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

NOT :,S. 123 At San Francisco, 30th October, I 895, Thomas D. Carroll made the following distances, using one hand only : 8lb. hammer, 212ft. ; 12lb. 202. hammer, 165ft. slin. ; 16lb. 8oz. hammer, 132ft. 3}in.; and 21lb. 8oz. hammer, 90ft. 5in. The handles, which are not included in the weights of the hammers given, were made of wire, and 4ft. long, and the throws were done without follow. No. 2.-PUTTING the ball is popular in America, and some extraordinary performances have been accomplished by John D. M'Pherson, G. R. Gray, and Charles J. Currie, while near home Dennis H organ's name is inseparable from this branch of athletics. G. R. Gray has records of 55ft. 2in., with 12lb. ball; 51ft. siin., with qlb. ball ; 47ft., with 16lb. ball; 41ft. 9~in., with 18lb. ball; 39ft. 1!in., with 21lb. ball; 33ft. ufin., 24lb. ball; and with a 28lb. ball he is credited with 34ft. The latter distance seems out of proportion with 33ft. I Ijin. with a ball 4lb. lighter, and many good judges are inclined to doubt the correct– ness of this record. No. 3.-CHARLE J. CURRIE has records of 5 rft. 4in., with 14lb. ba!J; and 38ft. I rin. with 21lb. ball. In his match against M'Pher– son, Currie made 38ft. 7in. with a 21lb. 902. ball. This was in 1888, Currie being only 22 years of age at the time. On 27th July, 1889, at Buffalo, New York State, he made, with a 21lb. ball 41ft. 2in. M'Pherson being 2nd with 38ft. 5}in., and George J\l. Ross 3rd, 37ft. The same day Currie made 5 rft. 7in. with a ball r4lb. Currie was born in Canada of Scots parents. He stands 6ft. 6in. and weighs about 16 stone. No. 4.-JOHN D. 1\I PHERSON was possibly the finest putter that ever lived,and the most deceiving in appearanceofany athlete we ever saw. He was scarcely 5ft. II~in., boots on, and weighed under 12 stones stripped. No one would ever dream from his physique that he could putt, or, in fact do anything in the ath– letic line, except run or perhaps jump, yet as stated be could not only put with the best men of his time, but toss the caber, and throw the hammer moderately well : while at standing high jump he had few equals, having cleared over 5ft. on many