The Athletes and Athletic Sports of Scotland

76 ATHLETIC SPORTS OF SCOTLAND. men ateach athletic feat picked out fromeach division,it would be found that, with a few notable exceptions now and again, the north would take acommanding lead in the throwingand other feats ofstrength, while thesouth would have much the best of the running at all distances, and the leaping would be pretty evenly divided. This has already been shown as regards the noted throwers, and the following list will show itholds good for the runners. The brothers, Johnand William Tait, while first- class throwers,were good runners, aswas also Donald Dinnie at a short distance. The thirdathlete of the Tait family, Gavin, was for some yearsthe fastest man in Scotland, and hada good reputation in England also. His bestperformances were at dis­ tances from200 to 300 yards. At long distancesWilliam Park, Glasgow, and William Smith, Paisley, were the most noted Scottish runners at one time. Contemporary with T. Carruthers was Anthony Hall, Edinburgh, who could sprint well, and was grand at from 400 to 600 yards. Mungo Waterston,Currie, was looked on as the "coming man" from 300 to 600 yards, but over-exertion in handicaps, by one who loved running for run­ ning's sake and the glory of victory, may have exhausted his strength, and he died before he reached maturity. T, Aitken, Walkerburn, ran well at home, and has maintained his reputa­ tion in America. W. Bowman, St.Boswells ;W. Mann, Cam- wath ;A. and W. Duncan, Edinburgh; J. Martin, Halbeath; and J.Brown, Dalkeith, have allshown superior formup to half a mile, Mann up toone mile. North of the Tay, A.Marshall, Dundee, has been themost conspicuous runner, while Aberdeen­ shire, theheadquarters of the throwing athletes, hasnot turned out asingle first-class runner atany distance.