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

THE TAIT FA:.IILY. 17 the throws of the present time, or even ten years ago, as the hammer handles in William's time were thicker and shorter, ·and, as an additional disadvantage, he threw in the pendulum style; in fact, William may be regarded as the last of the famous Scottish athletes to practise this method. Donald Dinnie, who followed him, soon discarded it, and adopted the style in vogue at present. William resembled his brother John in many ways. He was about the same height, he had the same colour of hair and whiskers, and was robust and powerfully built. John was pleasant of features; but "\Villiam was determined and dour-looking, with heavy eyebrows, which seemed to creep down when anything went amiss. William was gamekeeper with the Duke of Hamilton, and later filled the same post with Lord Douglas of Douglas, Lanarkshire. He died at the age of sixty-four years. In the annals of sport there have never been, and possibly never will be, three brothers equal to the Tait family-}ohn, Gavin, and William.