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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-06
OF ATHLETES
Useful Data for Those Interested in
Outdoor Sports-Bv George
D. Baird

Sturgess, October 10, 1895. An American
amateur, w. II. Purdy, covered the dis
lance in 50 100 SO at New York, May %
1880.
Seven miles. This is the championship
distance on the English and American
programmes, although we do not contest
them on the same day with the other
events as formerly. The best professional
record is 51:04, by Raby August 20, 1883.
The English amateur record is 81 :27. by
Sturgess, October 10, 1895. The best by
an American amateur is 54:07 by E. E.
Merrill at Boston, October 5, $780, In the
race in which he established the records
mentioned above Meagher made the dis
lance in 81 :l11%.
Let me say concerning the above that
have no confidence whatever in the rec
ords credited 10 Raby. Ny reasons for
this opinion can be found in my article on
walking in the issue of August g.
Meagher's records have the utmost faith
in, as, although did not witness the per-
Torrance, l watched him while he was
training for the race.
The next subject that we will consider is
jumping, and the first in order is the run
ming high jump. In this game the anna
tours far exceed the professionals. The
best on record in the world is feet 55S
inches, and it is held by an American
amateur, NJ. F. Sweeney, at New York,
September 81, 1895. The next best is by
NJ. Conrov, at Melbourne, Australia, De-
cember 81, 1891. The best Irish record is
6 feet Az inches by ]. M. Ryan, August
10 and September 16, 1895. The best Eng
lish record can be regarded with pride by
Americans. for it Is held by W. B. Page,
our champion at that time (record 6:4),
namely. 6 feet3H inches, and was made ut
Stourbridge, Eng. August 15 1887. The
best by an Englishman is feet 21% inches.
by M. J. Brooks at London, April Z, 1876.
The highest point ever reached by q pro-
fessional is feet IL inches, and curiously
enough by three men on two continents.
D. w. Johnston cleared this height on
July 1, 1879 at Bellville, Ont, and John
West the same at Brooklyn, N. Y, July
%, 1881. AS just remarked, England's
professional record is the same, by E.
Vardy, Hayden, August 81, 1859. The
Pacific Coast record is 6 feet inches, at
Portland. June q, 1896.
Running broad jump. This record is
almost as much of curiosity as the one
just mentioned, for the best in the world
is % :611, by G: s. Reber, at Detroit, Mich,
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been different picture and could not pos.
slbly have been made to express the same
idea. Such compositions are plentiful
enough in this part of the State. Up around
San Rafaelthere are any amount OF just such
scenes, and if the amateur gets started on
them he will find it hard job to tackle
anything else. The best result will be OBJ
tanned on a picture like this by making it
early in the morning, when the distant
trees are softened by mist. Don't use too
fast plate and you will surely be pleased
| with the result.
San Joaquin Ranch" is an oblong COM
position and is very easy to make. Be
sure that you get close enough to the
trees In the middle distance After TO-
cusing your camera cut off your fore
ground with the rising front and leave
plenty of sky. The exposure must suit
the subject, although the one from which
the drawing was made was very short
one. print taken from this plate will
not at first produce a pleasing effect
There will be too much sky. Say 1T is an
8x1O plate. 1t will then be necessary to
cut off about three inches OF the sky, Ieav-
ing the print 5xl0 inches. The effect of
doing this is to make the objects and the
light and shade balance and harmonlze.
By studying the drawing it will be seen
that the light of the water and sky are
about equal in quantity to the dark of the
trees and grass, which was not the case be-
fore the sky was cut off. A composition
like this will make picture at any no ur
between the first break OF dawn and the
last ray of daylight.
Buildings in Mexico" shows the cir
cular form of composition, which is the
easiest to work. The same picture printed
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of your fingers and thumbs on the table.
Keep your fingers as straight as possible
to the first Joint. Let the bend come here.
