Sporting and Athletic Records

202 PUTTING THE SHOT British Amateur Records N.B.—The sign * signifies that the shot was put with follow. Shot Put Name Place Date lbs. ft. in. 16 46 5 1 /* D. Horgan Dublin 15 Aug. 1894 22 35 io'/S D.J. McKinnonLondon 22 June 1884 OO * 35 1 W. Real Limerick 17 Aug. 1889 *42 28 O'/ J >. 18 June 1884 42 27 4 J. C. Daly (A.) .. 13 June 1888 *56 23 9 1 /* W. Real (A.) .. 6 Aug. 1888 American Amateur Records N.B. -Thesign * signifies that the shot was put with follow. Shot Put Name Place Date lbs. ft. in. 12 55 2 G. R. Gray Travers Is., N.Y.11 June '92 14 5i 5 V. 16 47 0 >» Chicago, 111., 16 Sept. '93 18 4 1 9 1 /« Travers Is., N.Y. 7 June '90 21 39 1 1 /* St. Catherine's,Ont.10 Aug. '91 24 33 11 8 /. Boston, Mass. 12 Apr. '90 *56 22 n 1 /* W. Real New YorkCity 20 Oct. '88 II.—THROWING WEIGHTS This sport is practically confined to Ireland and America. In Ireland it is customary to throw weights of all lengths froma foot to 3 feet; to throw from the side, from between the legs, and from a swing around the head; to throw with one hand or with two hands; to throw from a stand, from a 7 -foot circle, from a 9 -foot circle,and with unlim­ ited run, and to throw with or without a follow. In America, weight- throwing is confined almost exclusively to 56 -lb. ring weights, but in