ATHLETIC.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13337, 28 March 1911, Page 6

ATHLETIC.

HURDLE CHAMPIONS. : ■ • BY “VICTOR.” : ■ A Wellington writer, commenting on Cl. P. Keddell’s performances over the hurdles at the N.Z.A.A. championship raeeling, sarg that the present champion must be classed with the best of his predecessors in New Zealand- hurdling. The Wellington scribe then goes on to say: “Keddell’s hurdling is strictly; on the American plan—in fact* he hah evolved his system; from a study of Kraenzlein and'Smithson in photographs-r----and the style-was quite new to those seeing him in action for the first time. Instead of fencing with the bent knee of Batger, Holder, Smith, and Co., he comes over the hurdle with the front leg (his left) straight and rigid, - with his spikes pointing straight at the tape, and with the back leg trailing.” The writer of the above surely never saw Holder hurdling, otherwise he would know that Holder’s style differed altogether from that of Batger and Smith," The'Wanganui hurdler’s action was very similar to that of - Ke.ddcll, his style being described at the time as “unorthodox” by the Auckland and other critics. He simply strode over the hurdles, and never bent his leg under him in the way other crack three-stride men did. It was his natural style, and he never tried to alter it.