. The world's speaker, reciter and entertainer for home, school, church and platform; recitations, readings, plays, drills, tableaux, etc. .. . practice a steeplechase the runner should com-bine the jumping practice of hurdle-racingwith the preparation for long-distance run-ning. Jumping. This is a feat which has greatly progressedwith practice of late years. A quarter of acentury ago any one who could jump fivefeet was looked upon as a wonder; and fourfeet eight inches often won a college orpublic school competition. Now those whohave a specialty for it practice it so muchthat they
. The world's speaker, reciter and entertainer for home, school, church and platform; recitations, readings, plays, drills, tableaux, etc. .. . practice a steeplechase the runner should com-bine the jumping practice of hurdle-racingwith the preparation for long-distance run-ning. Jumping. This is a feat which has greatly progressedwith practice of late years. A quarter of acentury ago any one who could jump fivefeet was looked upon as a wonder; and fourfeet eight inches often won a college orpublic school competition. Now those whohave a specialty for it practice it so muchthat they soon add a foot or two to theirrange. The competitor requires to get him-self as light as he can, and to avoid all heavywork with arms and back which may de-velop muscle where not wanted for jump-ing. The less lumber he carries the higher OQ Z ft j*» SI ^ ES P CO E O S c © .T CO.
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