Project Gutenberg 2014-10-31 Public domain in the USA. 187 Whittaker, Fred 05029257 Handbook of Summer Athletic Sports Comprising: Walking, Running, Jumping, Hare and Hounds, Bicycling, Archery, Etc. Hand book of summer sports: pedestrianism, running & jumping, bicycling, archery, hare & hounds, &c. Pedestrianism -- Walkers vs. runners -- Scientific walking -- Scientific running -- Dress for pedestrians -- Training for a match -- Laying out a track -- Conducting a match -- Records of pedestrianism -- Jumping and pole-leaping -- Bicycling -- American athletic rules -- English athletic rules -- Hare and hounds -- Archery. Produced by David Edwards, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Handbook of Summer Athletic Sports" by Fred Whittaker is a comprehensive guidebook focusing on various summer athletic activities, likely written in the late 19th century. This work discusses sports such as walking, running, jumping, bicycling, and archery, and aims to provide readers with complete rules for American and English athletic contests. The book serves as a resource for both amateur athletes and those interested in improving their skills or understanding the regulations governing these sports. The opening of this handbook presents a historical context for pedestrianism, highlighting the rise in popularity of walking as a competitive sport in the United States, particularly through the accomplishments of notable figures like Edward Payson Weston. It discusses the development of various walking techniques and training methods, establishing a foundation for the detailed instructions and rules that will follow in the subsequent chapters. The text outlines the transition from pedestrianism being viewed as a casual activity to its celebration as a structured sport, setting the stage for the authoritative guidance that Fred Whittaker provides. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Sports Athletics GV Text Category: How To ... Category: Sports/Hobbies 198902 2025-07-19T05:41:47.347518 text/html 176319 2024-10-24T11:55:39 text/html 728504 2025-07-19T05:41:51.822545 application/epub+zip 728072 2025-07-19T05:41:48.535554 application/epub+zip 137320 2025-07-19T05:41:47.859543 application/epub+zip 810293 2025-07-19T05:41:54.505491 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 782448 2025-07-19T05:41:51.307548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 194587 2022-09-21T12:53:15.778843 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170852 2025-07-19T05:41:46.939562 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 150870 2024-10-24T11:55:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16876 2025-07-19T05:41:54.646492 application/rdf+xml 27355 2025-07-19T05:41:47.947536 image/jpeg 3727 2025-07-19T05:41:47.904515 image/jpeg 777652 2025-07-19T05:41:47.396580 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog