Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-22

heart action in two different ways.
"First, the stomach will take up more
blood than at any other time; conse-
quently, rest two hours after dinner to
relieve the heart as much as possible.
Second, the more you eat the longer it
will take to digest your food-provided
the food is the same Digestion re-
quires all the blood possible in and
around the walls and tissues of the
stomach, and should you race too soon
after eating, it will take the blood away
from the stomach to supply the mus
cles of the legs.
II will mention two good rules: Eat
very light dinners on racing days.
Don't try to see how fast you can eat
dinner-make it as much of social
affair as possible.
when the actual racing season opens
up and you arrive at that point where
you are in q frst-class condition, do
very little work outside of racing. 1t
would be a good idea to practice moth
ing but sprinting-say one or two short
sprints twice a day-unless you are
training for long-distance race.
"a word in closing, about trainers:
Get a good healthy man, one whom
yor have confidence in, and try to
work in harmony with him for the one
end of all training-to win races"
England has trainer who has fol-
lowed the principle of American train
ers, and as a result the men that he
has handled during the past three years
have been far superior to any against
whom they have competed. This man
is the eccentric "Choppy" Warburton,
made famous because of his success
with Tom and Arthur Linton, the ia
nous Welsh long distance riders, and
the still more remarkable rider, Jimmy
Michael, the midget from Aberaman,
Wales. Warburton has recently dis
covered" another phenomenon, Cham
pion by name; and at present he is all
the rage in Paris. Warburton, though
naturally reticent about the principles
by which he has won his remarkable
success, has given the following in
structive summary of the matter,
which it might be well for Americans
to ponder over:
'To get the best results strict atten-
tion should be paid to every detail.
To achieve success in racing man
must be well trained and in good con-
dition. a few riders can dissipate more
or less and ride well, but in the end
they generally have their constitutions
undermined. Training should not be
looked on a drudgery, but as a pleas
ure. My training experiences have
been among the most enjoyable of my
life. You should be in perfect health
when you race. One should study the
effect of the food he eats, the effect of
riding at different times and distances,
and the effect of riding his wheel as he
may have it altered; then, when he
gets it all right, stick to it. Easy ped
aling and position contribute much to
success. You very seldom see an awk-
ward pedaler, or one who rides in poor
form, who is successful.
'In regard to food, dieting, etc.-I
believe in rising at about seven o'clock
in the morning and taking short walk
or some light exercise before breakfast
the latter to consist of rolled oats, eggs
in any plain style, broiled steak and
weak tea. Don't ride until about IL
o'clock, or until your food is thorough
ly digested. Take dinner fter you are
over the effects of riding This should
be of plain soup, roast meats, plain des-
sert, ETC.. Then ride again about four
o'clock in the afternoon. For supper
take light, plain food, but no meat. In
ha i1,Cr rid two to +or
easily, varying the speed and distance
according to your feeling and the
weather. In the afternoon try shorter
distances, say quarter of mile spurts
two or three times a week, and when
you get a fine day and feel all right,
have good fast ride against the
watch but not over once week. al
ways get the time whether slow or fast,
as it breaks the monotony.
"The proper weight for a racing
wheel varies. Whatever you get be
satisfied that you have no cause to lay
defeat to it. Fit it to yourself thorough
ly. Marrow the handle-bars so you can
utilize all your strength. The proper
position for your seat can be determined
by moving your seat back from the axle
center, and riding in different positions.
l believe in riding more over the cen
ter than the majority, the peak of my
saddle being about three inches from
the axle center. 1 have tried it all ways,
but it seemed to me to be more SEN
sible to push directly down than in
front of you, and thus I could ride with
cut wasting any strength"
"Just now the professional and anna
temr racing men are in the south and
in California cleaning up" their sea-
son of training. They will join the mer-
ry band of Circuit chasers," as the
men who follow the national circuit
are known, and will show the results
of their careful work during the past
winter and spring. Champions have
sprung up unexpectedly during the past
three seasons many time, but it has
always been found that the successful
men are the hard-trained men. How
ever, it should be remembered that it
Is just as easy to overtrain as it is
to undertrain; and when the racer finds