The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-04-11

knew most all these things. The man
who contemplates raclng TINS season
should begin about April l 10 prepare
himself, by taking several doses oi
phySic every other day. ana during
that time eat plenty of light FOOD.
such as oatmeal, rice pudding. breau
and milk. soft boiled eggs and o Oh
that nature. After that, with Il resi-
of four days, begin light work on YOU
wheel, say a spin OF three 10 h'e iiiies
twice Il day. | do not believe Ill iohE
work at the start. After Il week OF
this kind Of work you can 20 ,tWC
hundred yards at IA good sprint. about
once Il day, and take spins OF IRON
three to five miles at a good fast cllp
as YOU must now begin to work fol
your wind. and good Sweats are essen
tial.
After two weeks of such work a
rider can begin 10 repeat IN hts work
That is to say. he a 20 out "nd ride
Il quarter of Il mile al top speed, thee
come in, take Il good rub down, and
after Il rest Of twenty minutes or half
an hour. 90 and ride il over again ut
your best speed. Note the time in
each trial. and. in fact. in all your
trials. Then you can see how you are
improving. and if you are taking the
right kind of works. As long as you
improve keep mp the same work. If
you don't improve lie off for 4 day or
two and change to longer II slower
work for a week. and no speeding at
all. Then do some more repeating.
Never repeat over twice Il week after
YOU get SO that YOU can so Il full half
or mile at top speed. You must do the
quarter mile repeats for Il week, then
the half miles the Z Y week, but
make them in the afternoon. and in
the morning 40 stiff work for three to
five miles.
How to Rub Down.
Never loaf around on the track just
after your work. but always ONE in
while the perspiration is out on your
body, Cover yourself we'll for a few
minutes. then take 4 rub down. one
part OF the body at Il time. keeping
the other parts covered. See that
there are no draughtS i'm your train
Ing quarters. and thus prevent your
self from catching cold. one of the
principal features in your training i.
to sweat. When you do uOt sweat you
are not in good condition. This is a
sure sign. Racing men should eat
plenty OF vegetables ana soft food.
and not all bpefSteak ana muttor
chops. l believe in steaks ana chop
or meat of any description eXrnO,
pork. Any kind Of fruit Il man likes
is go0d-in fact, it is grass to Il nan
Another thing Il rider should look to
is his sleep. Take two men OF equal
speed. and the one who will 20 To bed
early and rest we'll through the night
will win the race. Sleep is very essen
tia 10 Il mans best speed. Between
y ana o:3O clock p. III. is the best
time To go To bed. and : O'Clock a. m.
the proper time 10 rise. Good rub
Towns with II hands should he taken
on arising every morning and before
retiring every evening. Hand rubbing
beats any kind Of towel or instrument
that can be used. Walking around is
tlreSOme and makes the muscles stiff
ana sore. Ii IL rider would only re-
main indoors. as a horse is kept in his
stall when receiving preparation for a
race. he would be able To do much
faster work and repeat his races oft
ener. Running is not beneficial % n
cycllSt: therefore. run as little as DOS
sible. In fact, do all your work on the
wheel. An occasional spin on the road
would not do a mar any harm provid-
ing ne does not "scorCh' on the trip.
Don't drink soda water on these trips.
rake Il glass of milk: it will do YOU
more good. \ maj can drink what he
desires during training and the racing
season. except on the day he
New York Herald. Thomas Eek.