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

120 l\IEN Of l\IUSCLE. Dinnie (with one hand), 90ft. 4in. ; 31d, Thomas Graham, 85ft. 2in." Evidently the M'Lennans did not compete in c\·ent number 19. In putting the heavy stone, however, Fleming- came rst with 36ft. IIin. ; 2nd, A. R. M'Lennan, 35ft. 6in. ; and J. B. M'Kenzie 3rd, with 34ft. 9in. In putting the light stone, qlb., Fleming again won, the distance being -+5ft. min.; 2nd, R. R. M'Lennan, 44ft. 1in. ; and 3rd, J. n. :i\1'Kenzit!, 3Sft. 2in. In tossing the caber Fleming also annexed 1st prize, so that although Dinnie could only play the part of spectator he had the satisfaction of seeing his partner's success. The most out– standing feature of the meeting ;s the phenomenal hammer throwing by R.R. M'Lennan. To throw a 21lb. hammer 130 ft. is something extraordinary. R. R. 11 Lennan wa born in Canada of Scots parents, and has had the honour of being an M.P. in the Canadian Parliament. He stands 6ft. 4in., and weighs 17 stone. As a comparison with !\l'Lennan's throws, the following re– cords with the turning style from 7ft. circle, hammer handle 4ft. are interesting. Thomas D. Carroll, 183ft. 6in., 12lb. hammer, IOth July, 1896. John Flanagan, 169ft. 4in., 16lb. hammer, :29th . September, 1900. This is a world's record. Thomas D. Carroll, 21st July, 1897, 2rtb. hammer, 1 r2ft 1~in., and next year, 4th June, 1898, he threw the 16lb. hammer 165ft. The 112ft. 1iin. with a 21lb. hammer looks small beside R.R. M'Lennan's throw of 13oft. 4in., yet Carroll is a first-class man, and usually threw a long way over his opponents. In November, 1888, C. A. J. Qnickbirner's distance with this weight of hammer was 90ft. 3in. From a 9ft. circle, handle 4ft. long, CarroJl threw a 21lb., hammer handle included, 121ft. 10in., : 1st July, 1897. John Flanagan, from a 9ft. circle, 4ft. handle, with r6lb. hammer handle included, made 163ft. 1in. 7th July, r900; 164ft. 6in., 4th September, 1 99; and 167ft. 4~in. on 16th July, 1900. F. F. Kiely threw the same weight of hammer, under same conditions, 151ft. rin., 25th July, 1898. These are authenticate records, and as such require no comment, the pity i hat R. R. M'Lennan did not throw under similar conditions.