Men of Muscle, and the Highland Games of Scotland, etc.

JA:1IES MORRISO. OF KILLEA.RN. 79 As a comparison, it may be stated that Soft. often wins with a 16lb. hammer in the confined hammer-throwing. At Alva,* Morrison made the best throw ever done there with the heavy hammer, the distance being 93ft. 7in. At the Partick police sports, with a 16lb. hammer, he made u6ft. 8in., and with a 22lb. ball, 36ft. 1in., while at Helens– burgh, with a 16lb. ball, he made 43ft. 6in. At Aboyne, Morrison had the second best throw ever done there with the light bammer-namely, 111ft nin. In 1893, G. H. Johnston threw this same hammer r 13ft. 2in. The weight of the hammer is given a.· 16}lb., and if Morrison keeps on as he i going we expect him to equal, or eYen surpass, thi. distance. The hammer-throwing at lJunoon will long be remem– bered as one of the fine t contests of the kind en:r witnessed. With the exception at Helensburgh, . Iorri ·on had defeated Johmton everywhere during the season, but at that gather– ing, which was just preYiou to the Du noon meeting, Johnston had surprised everybody by his nrnn-ellous return to form, a'1d his friends confidently expecte<l he would repeat his \ictory. The la t to enter is the first to throw, and John ·ton had the adrnntage of competing last, as his name had been sent in E:·st, while 11orrison entered last, and had to open the ball. The man from Partick m2d1:. a rood beginning with I II ft. 5in., and Johnston respond d \\'1th 1 qft. 3in., thus crossing his opponent. Morrison's next attempt went still farther, 1 r 4ft. 7in., and Johnston again went to the front with 115ft. 2in. \\'hen the distance wa announce many followers of the sport declared "that woul<l win " but Morrison, none discouraged, made a grand effort, and for his last throw managed to send the hammer sailing over Johnston's mark by 7in., the figures, 1 I 5ft. 9in., brought out a round of applause. Now came Johnston's last try. * 11 'Culloch also claims bc:,l lhrow here.