Straight
The section of the track between the last bend and the winning post.
Strings.-(1) In a hundred yards' race the competitors run side by side between strings fastened to stakes along the course. The width between the strings must not be less than 4 feet, and the stakes not less than 30 feet apart. [See Law 33.] (2) "First," "second," and "third" strings are the first, second, and third men chosen to represent a club in any event.