He could not have been said to have one style of running; he had a dozen styles, all of which came into play in the course of half as many minutes.

The other two ran like the wind; yet although Henri _appeared_ to be going heavily over the ground, he kept up with them to the turning-point.

As for Dick, it became evident in the first few minutes that he could outstrip his antagonist with ease, and was hanging back a little all the time.

He shot ahead like an arrow when they came about half-way back, and it was clear that the real interest of the race was to lie in the competition between Henri and Tarwicadia.
Before they were two-thirds of the way back, Dick walked in to the winning-point, and turned to watch the others.

Henri's wind was about gone, for he exerted himself with such violence that he wasted half his strength.