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

88 MEN OF . fUSCLE. returned to the farm of Muccomer, the scene of his birth. It was not, however, until 1896 that he began to show any notable form, and it was the following year before he won a competition, when he came first in the confined putting with the light stone, making the grand putt of 45ft. 4in. At the same sports he also won the hammer-throwing, with 105ft. The confined events are always the first on the programme, and Cameron, thus encouraged, entered for the professional putting as well, and won the third prize. Next year, 1898, at "Fort-William, he carried off first prizes for both heavy ball and light stone, the latter a·s– tance being 45ft. 5in. At Oban, Cameron made a new record; with a 23lb. stone he putt 37ft. 7in. At Inverne.-s he was not so fortunate, Donald Ross, of Strathglass, being fir. t in the putting, and Cameron second. This defeat at the end of the season seems to have weio-hed on Cameron's mind, and, generally . peaking, did him no good, as next year, I 899, he came out in ni-iserably bad form, and during the whole season did scarcely any– thing worthy of note. I· oll0wing the lead of many other athletes, he came to Glas 6 ow, and, in June last, joined the Partick police, and almost immediately seemed to jump into form. At Balfron, against all comers, he won putting the 16lb. ball with 45ft. 3in., and the 24lb. ball for 36ft. 6in., and also came second with the hammer. At Thornton there is only one ball, 21lb. weight. Cameron carried off the palm here, the throw being 39ft. 4}in. At Bridge-of-Earn he was first with the ball, second with the ·hammer, but only third ith the caber. With the heavy ball at Alva he made 37ft. 7in. and won ; while with the hammer he came second. At Crieff he was second with both the heavy stone and the light balJ. At the Partick Police Sports, when the great Dennis Horgan appeared, Cameron won putting the 22lb. ball, the distance being 36ft. 4in.