Now, sustaining your weight upon the
outstretched fingers rise slowly to your
toes; stand thus for moment, then sit
down, still keeping your fingers on the
table. When your hands have become
stronger try sustaining yourself upon your
tiptoes with your fingers against the
wall, standing at arms length from it,
and, finally, practice lying upon the
floor, face downward, and pushing your
self up with your fingers pressed against
the floor Do not let the palms touch the
floor at all. This Is good exercise for the
arms, as well as the fingers, and tends to
develop the triceps muscles, giving
roundness and fullness to the back
of the arms and helping to build up the
shoulders. Lifting weights is good excr-
else for separate fingers. Begin with
small weights and gradually increase.
! You will find yourself in time able 10 lift
a very heavy weight, even with the little
finger. If you have access to good gym
nasium you will do well to practice this
lifting with the aid of the proper appli-
ances, but, lacking these, proceed eau
tiously and patiently with such apparatus
as you can contrive at home. Be careful.
however, not to overdo. Your object is to
supple and strengthen the fingers, not to
strain them or enlarge the joints.
Vary your exercises from time to time
by holding small coin, say a dime, be-
tween the tip of the thumb and that of
the first finger. Extend this exercise to
each of the other fingers, until you can
hold the coin, tightly, between the thumb
and little finger for five minutes without
fatigue. Try holding it, always tightly,
between the ends of the fingers as well.
A rubber ball or wad of paper squeezed
in the hand tor a few minutes every dav
will develop the grip and strengthen the
fingers, but simply opening and shutting
the fingers is better still. Close the right
hand and put it in the left palm holding
both hands down at one side. Now press
upward with the left hand and down
ward with the right until you have raised
both hands on level with your chin.
Repeat with the left hand in the right
palm. This is capital for Strengthening
wrists and forearms. A month of this
sort OF work should make an appreciate
difference in your ability to endure man
ual exertion. You should find sewing,
writing, the use of small tools and instru-
ments of pencils and brushes, in drawing
and painting, and in fact, every sort of
minute manipulation easier. At the end |
OF six months of faithful exer else of the
hands you Will find you have made great
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Hurdling-15o yards, eight hurdles, 8
feet inches high. H. L Williams ran
this distance in 1917 seconds in New York,
! Septem Der 20, 1890.
30 yards, over ten flights, 8 feet inches
| high. This is the most popular hurdle
race of all ana is on the cham pionship list
in England and America, also the inter-
collegiate and inter university. The best
on record in the world is Is 2-5 by Stephen
Chase on Travers Island, n. Y, Septem-
Der 2S, 1895. Next to this stands the Pacific
Coast record of 1874 seconds, by W. H.
Henry, at the championship games. May
80, 1892 England's best is 10 As by d. D..
Bulger, at Ballsbridge, Ireland, August l.,
1892, and the same by Godfrey Shaw, Lon
don, July 6, 1895.
900 yards over ten hurdles, 2 feet 6
inches high. The best on record for this
event is 43-5 seconds by j. L. Bremen Jr. of
Harvard at the intercollegiate games, New
York, May, 1895. The Pacific Coast record is
26 seconds by Harry Torrey on the curve of
the Olympic track. This event is not pop
uIar in England.
We will now turn our attention to the
records for walking. For one mile we find
that w. Perkins h as held undisputed pos
session of the record for nearly twenty
years. On June l. 1874, he walked a mile
at London in 6:23. The best amateur
record in the world is 6:29 3-5 by F. 2. MUIR
ray at New York October %, 1888.
The best professional record in America
is 6:36 3-5. by J. Meagher, at New York
Novem Der %, 1882. The best amateur record
for England is 6:32 is. by A.. Whyatt, at
Birmingham, May 8, 1884. The best on
record for the Pacific Coast is 6:4S 3-5, by
Horace Coffin at the cham pionship games
May 80, 1891
The best record for two miles is 1874,
by ]. W. Raby at London August 20,
1888. The English amateur record is
1874, by W. ]. Sturgess at London Sep
TENDER IA, 1895. Americas best is
10; 4S 3-5 by Murray at Brooklyn, N. Y,
May 30, 1884. Only trifle worse than this
is the performance of J. Meagher, the pro-
fessional, 13:49 SIS, November %, 1882, at
New York. The best coast record is
15:241z, by Horace Coffin at the champion
ship games, October Is, 1898.
