153:
141:
755:, Glasgow, on Friday 7 April 1899. Only two men turned out for the race in bitterly cold weather and they ran in close company for five and a half miles when W. Laing (Edinburgh H.) retired, leaving William Badenoch of the same club to finish unopposed. splits (Field) 1 mile: 5:23.4, 11:00.6 (5:37.2), 16:40.8 (5:40.2), 22:26.0 (5:45.2), 28:10.6 (5:44.6), 33:55.0 (5:44.4), 39:48.0 (5:53.0), 45:50.8 (6:02.8), 51:59.0 (6:08.2), 58:04.2 (6:05.2).
148:
Hugh Welsh set a
Scottish native record for the 880 yards in June, then won both the half-mile and mile at the championships as he had done in 1896 and 1897, won the mile at the AAA championships in Wolverhampton and won both the 880 yards and the mile at the international against Ireland in July.
132:
For the first time in a number of years there were no bicycle races alongside the athletic events due to a rift between the
Scottish AAA and the Scottish Cyclists Union that was essentially the same disagreement they had in 1895-6 concerning payments made to professional cyclists competing at an
136:
The highlight of the meet was the sight of an eighteen-year-old
Edinburgh schoolboy winning two events. William Edwin Callender (4 Apr 1881) won both the 100 yards and 220 yards events into a stiff and gusty breeze beating his more experienced opposition by two and three yards respectively. The
149:
His cousin, William Welsh, a first-year medical student at
Edinburgh University, had won the inter-University 440 yards the previous week, won the championship quarter going away and won the same event at the international in July.
137:
promise of another Downer seemed to be fulfilled at the
Scotland vs Ireland international in July when he won the 220 yards, but sadly before the year was out he had died of injuries sustained on the rugby field.
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otherwise amateur meet. This did not affect the athletics but it did make it less attractive as a public spectacle and there were very low numbers of spectators compared with previous years.
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Hugh Welsh (20 Sep 1876) won
Scottish AAA half-mile and 1 mile in 1896, 97, 99, and in 1898 and 1899 won both the half-mile and mile in the international against Ireland.
924:
113:
were the seventeenth national athletics championships to be held in
Scotland. They were held under the auspices of the Scottish Amateur Athletic Association at
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949:
92:
87:
941:
933:
769:
100:
1130:
1135:
144:
William E. Callender, of Watson's
College, Edinburgh, Scottish 100 yards and 220 yards champion in 1899.
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152:
8:
811:
800:
822:
764:
140:
902:
1124:
752:
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54:
118:
43:
640:
Hugh
Nicolson (Kyles Athletic Football & Shinty Club)
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1122:
823:Scottish Athletics Track Statisticians - Archive
860:"Edinburgh Evening News", Mon 26 Jun 1899 p. 4
918:
925:
911:
230:William E. Callender (Watson's College AC)
188:William E. Callender (Watson's College AC)
21:International athletics championship event
532:John B. Milne (Dundee Gymnastic & AC)
345:William H. Fitzherbert (Cambridge Un. AC)
896:"Scottish Referee", Fri 14 Apr 1899 p. 4
878:"Scottish Referee", Mon 26 Jun 1899 p. 1
694:William Ogilvie (Ross & Cromarty AA)
501:Alexander Stronach (Glasgow Academicals)
151:
139:
751:The 10-mile championship took place at
439:Alexander R. Gibb (Watson's College AC)
397:James C. Macdonald (Stewart's Coll. FP)
1123:
869:"Athletic News", Mon 26 Jun 1899 p. 3
842:"Sporting Life", Mon 26 June 1899 p. 8
833:"Dundee Courier", Mon 26 Jun 1899 p. 3
906:
812:Scottish Championship Results - Field
801:Scottish Championship Results - Track
111:1899 Scottish Athletics Championships
27:1899 Scottish Athletics Championships
851:"The Scotsman", Mon 26 Jun 1899 p. 6
543:William Dove (Edinburgh Academicals)
1161:1899 in athletics (track and field)
717:
683:Malcolm N. MacInnes (Edinburgh Un.)
