The Athletes and Athletic Sports of Scotland

PUTTING THESTONE. 37 lass, those whohave madepuis equalto from 33 feet up to 36 eet with 22 lb., or from40 to 43 with 16 lb.; the third class, those vho have made puts equal to from30 feet to 33 feet with 22 lb., r from 37 feet to 40 feet with16 lb. The following athletes may e put down as having made puts in Scotland that entitle them to e put in the first class. They areplaced in alphabetical order: onald Dinnie, GeorgeDavidson, Owen Duffy, James Fleming, ohn George, Kenneth M'Krae, John D. M'Pherson, John fait and William Tait. Coming to the performances of these irst class men, we are landed in a hot bed of controversial latter. It isperhaps best to let each athlete speak for himself vhere his testimony isavailable, premising that by records are leant in the present instance the distances given by the judges tthe various games, or the athlete's own measurements in private ractice, Donald Dinnie hasthe following records :42 feet 3 nches with 22 lb. at Dunkeld ; 39 feet 9 inches with 22 lb. at 1 oupar-Angus, 1868; 37 feet with 22 lb. at Aboyne; 21 lb. 40 eet 9 inches atStirling, 1871 ; 20 lb., 41 feet 6 inches ;18 lb., 44 ft. 8 in., Nairn, 1868 j 16 lbs., 45 ft. 7 in., Aboyne, 1867; 16 lbs., 49 ft. 6 in., Perth, 1868 (private practice); 14 lbs., 52 t., Glasgow, 1874. George Davidson has records of 38 ft. 5 in. with 22 lbs. at Dublin, 38 ft. 4 in. with 22 lbs. atLuss, 37 ft. 2 in. with 22 lbs. at Aboyne, 43 ft. n in. with 16 lbs. at Aboyne. Owen Duffy has records of 40 ft. 10 in. with 22 lbs. at Bridge of Allan, 1877 j 39 ft- 10 i n - w 'th 22 lbs. ball, Callander, 1890; 49 ft. 2 in. with 18 lbs.. Bridge of Allan, 1877 ;44 ft. 5^ in. with 16 lbs., Edinburgh, 1883; 40 ft. 1 in. with22 lbs. at Birnam, 1887 ; 46 ft. with a ball 2% ounces under weight at Pitlochry, 1887. James Fleming has records of 39 ft. 5 in. with 23 lbs. 5 oz., Blair Athole; 44 ft. 9 in. with 22 lbs. at Dunkeld; 41 ft. 10 in. with 22 lbs. ; 41 ft. 10 in.. Bridge of Allan, 1875 ; 42 ft. 3 in. with 18 lbs.. Bridge of Allan, 1875. J 0 ^ n George was never more than an occasional competitor, but beat Dinnie andFlem­ ing at times, andhas 36ft. 10 in. with 22 lbs. at Aboyne, 187^ and 41 ft. 2^ in. with 21 lb. stone, Inverness, 1867. Kenneth