The Athletes and Athletic Sports of Scotland

PUTTING THE STONE. 47 rom one side across the line that goes straight out at right ngles from the centre, so that the stone will fall on the other ide of that linefrom the sidehe putted from, which seldom or ever happens. By hopping from the peg placed opposite the entre of the stance, at 7 ft. 6 in. from it, to the rightor left orner of stance the runis fully 8 ft., by hopping from corner to , stance. Fig. 1. Fig. 2. orner the run is fully 9 ft. 6 in. The amateurswho put from a ft. square can get a run of nearly 10ft. from corner to corner, t is nonsense speaking of 7 ft. or 7 ft. 6 in. runsin such circum- tances. If the putter is to be confined to 7 ft. or 7 ft. 6 in., the tance would require to be as in figure 2, about afoot in length, nd a semi-circle with a radius of 7 ft. or 7 ft. 6 in. drawn be- ind it, from within which the putter must make his put.