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

100 . lEN OF .MU, LE. understand, he was now on the Edinburgh police force, an<l on night duty, which did not agree with him. Then again there were no facilities in Edin1Jurgh such as the Glasgow, Govan, and Partick police enjoy for training, or even for keeping in practice. The chief constable was approached on the matler, and a deputation waited on him with a pro– posal to form a club something like that or Glasgow's police, hut unfortunately the hief was against it, and would a1low nothing more than a swimming club, which, for want of something more to their taste, the policemen gladly accepted. Finding that the sport he loved was impossible, M'Lennan set him. elf to practise the graceful art of swimming, and from a report which has just been sent us, he succeeded rem:ukably well. The following is an extract from the annual report by the committee of the Edinburgh city police, Sergeant Robert Buchan, hon. secretary and treasurer :- " For the Club Championship the Committee decided that the tests should be the greate t proficiency in five events, viz., fast swimming, diving, object diving, plunging, and rescue. The hamp10nship was won by D. M'Lennan, 'A' Division, who thus became the holder for the season of the Chief Constable and Sup rior Officers' Cup and Kirkwood Badge. " This is the fourth occasion this distinguished position in the lub has been gained by M'Lennan, his previous wins being in 1896, 1897, and 1898.'' This is a highly creditable recor 1, which any athlete might well be proud of. The new Chief Constable Ross like all the clan of that name, is a lover of sport, and soon we may expect to see the Edinburgh "Bobby" carrying off the pick of the prizes from the Glasgow police sports. . l'Lennan give an incident connected with the great