The Athletes and Athletic Sports of Scotland

RUNN I NG . 75 from a quarter of a mile to a thousand yards ;but hewas very fast at ioo yards,and couldmake goodtime fora mile. There isno doubt he won far more races inhis time than any other runner ever did. A contemporary of Hindle's fora few years was T. Carruthers, Yetholm, a first-class man from ICQ to 600 yards. Before he retired D. Wight, Jedburgh, "The Flying Scotsman," was well to the front, and gradually fought his way till he started scratch in a Sheffield handicap, and for a time held the record for 300 yards. Then came A.M'Leavy, Alexandria, champion from 1to 10 miles, in close successionfollowed byD. Livingstone, Tranent, and W. Cummings, Paisley, who for some years could have finished first and second in any race from1 to 10 miles against the world. Cummings held the milerecord for several years, and still holds the 10 miles record, 51 min. 6| sec., made in a race he was never once pushed in from start to finish, also the i| mile record, 6 min. 43^ sec. At distances over a mile P. Cannon, Stirling, holds the four miles record, 19 min. 252 sec.; the 3^ mile record, 17 min. 2-1 sec. ; the 3 mile record, 14 min. 19^ sec. ; and the 2-^ mile record, 12 min. 6 -i sec. Amongst sprinters at the present time Grant, Edinburgh, is in the first rank. In running Scotch athletes have held a splendid position for the past twenty-five years. At distances from 1 to 10 miles they have held the championship oftener thanall others, so that for speed and endurance Scotland has held the first place against the world. During the same time Scotsmen have held the first place for short periods at most distances under amile. This splendid record ought to stimulate Scottish athletes to endeavour to maintain and add to so high honours, and lead the patrons of Scottish games toencourage the best men by giving the prizesto the best performers in level races, leavingthe " likely lads " to fighttheir way to the front through handicaps. OTHER NOTEDRUNNERS.— If Scotland was divided into north and south by a line through the Firth of Forth, the Forth and Clyde Canal, and the Firth of Clyde, and twenty ofthe best