Sporting and Athletic Records

DUMB-BELLS In the following performances the dumb-bell was lifted fairly from the floor with the right hand only. Weight N". of times Time Name Place Date of bell raised from lbs. the floor H. M. s. 5079 1000 9 40 C. O. Breed (P.)Lynn, Mass. 2 Dec. '82 » 2000 19 23 » „ „ 3000 29 23 » 4 000 395° » » Sooo 52 20 „ 6000 170,, „ „ » 7000 1 20 20 „ „ „ „ 7600 1 30 o „ „ „ Heavy Dumb-bells (i) ONE DUMB-BELL WITH ONE HAND N.B.—The expression 'put up' means raised from the shoulder to arm's length above the shoulder. Weight of bell Feat performed Name Place and Date lbs. 56 Put up 118 times, G. Clifford (A,) London, 30 May '91 changing hands each time. 100 Put un 20 times ^ G.M.Robinson(A.) SanFrancisco,25Nov.'75 up 20 ^E. Baer (P.) New York, 5 Mar. '85 ico'/t Lifted from floor to W. Kennedy (P.) Housatonic, Mass. shoulder; then put up 21 Apr. '92 30 times in 37s., and altogether, 50 times in 2 min. ic'/ss., including one min­ ute's rest. '04 Put up 15 times. Giulio Sali (P.) Melbourne, 19 June'87