Three miles. Best on record, 20:21X
by Raby, at London, August 20, 1888. The
best amateur time is 81 :16 As, by Stur-
CESS, at London, September %, 1895. In
America we have an amateur record
little better. On November 6, 1888, Muir
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square was not at all pleasing. There was
considerable ground in the front that did
not mean anything and did not even help
to fill out the light and shade. By cutting
this off the different walls of the buildings
all go back into their proper places and
produce balance. The light and shade
happen to be good on this picture or
nothing could have been done withit.
The circular form of composition will be
found a very useful shape in more ways
than one. Many pictures that do not look
well when printed the size and shape of
the negative give most satisfactory results
when printed in circle. A negative with
a bad spot on it can often be utilized wit b
a circular mat.
The same rules that apply to the sub
jects mentioned apply to all other land
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others and bending it at the second joint.
Keep the first joint stiff and the other
fingers motionless. It will be exceedingly
difficult at first, but by persistent exercise
you will in time be able to do this with
any finger on the hand. 1t is an excellent
exercise for suppling the fingers.
Ii your hands are stiff and inclined to
cramp the following is a good exercise
Sit at some distance from a low table
stretch out your arms, and rest the tips
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tours exceed, for the best record is held by
an American, 5:314, A. P. Schwaner, at
New York, June IL, 1892. 'Scotland's best
is Ali, by H. Andrews, at DaIkeith in
1875. The best in England is 4:10, by F.
Hargreaves and E. Moore, at Pendlebury,
August 5, 1871 Professionals prefer to
use weights when jumping in the stand
ing high, so 1 decided to omit their per-
formances.
Standing broad Jump. The greatest
leap on record is 12:11z, by an English
professional, J. Darby, at Dudley, May %,
1890. II. NJ. Johnson, the distinguished
American professional, who was known
and died in this City in 1890, cleared dis
lance of 1O:1OK at New York, September
4, 1884. Schwaner, the American amateur
Just referred to, leaped distance of 1898
at Travers Island, near New Y ork, October
8, 1892. The best by an English amateur
is 1875 by J. ]. Tickle, Manchester, Septem-
Der 2, 1871. The best on the Pacific Coast is
most creditable performance, 1881 by H.
P. Hammond, at the University of Cali
fornia, November u, 1891.
Pole vaulting. The best on record in
the world under the American rule,
which forb:ds the leaper to climb the pole,
is IL feet So inches, by w. S. Roden-
baugh, at Philadelphia, Septem Der II, 1892.
The English record. under more Ienient
rules, is 11:9, by R. d. Dickinson, at Kid
dermaster, Ireland, July II, 1892. The
best coast record is 1O:IO1l, by C. E. Dole,
May 8. 1896.
Throwing the hammer. The best Amer
lean amateur record is 145 feet q of an
inch. bv T. s. Mitchell. at Trayers Island
N. Y, October 8, 1892. The best British
record under our rules is LAT feet, by J.
Flanagan, at London, April 6, 1896. Our
best coast record is 136 feet ~ inches, by
R. ". Edgren, May 3, 1896.
Putting the shot (16 pounds). Best on
record in the world, Al feet, by G. R.
Gray, at Chicago, September 16 1898.
Great Britain's best is As :51I, by D. Hor-
gan, Dublin, August 5, 1894. The best pro-
R. w. EDGREN, Champion Hammer
Thrower of the Coast.
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hands are more supple than most that L
have examined, you will find it difficult to
keep the fingers from cooperating with
the motion of even this comparatively
isolated member. Now, keep the thumb
and all the other fingers perfectly
straight and still move the little finger
sidewise, as far as it will go. Persist in
this until you are able to keep all the
other fingers perfectly still. Then prac-
tice keeping the little finger close to the
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fessional record is 42:61k, by D. c. Ross, at
New York, November 4, 1882. The greatest
ever thrown on the Pacific Coasts 40:1O1l,
by Ralph Lloyd.
Throwing the 56-pound weight (seven-
foot circle with turn), 1876. by J. s.
