Some tall Jumping.

Manawatu Herald, 7 December 1895, Page 3

Some tall Jumping.

The New York Spirit of the Times gives the following anecdote:— • Williams was practising his favourite game, and cleared sft din, sft 6in, sft 7in, and sft Bin, at which height he stopped, and turning to M. F. Sweeney, who was awaiting a chance to exercise, said, ' I do not care to go any higher. I think I can get as much benefit from the lower marks as if I went higher. 1 4 Yes,' answered Sweeney, ' You are right. It does me ju3t as much good to practise at low marks as at high ones. I never put it up high in my training.' With these words Sweeney put the bar at 6ft 2£in, cleared it three or four times, with an inch or two of daylight between himself and the bar in each jump, and walked away with the remark, • I am not feeling very well this afternoon, and don't care to exert rayaelf much.' Sweeney afterwards, in the international competition

.against the Englishmen, cleared _jßft ssin, and beat the world's record i '