02821cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000200012624501230014624601060026926400510037530000470042633600260047333700260049933800360052550000310056150503310059250802000092352012180112353400450234165300110238665300140239785600430241199900170245447254UtSlPG20260610134103.0mcr n260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a05029257  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aGV1 aWhittaker, Fred10aHandbook of Summer Athletic Sports :bComprising: Walking, Running, Jumping, Hare and Hounds, Bicycling, Archery, Etc.1 aHand book of summer sports: pedestrianism, running &  jumping, bicycling, archery, hare & hounds, &c. 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2014  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2014-10-310 aPedestrianism -- 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.  aProduced by David Edwards, John Campbell and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
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by The Internet Archive)  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aSports  aAthletics40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47254  c88093d88093