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FROM LAND'S END
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JOHN O' CROAT'S.
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FEAT of endurance of such magnitude
as the one under notice, must only be
undertaken by a man with a wide
knowledge of athletics, and in the finest train-
ed condition. Otherwise the result may prove
disastrous.
Even with my varied athletic experience, I
had, at the outset, greatly under-estimated the
task before me.
Wisdom born of defeat schooled me ;
success at length rewarded my efforts, and
recompensed me for all my labour, as the
following account will show :—
On May 25th, 1903, I started from The
Royal Exchange, Glasgow, with the object of
walking z,000 miles in ao days. After
covering
455
miles in 9 days, I was reluctantly
-
---- T O
JOHN O' CROAT'S.
�
FEAT of endurance of such magnitude
as the one under notice, must only be
undertaken by a man with a wide
knowledge of athletics, and in the finest train-
ed condition. Otherwise the result may prove
disastrous.
Even with my varied athletic experience, I
had, at the outset, greatly under-estimated the
task before me.
Wisdom born of defeat schooled me ;
success at length rewarded my efforts, and
recompensed me for all my labour, as the
following account will show :—
On May 25th, 1903, I started from The
Royal Exchange, Glasgow, with the object of
walking z,000 miles in ao days. After
covering
455
miles in 9 days, I was reluctantly
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| Sports publications > From Land's End to John-o'-Groats > (13) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/231668130 |
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| Description | By George H. Allen. Being an account of his record walk, etc. |
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| Shelfmark | R.45.i.15 |
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| Description | More than 230 sports publications from the National Library of Scotland's collections. Featured sports include football, rugby, golf, shinty, athletics, bowls, cricket and hockey. Among the material from the late 19th and early 20th centuries are match programmes, club histories, and handbooks. From the late 20th century are promotional materials to encourage greater diversity in sport. Most items cover sports activities in Scotland. There are also publications relating to the Olympics and international matches. |
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