1884 Scottish Athletics Championships
The 1884 Scottish Athletics Championships were the second national athletics championships to be held in Scotland. They were held under the auspices of the Scottish Amateur Athletic Association at Powderhall Grounds, Edinburgh, on Saturday 28 June 1884. Some cycle races were due to be held at the meeting, but on the day the cyclists determined the track was not suitable for their purposes and went instead to Corstorphine. Several Scottish Native and All-comers records were set during the meet. James Cowie, of London AC, ran 10 seconds in the 100 yards, establishing a record that was equalled on a number of occasions but not beaten, in Scotland, until 1913, and not beaten by a Scottish athlete until 1935. Cowie also set Scottish Native and All-comers records in the 440 yards. Alexander McNeill (Fettes-Loretto) set a Scottish All-comers record in the 120 yard hurdles, and John Harvie (Queen's Park FC) set both Scottish Native and All-comers records in the 3 miles walk. Kenneth Wh ...
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh is Scotland's List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, second-most populous city, after Glasgow, and the List of cities in the United Kingdom, seventh-most populous city in the United Kingdom. Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and the Courts of Scotland, highest courts in Scotland. The city's Holyrood Palace, Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British monarchy in Scotland. The city has long been a centre of education, particularly in the fields of medicine, Scots law, Scottish law, literature, philosophy, the sc ...
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