Word: easements
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Dates: during 1900-1900
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...track on Soldiers Field has been built on a plan far in advance of the old one on Holmes Field. The essential difference lies in the introduction of easement curves. The old track has a uniform are at either end, the whole curve being on the same radius. This radius is so short that the sudden pronounced change from straight-away to turn exerts a detrimental effect upon the gait and speed of the runner. In the new track this difficulty has been removed by the introduction of a gradual transition curve in the approach at either end. This transition...