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THE TRACK RECORD, 1921-1925 © John W Keddie (1) THE 1921 TRACK RACES Edinburgh University Athletic Club Annual Sports Saturday, 28th May Craiglockhart, Edinburgh. 100 yards Heat 1 2nd (1st, G. I. Stewart, 10.6; ½ yard) Final 1st 10.4 220 yards Final 2nd (1st, Stewart, 23.4; inches) Invitation Relay Race 1st E.U.A.C., 1:38.8. (E.H. Liddell, J.M. Davie, T. Ritchie, G.I. Stewart) Queen’s Park Football Club Annual Sports Saturday, 4th June Hampden Park, Glasgow. Inter-City Relay Race 1st Glasgow (H.J. Christie, J.B. Bell, G. Dallas, D. McPhee) 2nd Edinburgh (E.H. Liddell, I.M. Robertson, T. Ritchie, W.B. Ross) (Liddell led over the first 220 yards, but Glasgow ran out easy winners.) Scottish Inter-’Varsity Sports Saturday, 18th June. University Park, St. Andrews. 100 yards Final 1st 10.6 220 yards Final 1st 22.4 Scottish Amateur Athletic Association Championships Saturday, 25th June. Celtic Park, Glasgow. 100 yards Heat 3 1st 10.6 Final 1st 10.4 220 yards Heat 3 1st 24.0 (walk over) Final 1st 22.6 (CBP) One Mile Relay Race 1st E.U.A.C., 3: 43.0. (CBP) (880x220x220x440) (E.W. Cormack, E.H. Liddell, G.I. Stewart, J.M. Davie) Edinburgh Pharmacy Athletic Club Sports Wednesday, 29th June. Powderhall Grounds, Edinburgh. 120 yards (Open) Heat 10 1st (off scratch) Handicap Semi-final 2 1st 12.2 Final 1st 12.0 (with wind) Heart of Midlothian Football Club Annual Sports Saturday, 2nd July. Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh 100 yards (Open) Heat 8 1st 10.2 (off scratch) Handicap Semi-final 2 1st 10.2 Final 2nd (1st, J.G. Rintoul (Unattached - 5½ yards), 10.2; won by 1 foot) 220 yards (Open) Heat 9 1st 23.8 (off scratch) Handicap Final 4th (1st, G.T. Stevenson (Shettleston H. – 2 yards), 23.2) (9 ran in the final) Triangular International Saturday, 9th July. Windsor Park, Belfast. 100 yards 1st 10.4 220 yards Heat 1 1st 23.0 (2nd F. Mawby (E)) Final 3rd (1st, W.A. Hill (E), 23.8; 2nd, F. Mawby (E); 3yards, 2yards) West Kilbride Athletic Club Annual Sports Saturday, 16th July. Seamill Park,West Kilbride. 100 yards Handicap 1st 10.0 (off scratch) 220 yards Handicap 3rd (off scratch) (1st, C. Fraser (Maryhill H. – 16 yards), 24.2; 2nd, R.V. Liddell (Unattached -12 yards); won on tape, inches between 2nd and 3rd) Eglinton Harriers Sports Saturday, 23rd July. Victoria Park, Saltcoats. 100 yards Handicap 1st 10.0 (off scratch) 220 yards Handicap 3rd (off scratch) (1st, R. Toole (Eglinton H. - 17 yards), 23.6; won by inches, good 3rd) Greenock Glenpark Harriers Meeting Saturday, 30th July. Cappielow Park, Greenock. 100 yards (Invitation) Handicap 3rd (off scratch) (1st, J. Ross (Greenock G.H. - 4½ yards), 10.8; won by inches) Rangers’ Football Club Annual Sports Saturday, 6th August. Ibrox Park, Glasgow. 100 yards (Invitation) Handicap 1st 10.0 (off 1½ yards) 300 yards (Open) Handicap 3rd (off 4 yards) (1st, H.J. Christie (W.S.H. – 10 yards), 31.6; 2nd, S. Colbery (Maryhill H. – 12 yards); won on tape) Celtic Football Club Annual Sports Saturday, 13th August. Celtic Park, Glasgow. 