Show HALF MILE TRACK S How to Build One Full DescrIption Descrip-tion Mr C E Wallin states that he receives re-ceives almost daily letters asking hoW a race track should be built and haTing some business to attend to and not feeling disposed to devote I de-vote his sleeping and eating hours to the pastime of giving instructions instruc-tions on this topic he has gotten up the following instructions as to how a halfmile track should be built As these instructions are accurate it may be found worth while to cat this out and lay it away for future reference 0 0 o I m o r c T it T < i i l J 8 152 ft Cln pirt II ptIlJg s ct r t o n n eplial Bn5ps Place a centre stake midway between be-tween the parallel straight lines on the sides at each end Take a wire with a loop at end loose enough to turn upon the stake measure on this wire 220 feet 3 inches the radius ra-dius of the curves which from the centre stakes will exactly reach the ends of the straight lines then describe de-scribe your semicircle beginning at the end of one straight side placing stakes every twelve feet if that is the length of the fence panels To build a mile track follow same instructions but make your parallel lines 440 yards long 2SO yards apart with your turns or semicircles 440 yards each which divides your track into four quarters each 440 yards for turns and stretchers |