The Pedestrian's Record

THE PEDESTRIAN'S RECORD. 203 PROFESSIONAL HAMMER THROWING, WEICxHT PUTTING, AND FEATS OF STRENGTH. Putting the Weight, 7 ft .6 in. Run, without Eoli.ow .—i61b., 42ft. 6^in. ; 2ilb., 36ft.nin.—both by D. C. Ross, at New York, November4, 1882. I2lb. shot, 74ft. run, 50ft. ^in; 141b. shot, 7jft. run, 47ft.—both by John M'Pherson, Brooklyn, August 20, 1887. 21 lb. Shot.— 37ft. 3in., by G. Davidson, Edinburgh, June2, 1883. Throwing the Hammer, without Run or Follow.— i2lb., 132ft. xin., by John A. M'Dougal, at New Glasgow, Canada ; he also threw the I2lb. ham­ mer 87ft. icin., September,1888. I2lb., 116ft. 6in. ; i61b., 100ft. 34i ri - » 87ft., 6|in.; 2ilb., 78ft. ^in.—all by D. C. Ross, at New York, November 4, 1882. Throwing 5olb. Weight (without follow).—31ft. 5m., by Peter Foley, Mil­ waukee, Wis., August 3, 1887. 561b. 150Z. (by the side, without follow), 28ft. 5in., by Peter Foley, Chicago, 111., August 7> 1886. Lifting Heavy Weights (hands only).—1,4421b. (i2cwt. 3qrs. 1 stone), by D. L. Dowd, Springfield, Mass., March 21, 1883; 2 ,55o |lb.(1 ton 2cwts. 3qrs. 2jibs.) (pushing up with back, arms, and legs), byLouis Cyr, at Montreal, Canada, March 31, 1880. 4lb. dumb-bell putup 6,000 times in 59 m i n -S3 sec -'by C. E. Stickney, Lynn, Mass., June 22, 1885. iclb. dumb-bell put up 8,431 times in 4 hours 34min., by H. Pennock, New York, December 13, 1870. So^lb. dumb-bell fairly lifted from floor, right hand only, 1,000 times, gmin. 40sec. ; 2,000, igmin. 23sec. ; 3> 000 '29min. 23sec. ; 4,000, 39min. 5sec. ; 5,000, 52min. 20sec. ; 6,000, 67min. ; 7,000, Somin.20sec. ; 7,600, labour. 2251b. dumb-bell put up by Louis Cyr,from floor to shoulder with both hands, shoulder to arm'slength with one hand, Montreal, May 28, 1886. 2i9^1b. (barrel of flour) lifted 240 times inone minute (total weight, 23 tons 2qrs. fib.), byC. O. Breed, Lynn, Mass., December 13, 1884.