The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-26

best wishes Of every man, woman and
child in tho country. A large number
of Cornell students will acconpany
them from Ithaca to the city. They
have chartered n large steamer, on
which they will accompany the Paris
down the bay. There viii be aaas, n
brass band. cheers and whistle toots
and "Cornen-I-Yells" nnumernble.
1t will be o great day for the college
boy.
Photography LIS destined TO play u
very Important part in sporting affairs
in tho no distant future. The day of
tho old thick head, rule of thumb,
trainer is fast passing away. Even inS
training pugilists he is almost obsolete
a man preparing for u fistic contest Ia
no longer dronchcd with .'blaok
draughts" or compelled to live on stale
bread and becfstealos merely warmed
over the Goals cred rags" thoy used to
be called}, with o pint of ale for gravy.
Competent trainers now recognize what
doctors have long known, that no two
men are alike in constitution, any more
than they are in appearance, and hat
tho treatment that may be just the
thing Tor II man will not do for an
other at all. In training the Cornell
crew Courtney has found the cumera of
ineSt!mablc value. Actors often saw:
IL could only go in front and see N.Y.
self play / would soon be able to cor
rect I'LL my poses, walks and POSITIONS
Courtney makes the camera do this
work for his men. He takes snap shots
at his men i'll action, and when the pic
lures arc developed each man can see
for himself whether or not he worked
as he should. These pictures are OBJ
ject lessons of the most interesting
character. They will be u valuable ad-
dition to the athletic archives of the
college, and they will grow moro and
more valuable from year 10 year.
There is II place where photoera-
ply does not meet with favor, and,
oddly enough, it is the place where it Is
most needed. That is, on the race
track. We are taught that there are
exceptions to all rules and thai man,
proud man., with all his accomplish
ments, is but fallible. We know, too,
for straightforward performers have
demonstrated it thousands Of times,
chat the eye, wonderful as is its power.
cannot follow accurately objects in
quick motion il Tint motion be irreg1l-
lar. The exception to this rule is the
ability of race track judges and start
ers to perform their duties without
making a single blunder. These gen-
tlenen claim absolute infallibility. 1t
Ia rue that thousands of people fire.
quently differ in opinion from them,
just as they do from the opinions Of
asebnll umpires. who are also infal-
lible. 1T would seem that these gentle
men would welcome the camera to
their stands as a valuable adjunct to
aid them IN justly determining close
finishes, bat they do not. They look
upon 1T with distrust. This is, l think,
largely due to the fact that nowadays
race track judges and starters are won
derfully well paid for their SERVICES,
and they recognize that if tho camsAl
We're called in to help Thorn their sM-
aries would soon be cut down. They
may Kick now, but l venture tho
prediction that, within five years; every
hrst-cIass race track in the country
VIII be provided with u suitable place
Tor Yflotographing its finishes and a.
q DIRK room for instantly develofkJ
theplates. The photographer 1 spfaS ,
OF TOLLS me that if he had such acctY
mediation he could develop a plate in
three minutes hat would enableNhe
judges to determine absolutely Who
winner in q nose-and-nose finish. This
being the case, the day OF the pprblind
and often tncempatenf~ raoe.traek iuduA |