ATHLETIC.
The celebrated athlete James Fleming died at Donald Dinnie’a residence. Fairfield Part, Melbourne, on March 10. Up to thirteen years ago Fleming was renowned as a great athlete, not only in bis native place, Perthshire, but in Great - Britain and America. In the national
snorts of Scotland, such as tossing the caber! putting the stone, throwing the hammer, wrestling, running, dancing, Fleming was only second to Dinnie^himself; and during hia career he was the winner of about 1400 prizes Tn 1870 in ft match at throwing a 101 b hammer, fair stand. Dinnie allowing all comers I3ft start.Flemipg succeeded au throwing his best record) 121 ft 4in. He also threw a 561 b weight (length, ing ring. 14in) 25ft lin; at tossing the caber he was second only to Dinme, and he had a high jump record of stt 7m. in 1874 he was attacked by rheumatism, from which he never recovered; the malady developing into heart disease, to which he ultimately succumbed.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 8148, 20 April 1887, Page 2
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