SPEED IN ATHLETICS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 1 September 1925, Page 9

SPEED IN ATHLETICS.

MEN AND WOMEN COMPARED

POWERS OF THE HORSE,

8Y CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION-COPYRIGHT Received Sept. J, 2 p.m. LONDON, Aug. 31. An interesting discussion on athletes was provided by Professor Hill, when lecturing at the British Association. He declared that the ideal way to run a race from the piewpoint of records was to maintain a constant, speed. The fastest woman swimmer could only travel 85 per cent, as fast as the fastest man, while the maximum speed of a woman runner was only 79 per cent, of a man’s. This difference was due entirely to the amount of power available. , . Dealing with horse racing, the | rofessor quoted century-old races as a proof that whereas the running man was being steadily exhausted, the running horse was able to go miles without slackening. “Either the horse cafinot exhaust himself so rapidly as the man, else the rider cannot induce him io go as fast as he should.” the -professor commented. —A. and N.Z. Assn.