100 yards Handicap 1st 10.4 (off 1 yard) (Special Event) (2nd, H.F.V. Edward (Polytechnic Harriers - scratch); won by inches) 220 yards (Open) Handicap 1st 23.6 (off scratch) (2) THE 1922 TRACK SEASON Edinburgh University Athletic Club Annual Sports Saturday, 27th May. Craiglockhart, Edinburgh. 100 yards 1st 10.2 (record) 220 yards 1st 21.8 (record and Scottish Native Record) 440 yards 1st 52.6 Queen’s Park Football Club Annual Sports Saturday, 3rd June. Hampden Park, Glasgow. 100 Yards (Invitation) 3rd (off scratch) Handicap (1st, J. Crawford (Shettleston H. - 4½ yards), 10.2) 100 yards (Open) Handicap 4th (off scratch) (1st, J. Crawford (Shettleston H. - 4½ yards), 10.2) One Mile Inter-City Relay Race 1st Glasgow, 3: 46.4 (220x220x440x880) (H.J. Christie, G.T. Stevenson, G. Dallas, D. McPhee) 2nd Edinburgh (E.H. Liddell, L.J.Dunn, I.M.Robertson, C.B.Mein); (Won by 2 yards) Scottish Inter-’Varsity Sports Saturday, 17th June. King’s College, Aberdeen. 100 yards 1st 10.4 220 yards 1st 22.8 One Mile Relay Race 1st E.U.A.C., 3:46.8 (880x220x220x440) (C.S. Brown, L.J. Dunn, E.H. Liddell, I.M. Robertson) S.A.A.A. Championships Saturday, 24th June. Powderhall Grounds, Edinburgh. 100 yards Heat 1 1st 10.2 Final 1st 10.2 220 yards Heat 2 1st 23.4 Final 1st 22.6 (equals CBP) One Mile Relay Race 1st E.U.A.C., 3:40.0 (880x220x220x440) (C.S. Brown, L.J. Dunn, E.H Liddell, I.M. Robertson) (CBP and Scottish All-comers’ Record) Triangular International Saturday, 8 July. Hampden Park, Glasgow. 100 yards 2nd (1st, L.C. Royle (E), 10.4; won by inches) 220 yards Heat 1 2nd (1st, Royle, 23.8) Final 2nd (1st, Royle, 22.4; won by ½ yard) Edinburgh and District Inter-Works Sports Saturday, 15th July. Powderhall Grounds, Edinburgh. 150 yards (Open) Heat 2 1st 16.0 (off scratch) Handicap Final 1st 15.0 (off scratch)(equals Scottish Native Record) North British Hotel Annual Athletic Meeting Wednesday, 26th July. Powderhall Grounds, Edinburgh. 100 yards (Open) Heat 3 1st 10.4 (off scratch) Handicap Final 1st 10.1 (off scratch) One Mile Relay Race 1st Maryhill Harriers, 3:45.0 (440x220x220x880) (2nd, Edinburgh University) (Won by 5 yards) Greenock Glenpark Harriers Meeting Saturday, 29th July. Cappielow Park, Greenock. 100 yards (Open) Heat 1st Handicap Semi-final 1st Final 2nd 10.0 (off scratch)(equals Scottish Native Record) (1st, P.R. Gardner (Glasgow P.O. A.C. & Bellahouston H. - 6 yards); 10.0; won on tape) Rangers’ Football Club Annual Sports Saturday 5th August. Ibrox Park, Glasgow. 100 yards (Open) Heat (unplaced) Handicap 220 yards (Invitation) Heat 2 1st 22.4 (off 2 yards) Handicap Final 1st 22.0 (off 2 yards) Hibernian Football Club Annual Sports Wednesday, 9th August. Easter Road, Edinburgh. 120 yards (Invitation) 1st 12.2 (off 1 yard) Handicap (2nd, H.F.V. Edward (Polytechnic Harriers – scratch); inches) 100 yards (Open) Heat (unplaced) Handicap Celtic Football Club Annual Sports Saturday, 12th August. Celtic Park, Glasgow. 