Of
81 !, ", .be fastest mile ridden under like
~ .i.;ons either by the same man OF
nv other athlete. There has never 2:
4 q ! mile ridden in a race on a o.
!, anv country in less than 2:o5.
!. Il not probable that the hero OF the
a.breaking ride just reported
Iondon has ever gone a mile race
less than 2'lo. IL !,
evident. therefore, that he had
a. 10 miles within about 10 seconds
~ mile OF the fastest time he ever
! i race for single mile, and
ne difference between the average
for every mile of a 50-nile race
only about 10 seconds, or about ID
eent more than the best record
made for a single mile by any
y in competition.
need hardly be said that any such
urapce in speed is entirely un-
Dwn among the lower animals,
IN move on land. 1t is very doubt
indeed. whether there is a bird
jch can fly for two hours at a speed
hearty approaching its greatest pace
two minutes. Horses and dogs are
erly incapable of approximating
\ sustained speed. No antelope or
4 could live through SO tremendous
ktrain. Neither could any wolt or
maintain so nearly his best pace
mile through a steady run of so
ss As for many quick and power
beasts Of prey, like lions and tige-s,
u are not able to keep up their
n leaps for more than a short dis
ce. The ostrich exhausts itself in
! minutes of running at it highest
ed.
hese comparisons are only one more
stration of the fact that man, al.
hgh much written down as an ami
by thoughtless or ill-informed
bons, is in many respects the super
merely in feats of strength and
|urance, of all the living world. He
ptable to lead in many single tests,
| if great, all round athletic coz
could be arranged for all animals
Fesented by the best individuals OF
n species, man would surely win |
inst all competitors. Some would
Fun him. Others would beat him in
|ying and lifting weights. Still 9TH
Fould outswim him. The monkeys
I'D easily defeat him in elm bing.
\ could match him in throwing. |
L could 60 SO many miles in week
month. Only the apes could COM
with him on trapeze bars. and
living creatures could climb a rope
be could. The animals which
4 beat him in high jumping
4 not keep up in many other con-
In wrestling and fighting,
Re man is often considered least
to hold his own against, the
ls, a Sandow would be more than
''eh Tor many creatures commonly
ned very formidable, the man be-
'ntlrely unarmed. The grand av-
would certainly give man first
Y efuth is thst there are many ami
powerful in muscles and able to
nphsh many remarkable feats,
are not to be compared to man
= capacity Of their hearts and
IN proportion to their size.
siore' the human animal is the
ENDURING of all, and his bodily
aent, merely in matters of
ssn' skill and prolonged exertion,
Oest known in the whole ami
~orld.-Cleveland Leader.