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

MEN OF MUSCLE. match, which was for£50 a-side. In a subsequent meeting, however, under the same rules, but with thin handles, for a like sum as stakes, he defeated the American. The hammer used weighed I 2lb. John served over thirty years in the Duke's employment. In appearance he was a fine looking man, six feet in his boots, and weighing I 5 stone. He had a pleasant, handsome face, and a high forehead, from which his hair, which was dark brown and rather longer than is usually worn, was brushed back in wavy curls. He wore his whiskers long and bushy, and, in short, looked exactly what he was-a typical head gamekeeper. After leaving the Duke's service John took a farm in England, and died there four years ago. Gavin, the next in turn, was a "ped" from his infancy. He competed at almost every Highland gathering during his time, and also at most of the great meetings in England, and has the distinction of being the first Scotsman to carry off premier honour in a Sheffield handicap. In his best days, Gavin Tait was at least equal to any of the present day sprinters, and like M'Kinstray could have made records that might never have been equalled had records been in demand at the time. But it is useless to lament. Gavin, like many other old athletes, did not '' go for" records when he could, and now he can only look sorrow– fully on. He tells us that he is still open to run any of the champions and take yards for years in a 200 yards race. However, 40 years ago he would not require a handicap from anyone. At Inverness he won the sprint, the long race, the hurdle race, and the long jump two years in succession, and, like his brother, was debarred. He carried off first prizes at Birnam, Bridge of Allan, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dunkeld, Alva-in short, wherever games were held there went Gavin