120 yards (Invitation) (Scratch) 1st 12.2 (2nd, H.F.V. Edward (Polytechnic H.); 3rd, W.P. Nichol (Highgate H.); won by 1 yard) 220 yards (Invitation) Handicap 1st 22.4 (off 2 yards) (2nd, H.F.V. Edward (scratch); 3rd, W.P. Nichol (2 yards); won by inches) (3) THE 1923 TRACK SEASON Edinburgh University Athletic Club Sports Saturday, 26th May. Craiglockhart, Edinburgh. 100 yards 1st 10.6 220 yards 1st 22.4 440 yards 1st 52.8 Queens Park Football Club Annual Sports Saturday, 2nd June. Hampden Park, Glasgow. 100 yards (Invitation) 2nd (off scratch) Handicap (1st, J.G. McColl (W.S.H. – 4 yards), 10.0; won by inches) Inter-City Relay Race 1st Glasgow, 3:40.4 (440 x 220 x 220 x 880) (J.G. McColl, D.E. Duncan, C.H. Cowie, D. McPhee) 2nd Edinburgh (C.B. Mein, A.M. Mackay, E.H. Liddell, C.S. Brown) Scottish Inter-’Varsity Sports Saturday, 16th June. Craiglockhart, Edinburgh. 100 yards 1st 10.1 (record) 220 yards 1st 21.6 (record and Native Record) 440 yards 1st 50.2 (record) One Mile Relay Race 1st E.U.A.C., 3:40.8 (record) (880 x 220 x 220 x 440) (C.S. Brown, I.H. Osborne-Jones, E.H. Liddell, I.M. Robertson) S.A.A.A. Championships Saturday, 23rd June. Celtic Park, Glasgow. 100 yards Heat 1 1st 10.6 Final 1st 10.4 220 yards Heat 1 1st (walk over) Final 1st 22.4 (CBP) One Mile Relay Race 1st E.U.A.C., 3:43.6 (880x220x220x440) (C.S. Brown, E.H. Liddell,L.J. Dunn, I.M. Robertson) Edinburgh Pharmacy A.C. Annual Sports Wednesday, 27th June. Powderhall Grounds, Edinburgh. 120 yards (Open) Heat 1 1st 12.2 (off scratch) Handicap Semi-final 1st 12.0 (off scratch) Final 1st 11.9 (off scratch) (“A yard inside 12sec.”) Heart of Midlothian Football Club Annual Sports Saturday, 30th June. Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh. 100 yards (Open) Heat 1st - Handicap Semi-final (unplaced; narrowly defeated) A.A.A. Championships Friday, 6th July. Stamford Bridge, London. 220 yards 1R, Heat 10 1st 22.4 2R, Heat 3 1st 21.6 Saturday, 7th July. 100 yards 1R, Heat 2 1st 10.0 2R, Heat l 1st 9.8 (equals CBP and British Record) Final 1st 9.7 (CBP and British Record) 220 yards Final 1st 21.6 Triangular International Saturday, 14th July. Stoke-on-Trent. 100 yards Heat 1 2nd (1st, W.P. Nichol (E), 10.8) Final 1st 10.4 220 yards Heat 1 1st 23.0 Final 1st 22.6 440 yards 1st 51.2 Greenock Glenpark Harriers Meeting Saturday, 28th July. Cappielow Park, Greenock. 100 yards (Open) Heat 1st 10.6 (off scratch) Handicap Semi-final (unplaced) 100 yards (Invitation) (unplaced)(1st, D.E. Duncan (Maryhill H.), 10.4) Handicap Rangers’ Football Club Annual Sports Saturday, 4th August. Ibrox Park, Glasgow. 120 yards (Open) Heat 3 3rd (off scratch) Handicap (1st, J. McAlpine (Bellahouston H. – 7½ yards), 12.2) 300 yards (Special) 4th 31.8 (off scratch) Handicap (1st, R. McLean (Glasgow H.S.F.P. - 13 yards), 30.6; (Scottish Record Attempt) 2nd, B. McGrath (Manchester A.C. - 7 yards); 3rd, L.S. Barden (W.S.H. – 16 yards)) British Games Meeting Monday, 6th August. Stamford Bridge, London.