| Show ON SPEED SKATING N THE ant AS RELATED TO MODERN physiology three noted ottil becard nril 17 horein acel t kiting differs from trout the erdl nary amusement Aniu nent cliart sketch sketches ot of johnson Jo bulou corsin orans Nor orl sin ns and mccullou sl lu PEED PRED el at abing as a distinct branch of athletics Is 1 of recent date but as an art it is 1 one of tho the oldest culah cultivated abed by the vigorous nations of the temperate and frigid zones one of ot the teach ings of modern physiology 1 Is that function makes structure that it if horses are raced generation era ton after generation we e get the elender slender nerous raco race horse while if it they pull heavy loads tie me have developed the CId clydesdale esdale type again it if a man has to his right hand h and and irm only continuously in bis his mork WP get it largo large and brawny whilo while tho the rest of his 1 cu lar system may be but poorly developed it Is this spec lall in that gives such a law a chance of sho showing ing its 62 1 1 I iia SPEEDING workings so that ono one can often pick out a mans trade by peculiarities in his physique ph our present method of testing athletic prowess encourages encourage 3 the exclusive development of certain groups of muscles and tie the neglect t of others sometimes as we will see to tho the permanent of its too zealous votaries ot arles other instance of anatomical changes brought about by pedal special feats could bo be cited euch such ns na the flat foot of the broad juniper jumper of the broad back and lat flat chest of the oarsman but one of the best cx examples amples of this effect of function on structure la is seen la to spec skating which the intern contests of the last few 3 ears have done donoto ivo much to popularize speed skating differs from ordinary skating in marked particulars the skate itself about 18 13 inches long has a flat blade almost as thin as a knife sot set into lato a light tube supporting two to circular but hollow these short upright tubes castan ft to the boot by means of a plate tho the whole purpose being to combine tho greatest strength and lightness tho tto boot laces tightly giving firm support rt to tho the ankle tho the racing posture of all tho the best skaters Is practically the same the back Is 1 kept straight and horl the arms folded across the back except when spurting then they arc are swung from side ti to elde side keeping Ic time to the stroke thighs are fixed to a right angle while the knees are kept in half flexion or almost straight in a speed sl at ater we would look tor for a strong back and arul broad neck due to his attitude attl tuda while at work his ills arms arnis which are kept idly folded on his back would bo be small and weak as would bo be bis his chest mi m soles ills ilia abdominal muscles boull get got some work from the constant swaying and he would have powerful vigorous and extensor inua muscles clea with sinewy but undersized calves cales john S johnson of minneapolis has had a somewhat mete meteoric orle athletic ca 54 77 av T sll ra JOHNSONS ATTITUDE reer although he haa bu been wheeling and for nine years ho he has been heard of only for about three years when his phenomenal time waa was at first scarcely arcely ec credited ilia decisive defeat of the hitherto joe donahue in lion montreal treal feb 3 la in all distances up to five miles bro brought aught him to the top of the trie where he has remained perched on its topmost branch until the hour the bast best man up to ali a miles oa on ice lie ile holds nearly all tho the records in speed skating adolph Nor dorsing sing has skated sinco since childhood on the rivers and fiords of norway norma for lor the last five years he baa has met tho the champions cham ot of this sport both at homo home and throughout europe and anti has ibi ted america twice ile Is 1 a worthy representative of the land jana of the vikings and anti he now holds the canadian record for half mile 1 24 ilia 1 training methods are peculiar two hours dally daily finishing with about three miles at top speed Is his quota of work till tho the day of the race lils 1 diet la Is principally oatmeal eggs and meat lie allows himself one glass ot of ale at dinner but otherwise does not uso use alcohol and anti has haq never nener used tobacco ho ile in Is a typical skater J X mcculloch cCulloch INI of winnipeg 1 Is certainly the best representative that canada has produced lately in speed skating and ho he takes front rank both la in this sport and in bici cling we would hardly expect the typical development of a skater however ho weier in this man who excels as a gymnast and allaround all around athlete as well at 11 ears of age be he was winning boys races and his summer are taken up by rowing canoeing and lacrosse for the last three years bicycling has been his main form of athletic exercise during the olie five summer months i |
