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

32 MEN OF . lUSCLE. No. 11.-ROllERT LINDSAY has just been superannuated from the Liverpool Police force after se1ving almost twenty years across the border and seven years in the Stirlingshire force in his younger days . Lindsay was a good athlete at many branches, hammer, ball, wrestling, jumping, even quoiting and football came handy to him ; he could take a turn at any thing. As far back as I 873 he won first for hammer, first putting-, and first high leap, this was at Airth Sports. Since then he has had a series of successes scarcely excelled by any other athlete ofhisyears. In 1876 and 1878 he won the championship of Stirlingshire at hammer throwing ; while later at Bridge of Allan, Blackford, and several other gatherings ,ndsay carried off many prizes. In I 882 he joined the Liverpool police and since then has earned much fame as an athlete in Lancashire. Lindsay himself thinks his best performance was made at Saline Sports in I 880. Here he threw the light hammer 108ft., and putted the light stone 44ft. The ground was somewhat down hill, but the missils seem to have been the standard 16lb. weight. Briefly, Lindsay is a good man all round, winner of many quoiting matches while captain of teams, and the possessor of a collection of gold and silver medals, which would cause an amateur piper to weep tears of envy. In appearance Lindsay is thick-set and burly, standing 5ft. 9in. in height, and weighing almost 14st. with a chest measurement of 42!in. He was born at \Vest Park, Perthshire, in 1855. .1. To. 12.- \VILLIA11 STEWART of Perthshire, was born near Pit– lochry in the year 1829, and died at Liverpool in 1900, being then 71 years of age. In his youth Stewart was a noted putter of a heavy missile such as 28lb. ball or weight. With a 56lb. he has also done some extraordinary performances defeating such men as Donald Dinnie by several feet. Stewart was 5ft. 7i in. in height and seldom exceeded r2st. in weignt. In addition to being possessed of exceptional ability as a putter, Stewart was also famous as a quoiter and player of the royal game of golf. He went to Liverpool in 1869 and began business there as a "'ame dealer in St. John's Market. Here he remained until the day of his death. He did a prosperous trade and was much respected by, not only his acquaintances but even by