Mitchell. at Philadelphia, October s25,
1888; Great Britain, 36:1, by T. f. Kelley,
at Clonmel, Ireland. August Z, 1898; Pa
chic Coast, 2S:1, by V. N. Baculich, at the
Olympic track. Septem Der 9, 1891.
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progress in manual experiences. You can
contriye for yourself all manner of deli
cate exercises. There is none better than
dropping water from a vial Hold the
vial in one thumb and foreinger, the
cork in the other, and let the water run,
drop By drop, upon the cork and thence
into saucer. Count the drops as they
fall. Thus hands, nerves and eyes get a
wholesome and delicate exercise.
PENELOPE PowELsoN.
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ray walked the distance in 100 LIS at
New York. The professional record for
America stands at 21:11H, by Meagher,
coast is 1881 1-5, by James Jarvis at the
championship games. May 80, 1891.
Five miles. Raby holds this record
also, having been credited with 35:10
August 20, 1888. The American profess
slonal IS 36:oS, by Meagher, as above.
England's best amateur time is 1921, by
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NJ II, IIll uli''"lll IIl,illIiIIlIIII

July A, 1891, and by c. B. Fry, at Oxford.
England, March 4, 1893. Ireland's best is
1872, by P. DAWN, twice in 1888. America
holds the best professional record, q :611z,
by Johnston as above, at Guelph, Ont,
October Is, 1879. There does not appear
to be an English professional record that
1 can discover. The coast record is 1924,
by v. E. Schefferstein, at Oakland, June 8,
1883.
Standing high Jump. Again the anna
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R PHOT0GRAPHY-LAnD COMPOSITION

in any more than is necessary to the sub
iect, but give that all you. can. But after
all more can be learned in day by trying
than in a week of reading, provided that
you will ''study your ground glass;"
WILL SPARKS.
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quence, would have taken away considera-
bic of the interest from this part of the
picture. AS the picture IS they could only
prove a detraction. To be sure those
forms might have been pleasing and in a
way made a picture, but it would have
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scapes, The first thing to do is to get a
subject that is either picturesque or inter
esting or both. Then study it from diff
ferent views and decide which shows it to
best advantage and also brings out the
best effect of light and shade. Do not get
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There is too much sky, to begin with, and
the distant objects are too far away from
those in the middle distance. This is
partly due to using cheap lens, which
has a tendency to do just this very thing.
1t is true that if fine lens had been used
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10
Too Much Duttcr Color.

"What is the matter with that but
ter? Do the COWS give bloody milk,
and does the blood show in the cream
We did not make that butter, that came
from the store. Why in the name or all
that is good makes the creamery man
put in such an overdose OF butter color!
II must be because 1t increases the
weight. the increase costing less than
so much cream.
Years ago, no matter how many-any
how it was before any creameries or
butter fat tester either-a firm in New
York manufacturing churns offered
fifty dollars as a premium for the best
essay on butter making. / thought
would compete because had years OF
experience under lady then my wife
who had learned and practiced the art
in Delaware county, New York, one OF
the best butter counties in the Empire
state. So, having some use OF the PEI
and also a little of the English Ian
guage, | set to work, commencing WITH
the empty pail and in the cow yard.
The committee was composed OF prac-
teal men and also an editor Of an agri-
cultural journal, Thurber by name. 1t
seemed to me long time before they
reached a conclusion. The committee
had debated long and seriously. They
thought me entitled to the premium.
but because lady competitor of Jack
sonville, Illinois, had recommended or
advocated butter color, stating tho eye
ought to be pleased as well as the taste,
of course bowed respectfully-because
the premium went to lady. l have
not changed my mind at all, and would
not for $50. The deepest orange co!or
is to me repulsive, and | cannot help
thinking of oleo when it is placed be-
fore me. Corn meal, pumpkins, bran
and carrots, and, if on hand, rutabagas,
or mangolds, with fine hay, red-top and
clover, will make naturally yellow but
ter which is attractive, rather than re-
pulsive.-Geo. w. Murtfeldt in Journal
of Agriculture.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10
Love and Religion.