629:Malcolm N. MacInnes (Edinburgh Un.)
428:Jack Paterson (Watson's College AC)
16:Outdoor track and field competition
13:
1141:Athletics competitions in Scotland
163:
14:
1172:
1151:Scottish Athletics Championships
934:Scottish Athletics Championships
770:Scottish Athletics Championships
480:Hugh A. Fletcher (Edinburgh Un.)
386:Hugh Welsh (Watson's College AC)
334:Hugh Welsh (Watson's College AC)
282:William H. Welsh (Edinburgh Un.)
101:Scottish Athletics Championships
890:
881:
872:
742:William Badenoch (Edinburgh H.)
597:George D. Laing (Edinburgh Un.)
1146:Sports competitions in Glasgow
887:"Field", Sat 15 Apr 1899 p. 46
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854:
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836:
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782:
1:
775:
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789:Scottish Athletics 1883-1983
554:R. G. Murray (Clydesdale H.)
121:, on Saturday 24 June 1898.
7:
758:
491:William Dove (Edinburgh H.)
303:Patrick Shanley (Celtic FC)
293:Ralph Halkett (Finchley AC)
10:
1177:
449:David Mill (Clydesdale H.)
355:David Harvey (Glasgow Un.)
940:
705:R. Robertson (unattached)
586:Hugh Barr (Clydesdale H.)
84:
76:
68:
60:
50:
39:
31:
26:
251:J. Jeffrey (Glasgow Un.)
791:, John W. Keddie (1982)
686:112ft 2 1/2in (34.20m)
1131:1899 in Scottish sport
708:99ft 1 1/2in (30.20m)
632:40ft 7 1/2in (12.38m)
241:James B. Auld (Ayr FC)
199:James B. Auld (Ayr FC)
157:
145:
1136:1899 in British sport
651:R. Gunn (Glasgow Un.)
589:22ft 0 1/2in (6.72m)
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143:
724:
697:107ft 3in (32.70m)
665:
611:
568:
514:
462:
410:
368:
316:
264:
212:
170:
765:Scottish Athletics
722:
663:
654:37ft 3in (11.35m)
643:39ft 7in (12.06m)
609:
566:
512:
460:
408:
366:
314:
262:
210:
168:
158:
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1118:
1117:
749:
748:
723:10 miles (track)
712:
711:
658:
657:
604:
603:
600:20ft 2in (6.14m)
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560:
507:
506:
461:120 yard hurdles
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454:
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402:
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360:
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308:
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205:
204:
107:
106:
1168:
1156:June 1899 events
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718:10 miles (track)
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557:5ft 8in (1.72m)
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535:5ft 9in (1.75m)
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511:
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164:Results summary
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753:Hampden Park
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115:Hampden Park
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55:Hampden Park
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1125:Categories
776:References
745:58:04 1/5
567:Long jump
513:High jump
431:21:33 3/5
315:880 yards
263:440 yards
211:220 yards
169:100 yards
128:Background
46:, Scotland
610:Shot put
389:4:38 4/5
337:2:00 4/5
40:Host city
759:See also
409:4 miles
95:→
86:←
942:Outdoor
731:Athlete
672:Athlete
664:Hammer
618:Athlete
575:Athlete
521:Athlete
483:16 4/5
469:Athlete
417:Athlete
375:Athlete
367:1 mile
323:Athlete
285:52 1/4
271:Athlete
233:24sec.
219:Athlete
191:11sec.
177:Athlete
119:Glasgow
72:Outdoor
44:Glasgow
35:24 June
77:Events
64:Senior
734:Time
675:Dist
621:Dist
578:Dist
524:Time
472:Time
420:Time
378:Time
326:Time
274:Time
222:Time
180:Time
61:Level
51:Venue
32:Dates
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1100:1913
1095:1912
1090:1911
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109:The
93:1900
88:1898
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