Here is an interesting story of the ef'
feet of Christianity upon the love-mak,
ing of Ceylon. find 1t in The Mission.
airy Review of the World: 1T is the Gus
tom among the Singhalese," writes 8
missionary of Ceylon, ito receive 9
dowry with the bride; and this variei
from so rupees to 10000 rupees. a
dowerless girl has not much chance
nowadays of getting married. How
ever. there are exceptions. A young
Christian man fell in love with q very
poor, fatherless girl, who at the time
was also a Buddhist. He wished to
marry ..er but would not do so until
she became a Christian. He put her
under the care of catechist and his
wife. who taught her, and he paid for
her board and lodging. After few
months she was baptized, and month
later married, the bridegroom paying
for her wedding attire"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10
Winter Care of Fowls.

Now that the winter is beginning to
be cold the hens should have warm
meal every morning. Boil some Irish
or sweet potatoes or turnips and mix
with them some bran, ship-stuif and
corn meal in equal parts and feed hot
Give them just what they will eat
up clean. At night before they go to
roost feed a mixture of whole corn and
oats in equal parts. If the weather
should become so cold as to freeze wa
ter, then they should have water slight
~ warm given them two or three times
a day. Always see that they have
green food, in the shape of grass,
clover or vegetables, every day, and
a feed of fresh bone, cut or broken fine,
two or three tines a week Will greatly
assist in The production OF eggs. Meat
scraps ana tat will also help them.
Give a variety of food and keep warm
and dry.-Southern Planter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10
CHIPS.

Folly Is simply pleasure which hurts
daughters wrinkles mock those OF
time.
Theory makes laws for necessity to
break.
a fault acknowledged is a fault re-
paired.
You can't be happy If you expect too
much.
Every man either has hobby or tho
catarrh.
Fate means anything which gets the
best of us.
Charity is something everybody else
should have.
We are born crying, live complaining,
and die disappointed.
Egotism is harder to endure than
tyranny or falsehood.
A good character is in all cases the
fruit of personal exertion.
Education is a better safeguard to
liberty than standing army.
In forming a bad habit remember
that it will be very hard to quit.
Every difficulty slurred over will be
ghost to disturb your repose later on.
The best education in the world is
that got by struggling to get living.
Ambition thinks no face so beautiful
as that which locks from under
crown.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10
Many breeders.

There are but few persons who make
business of raising thoroughbred
poultry alone, but the namber IS in
creasing each and every year. l have
known men of small means, after they
have proved to their own satisfaction
that they could make fair profit keep
ing iifty fowls, who have venturcd to
increase the number, until enough had
been procured to occupy their whole
time and bring in good profit and the
expense OF living In a great many in
stances thcra is great saving of time
when business is done on a large scale.
Today we can find poultry plants that
require the services of several men,
attending and feeding the fowls, gath
erinS and packing the eggs, and get
ting fowls ready for shipment. Taking
the East, West, North and South, poul-
try keeping is more generally practiced
than any other business that you could
mention. More people breed poultry
today than can be found in any other
branch of industry. In many cases only
a lew fowls are kept to supply the
eggs for the table of a family. The
greatest number ara kept Ivy the farm
ers, in docks ranging from fifty to
three hundred. The farmers should be
the poultry keepers; they have the best
facilities for raising the chickens; they
can taks advantage of sure supply or
insect food, which promotes growth.
There are farmers who raise poultry
more CT less, as a source of income
and this income, though it seems
small, helps to obtain many a thing
without which there would be discom-
fort.
The Importance of this branch of
industry must be recognized by every
one who likes good fare; take away the
eggs and sec how many dishes would
be spoiled. The poultry interest is so
much scattered that its value is not
properly estimated. Just look at the
new journals that have been bobbing
up all over the United States. People
at large are better informed in regard
to taking care of poultry than our fore
fathers were; they house their fowls
moro comfortably. Wealthy people
have taken hold of the business, and it
is this class of people which help along
the fancy" wonderfully. Poultry will
always be kept, in large or small flocks,
and will always interest a greater num-
Der than any other branch of live
STOCK breeding.-Poultry Monthly.